Sub-counter - Salary and Career
Accountants

Sub-counter - Career description, activities, functions and salary

Legalize companies, drawing up articles of association/bylaws and notifying termination with the competent bodies, administer the company's taxes, record accounting acts and facts, control permanent assets, manage costs, manage the personnel department, prepare ancillary obligations, such as: ancillary declarations to the tax authorities, competent bodies and taxpayers and manages the registration of the books in Organs appropriate bodies, prepare financial statements, provide consultancy and management information, perform internal and external audits, meet requests from supervisory bodies and carry out expertise.

How much does an Sub-counter earn

A Sub-counter earns between $1.883 and $11.592 per month, with an average monthly salary of $4.406 and a median salary of $3.350 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 64.882 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Sub-counter

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 4.406 52.871 1.101 21
1º Quartile 1.883 22.591 471 9
Median Salary 3.350 40.195 837 16
3º Quartile 8.840 106.083 2.210 42
Higher Salary 11.592 139.100 2.898 54


Professional job categories

  • Science and arts professionals
    • professionals of the social sciences and humanities
      • organization and business administration professionals
        • accountants

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Main workplaces

Accountants they work in accounting offices and accounting departments of agricultural, industrial, commercial and service companies, including banks. They are employees with a formal contract, except for the accounting expert who works on his own and without supervision. They usually organize themselves individually, working under supervision. They work indoors and during the day. Accounting experts can work remotely. Eventually, they work under pressure, which can lead to stressful situations.


What does it take to work in the field of Accountants

The exercise of these occupations requires a degree in Accounting Sciences. The full performance of activities occurs after four years (accountant) and more than five years (general auditor and accounting expert).


Functions and activities of Sub-counter

Accountants must:

  • communicate;
  • provide management consulting and information;
  • manage the company's taxes;
  • register accounting acts and facts;
  • legalize companies;
  • fulfill requests from inspection bodies;
  • prepare the financial statements;
  • fulfilling requests from inspection bodies;
  • manage the personnel department;
  • prepare financial statements;
  • perform expertise;
  • manage costs;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • managing the company's taxes;
  • control permanent assets;
  • manage company taxes;
  • prepare accessory obligations;
  • provide consulting and management information;
  • prepare ancillary obligations;
  • perform internal/external audit;

  • Activities

    • request a special regime for tax procedures, municipal, state and federal;
    • prepare documentation and auxiliary reports;
    • analyze the matter discussed in the case file;
    • audit financial statements;
    • update internal procedures;
    • appear at labor hearings;
    • notify closure to the competent bodies;
    • provide information on balance sheets;
    • formalize the fee proposal;
    • participate in congresses, conventions and workshops;
    • prepare employment obligations;
    • analyze possible consequences of failures;
    • prepare final report with recommendation;
    • advise business management;
    • act with dynamism;
    • deliver lectures, seminars and training;
    • provide registration information to banks and suppliers;
    • point out the possibilities for using tax incentives;
    • check compliance with rules, procedures and legislation;
    • determine costs;
    • evaluate internal controls;
    • issue an opinion;
    • calculate social charges on payroll, pro-labore, self-employed;
    • follow the implementation of recommendations;
    • receive the letter of responsibility;
    • manage the registration of books in organs appropriate bodies;
    • make economic and financial management reports;
    • prepare accounting report and opinions;
    • meet the external audit;
    • issue trial balances;
    • parameterize accounting/tax and support applications;
    • assist in hiring an independent auditor;
    • build balance sheets and other financial statements;
    • justify the adopted procedures;
    • perform physical control with accounting;
    • complete the actual profit calculation book;
    • generate journal/ledger;
    • plan work to be performed;
    • generate the data to fill in the forms;
    • structuring chart of accounts according to the company's activity;
    • stay considerate;
    • disclose and consult manuals;
    • fill in specific forms inherent to the company's activity;
    • remove the records from the courts;
    • reconcile account balance;
    • monitor the inspection work;
    • speak correctly;
    • compensate taxes;
    • participate in shareholders' meetings and in fiscal and administrative councils;
    • stay informed;
    • work as a team;
    • prepare documentation for clearance certificates;
    • acting ethically;
    • demonstrate basic computer skills;
    • notify the assistant expert about documentation and steps;
    • structuring cost centers;
    • speak correctly;
    • return the reports and records to court;
    • calculate taxes due;
    • set the rate of amortization, depreciation and depletion;
    • make documents available with control;
    • demonstrate knowledge of other languages;
    • answer the manifestations in the opinion in the report;
    • define cost and apportionment system;
    • provide defense;
    • elaborate articles of incorporation/statute;
    • classify the asset in the accounting and equity system;
    • classify the documents;
    • prepare the explanatory notes to the financial statements;
    • keep up to date with legislation;
    • elaborate budget;
    • collect information for tax recovery;
    • participate in class entities;
    • send messages via email;
    • define accounting procedures;
    • maintain the chart of accounts;
    • intermediate agreements with trade unions;
    • elaborate folder;
    • analyze the calculated costs;
    • consolidate financial statements;
    • use fax, telephone, internet and intranet;
    • guide the areas of the company on costs;
    • define internal procedures;
    • send newsletters;
    • confront accounting information with costs;
    • prepare the individual and corporate income tax return;
    • framing the company into a taxation system;
    • prepare payroll for employees, self-employed and pro-labore, vacations, termination contractual;
    • demonstrate objectivity;
    • demonstrate flexibility;
    • analyze the reports;
    • analyze the balance sheet;
    • act politely;
    • write accounting books;
    • keep confidentiality;
    • fulfill special requests and complaints;
    • write tax credit sheet on acquisition of fixed assets;
    • manage the employee record;
    • due to the parties to obtain evidence;
    • reason logically;
    • ensure the information;
    • record the movement of assets;
    • write tax books;
    • monitor the execution of the budget;
    • provide advice to internal/external control entities;
    • participate in the preparation of internal standards;
    • calculate economic and financial indices;
    • keep confidential;
    • prepare accessory declarations to the tax authorities, competent bodies and taxpayers;
    • monitor the development of expert work;
    • control withholding taxes of self-employed and employers;
    • manage document flow;
    • identify the possibility of reducing taxes;
    • act with discretion;
    • identify the information needs of the company;
    • work as a team;
    • keep up to date;


    Sectors that hire Sub-counter the most in the job market

    • accounting activities
    • combined office and administrative support services
    • temporary labor lease
    • business management consulting activities
    • holdings of non-financial institutions
    • road transport of cargo, except dangerous goods and removals, intercity, interstate and international
    • accounting and tax consulting and auditing activities
    • hospital care activities
    • document preparation and specialized administrative support services
    • building construction




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