Market evidence report — accountant

Source: 68 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 68), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-10. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

Seniority distribution

Seniority	Ads	Share
mid	41	60 %
senior	20	29 %
junior	5	7 %
lead	1	1 %
n/a	1	1 %

Tools — full market ranking

#	Item	Ads	Share
1	Microsoft Excel	32	47 %
2	Microsoft Word	7	10 %
3	E-2	5	7 %
4	JEDI	5	7 %
5	SAFARI	5	7 %
6	SAMS.gov	5	7 %
7	UFMS	5	7 %
8	Microsoft Outlook	4	6 %
9	Microsoft PowerPoint	4	6 %
10	NetSuite	4	6 %
11	Oracle	4	6 %
12	Sage Intacct	4	6 %
13	Microsoft Office	3	4 %
14	QuickBooks	3	4 %
15	SAP	3	4 %
16	Workday	3	4 %

Hard skills — full market ranking

#	Item	Ads	Share
1	financial reporting	33	49 %
2	account reconciliation	31	46 %
3	budgeting	18	26 %
4	financial analysis	16	24 %
5	financial statement preparation	16	24 %
6	accounts payable	14	21 %
7	data analysis	13	19 %
8	forecasting	12	18 %
9	journal entry preparation	12	18 %
10	accounts receivable	9	13 %
11	bank reconciliation	8	12 %
12	variance analysis	8	12 %
13	financial data analysis	6	9 %
14	payroll processing	6	9 %
15	reconciliation	6	9 %
16	accounting	5	7 %
17	bookkeeping	5	7 %
18	general ledger maintenance	5	7 %
19	tax return preparation	5	7 %
20	accounts payable management	4	6 %
21	accounts receivable management	4	6 %
22	general ledger accounting	4	6 %
23	general ledger reconciliation	4	6 %
24	journal entries	4	6 %
25	report preparation	4	6 %
26	system error resolution	4	6 %
27	audit preparation	3	4 %
28	audit support	3	4 %
29	auditing	3	4 %
30	data verification	3	4 %
31	financial record maintenance	3	4 %
32	grant accounting	3	4 %
33	internal controls	3	4 %
34	invoice processing	3	4 %
35	payroll accounting	3	4 %

Methods — full market ranking

#	Item	Ads	Share
1	GAAP	5	7 %
2	internal controls	5	7 %
3	accrual accounting	4	6 %
4	budgetary cycle management	4	6 %
5	closeout process	4	6 %
6	financial management	4	6 %
7	generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)	3	4 %
8	month-end close	3	4 %
9	process improvement	3	4 %

Responsibilities — full market ranking

#	Item	Ads	Share
1	audit support	9	13 %
2	discrepancy resolution	9	13 %
3	report generation	9	13 %
4	process improvement	8	12 %
5	account reconciliation	5	7 %
6	correspondence dissemination	5	7 %
7	invoice review	5	7 %
8	report preparation	5	7 %
9	account oversight	4	6 %
10	accounts payable processing	4	6 %
11	data retrieval	4	6 %
12	financial reporting	4	6 %
13	financial statement preparation	4	6 %
14	invoice processing	4	6 %
15	office file maintenance	4	6 %
16	payment processing	4	6 %
17	vendor communication	4	6 %
18	audit schedule preparation	3	4 %
19	cash application	3	4 %
20	collection activities	3	4 %
21	file maintenance	3	4 %
22	financial reporting preparation	3	4 %
23	general ledger maintenance	3	4 %
24	journal entry preparation	3	4 %
25	month-end close	3	4 %
26	record maintenance	3	4 %
27	reimbursement activity management	3	4 %
28	year-end close	3	4 %

Regional breakdown

Corpus note: 68 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.

US (us)

68 ads.

Top hard skills:

financial reporting — 49 % (33 ads)
account reconciliation — 46 % (31 ads)
budgeting — 26 % (18 ads)
financial analysis — 24 % (16 ads)
financial statement preparation — 24 % (16 ads)
accounts payable — 21 % (14 ads)
data analysis — 19 % (13 ads)
forecasting — 18 % (12 ads)
journal entry preparation — 18 % (12 ads)
accounts receivable — 13 % (9 ads)

Top tools:

Microsoft Excel — 47 % (32 ads)
Microsoft Word — 10 % (7 ads)
E-2 — 7 % (5 ads)
JEDI — 7 % (5 ads)
SAFARI — 7 % (5 ads)
SAMS.gov — 7 % (5 ads)
UFMS — 7 % (5 ads)
Microsoft Outlook — 6 % (4 ads)
Microsoft PowerPoint — 6 % (4 ads)
NetSuite — 6 % (4 ads)

Seniority: mid 60 % · senior 29 % · junior 7 % · lead 1 % · n/a 1 %

UK (gb)

Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)