4.2 KiB
4.2 KiB
Market evidence report — accounting-assistant
Source: 53 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 53), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-08. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).
Seniority distribution
| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 31 | 58 % |
| junior | 16 | 30 % |
| n/a | 3 | 6 % |
| senior | 3 | 6 % |
Tools — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Excel | 27 | 51 % |
| 2 | Microsoft Word | 11 | 21 % |
| 3 | Microsoft Office | 9 | 17 % |
| 4 | Quickbooks | 9 | 17 % |
| 5 | Microsoft Outlook | 7 | 13 % |
| 6 | Sage Intacct | 7 | 13 % |
| 7 | Sage | 4 | 8 % |
| 8 | accounting software | 3 | 6 % |
| 9 | Microsoft PowerPoint | 3 | 6 % |
Hard skills — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data entry | 20 | 38 % |
| 2 | accounts payable | 19 | 36 % |
| 3 | account reconciliation | 17 | 32 % |
| 4 | accounts receivable | 15 | 28 % |
| 5 | financial reporting | 12 | 23 % |
| 6 | invoice processing | 9 | 17 % |
| 7 | billing | 8 | 15 % |
| 8 | accounts payable processing | 7 | 13 % |
| 9 | financial statement preparation | 7 | 13 % |
| 10 | payroll processing | 7 | 13 % |
| 11 | accounts receivable management | 6 | 11 % |
| 12 | budgeting | 6 | 11 % |
| 13 | forecasting | 6 | 11 % |
| 14 | accounts receivable processing | 5 | 9 % |
| 15 | bank reconciliation | 5 | 9 % |
| 16 | financial record maintenance | 5 | 9 % |
| 17 | bookkeeping | 4 | 8 % |
| 18 | data analysis | 4 | 8 % |
| 19 | financial analysis | 4 | 8 % |
| 20 | general ledger maintenance | 4 | 8 % |
| 21 | journal entry preparation | 4 | 8 % |
| 22 | tax compliance | 4 | 8 % |
| 23 | financial transaction processing | 3 | 6 % |
| 24 | internal controls | 3 | 6 % |
| 25 | month-end close | 3 | 6 % |
| 26 | reconciliation | 3 | 6 % |
| 27 | variance analysis | 3 | 6 % |
Methods — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAAP | 3 | 6 % |
Responsibilities — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | invoice processing | 11 | 21 % |
| 2 | account reconciliation | 9 | 17 % |
| 3 | financial reporting | 6 | 11 % |
| 4 | payment processing | 6 | 11 % |
| 5 | audit support | 5 | 9 % |
| 6 | discrepancy resolution | 4 | 8 % |
| 7 | invoice preparation | 4 | 8 % |
| 8 | invoice review | 4 | 8 % |
| 9 | record maintenance | 4 | 8 % |
| 10 | audit assistance | 3 | 6 % |
| 11 | calendar management | 3 | 6 % |
| 12 | client communication | 3 | 6 % |
| 13 | data entry | 3 | 6 % |
| 14 | expense report processing | 3 | 6 % |
| 15 | vendor communication | 3 | 6 % |
Job title variants in the market
| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Accounting Assistant | 9 |
| Billing Assistant | 3 |
| Accounting Administrative Assistant | 2 |
| Accounting Clerk | 2 |
| Senior Accountant/Assistant Controller (Fully Remote) | 2 |
| Accountant Assistant - Must be Bilingual - English/Spanish | 1 |
| Accounting & Finance Professionals - Current and Future Opportunities JN -062026-176743 | 1 |
| Accounting Assistant II - Accounts Payable | 1 |
| Accounting Assistant II - Non-Profit | 1 |
| Accounting Assistant Manager, bilingual Korean | 1 |
| Accounting Assistant- Part-Time | 1 |
| Accounting Associate - Japanese bilingual preferred | 1 |
| Accounting Manager / Assistant Controller - Sage Intacct and Bill.com | 1 |
| Accounts Payable Clerk | 1 |
| Accounts Payable Specialist | 1 |
| AP / AR Accounting Assistant - Flexible Schedule - Work From Home | 1 |
| AR/AP Accounting Assistant (Part Time - Work From Home) | 1 |
| Assistant Accountant | 1 |
| Assistant Controller - Tyson's, VA | 1 |
| Assistant Controller, Global Finance & Accounting | 1 |
| Assistant Project Accountant | 1 |
| Assistant, Accounts Payable | 1 |
| Billing & Accounting Assistant | 1 |
| Bookkeeper/Accounting Assistant | 1 |
| Client Accounting Specialist | 1 |
Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.