How much do remote accountants make?

Remote accountants earn $55,000-$150,000 depending on experience and credentials. Staff accountants earn $55,000-$75,000, senior accountants $75,000-$100,000, and accounting managers $95,000-$135,000. CPAs earn 15-20% more than non-certified accountants. Remote controllers earn $130,000-$180,000. Big 4 firms (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG) now offer fully remote positions at standard compensation levels.

What remote finance jobs are available?

Remote finance roles include bookkeeper ($42,000-$62,000), staff accountant ($55,000-$75,000), financial analyst ($70,000-$105,000), FP&A analyst ($80,000-$125,000), tax preparer ($50,000-$95,000), senior accountant ($75,000-$100,000), and controller ($120,000-$180,000). Fintech companies offer the most remote finance positions. 65% of corporate finance roles now allow remote work, up from 15% in 2019.

What certifications do remote finance jobs require?

CPA (Certified Public Accountant) is required for senior accounting roles and increases salary 15-20%. CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) benefits investment analysis positions. CMA (Certified Management Accountant) applies to FP&A and management accounting. QuickBooks and Xero certifications are valuable for bookkeeping roles. CPA requires 150 credit hours and passing four exams; most candidates complete it in 12-18 months.

How do remote finance teams protect sensitive data?

VPN connections encrypt all data transmission. SOC 2 compliant cloud software (NetSuite, QuickBooks Online, Sage Intacct) meets security requirements. Two-factor authentication is mandatory. Access controls limit data to need-to-know basis. Employers provide secure laptops with endpoint protection and remote wipe capability. Annual security training is required. Cloud accounting platforms exceed on-premise security standards at 85% of organizations.

Can I work remotely as an entry-level accountant?

Entry-level remote accounting positions include accounts payable clerk ($38,000-$50,000), accounts receivable specialist ($40,000-$52,000), junior accountant ($48,000-$62,000), and bookkeeper ($42,000-$58,000). Accounting degree or bookkeeping certificate improves chances. QuickBooks Online certification demonstrates practical skills. Tax season (January-April) creates surge hiring for remote positions, with many converting to permanent roles.

How do I become a remote bookkeeper?

Complete QuickBooks Online certification ($150, 2-4 weeks) and Xero certification (free, 1-2 weeks). Learn accounting fundamentals through community college courses or Coursera ($39/month). Start with small business clients through referrals or platforms like Belay and Bench. Bookkeepers earn $25-$50/hour; certified bookkeepers managing 10+ clients earn $70,000-$100,000. No degree required—certification and client results matter.

What is FP&A and how much does it pay?

FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) builds budgets, forecasts, and financial models to guide business strategy. FP&A analysts earn $80,000-$120,000, senior analysts $110,000-$150,000, and FP&A managers $140,000-$190,000. Excel modeling and SQL skills are mandatory. Experience with Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, or Workday Adaptive Planning increases marketability. FP&A is the highest-paying finance track outside of investment banking.

What accounting software should I learn for remote jobs?

QuickBooks Online dominates small/medium business accounting with 80% market share—certification is essential. Xero is the leading alternative, especially for international companies. NetSuite serves mid-market and enterprise companies. SAP and Oracle are required for Fortune 500 roles. Excel proficiency is universal. Most companies train on their specific software, but QuickBooks + Excel qualifies candidates for 75% of remote accounting positions.

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Credit Analyst 14 APPLICANTS

Expert Lending Pathways · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Expert Lending Pathways

🌎 India ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance

The Credit Analyst will conduct thorough credit and risk assessments on mortgage applications, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations. Key duties include liaising with stakeholders to gather documentation, analyzing financial data to calculate borrowing capacity, and preparing detailed credit submissions with recommendations.

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Tax Accountant - Primary Reviewer

Etax · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Etax

🌎 Australia ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance Tax Accountant

The primary duties involve reviewing individual tax returns to ensure they are prepared for agent review and lodgment, while also managing client communications and ensuring all necessary supporting documents are received. The accountant must adhere strictly to ATO and Tax Practitioners Board compliance requirements while maintaining accuracy.

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Tax Agent - Secondary Reviewer

Etax · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Etax

🌎 Australia ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Finance

The Tax Agent will be responsible for reviewing individual tax returns online prior to lodgement, ensuring all necessary supporting documents are received from clients, and adhering strictly to ATO and Tax Practitioners Board guidelines. They must also deliver optimal tax outcomes while maintaining high levels of accuracy and compliance in their work.

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Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst, Post-Award (SOM - Central Finance)

Johns Hopkins University · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Johns Hopkins University

🌎 United States 💵 $62900 - $110K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance

This role is responsible for dedicated professional-level sponsored funds management, focusing on pre-award and post-award functions including proposal preparation, budget development, account oversight, billing, reporting, and closeout for complex grants and contracts. Key duties involve overseeing complex award management activities, ensuring compliance with institutional policies and sponsor guidelines, and serving as a liaison between research units, central offices, and funding agencies.

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Actuary Associate II - Remote

Symetra · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Symetra

🌎 United States 💵 $87900 - $146K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance Actuary

This role is responsible for executing the monthly fixed indexed annuity valuation model to ensure timely and accurate financial outcomes. The actuary will also develop model enhancements and conduct in-depth analyses to support business insights and process improvements.

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Senior Associate, Finance

Aksia · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Aksia

🌎 United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Finance

This role manages the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, prepares management financial reporting packages, and oversees the preparation of annual financial statements while working with external auditors. The incumbent will also lead tax filing preparation, manage partnership tax reporting, and own the administration of deferred compensation plans.

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CA WC Senior Claims Specialist (SIP) 4850

CorVel Corporation · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

CorVel Corporation

🌎 United States 💵 $29.35 - $47.28 per hour ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance

The Senior Claims Specialist manages complex, high-visibility workers' compensation claims within delegated authority, determining benefits due while coordinating closely with case managers and attorneys. Responsibilities include managing subrogation, negotiating settlements, and ensuring customer service requirements are met to achieve optimal claim outcomes.

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Senior Workers Compensation Claims Adjuster - NY

Gallagher · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Gallagher

🌎 United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Finance

The adjuster will apply claims management experience to analyze claim exposure, plan the course of action, and resolve workers' compensation claims, while extensively interacting with various parties for effective communication and resolution. This role requires providing exceptional customer service to claimants and handling claims consistent with corporate policies and statutory requirements.

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Senior Cash Management and Treasury Manager

Forward Financing · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Forward Financing

🌎 United States 💵 $145K - $185K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Finance

The manager will oversee daily cash forecasting, liquidity management, and performance reporting, while leading the development and refinement of 13-week, quarterly, and annual rolling cash forecasts to improve accuracy. Responsibilities also include enhancing payment controls, evaluating and implementing a Treasury Management System, and managing banking and payment processor relationships.

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Financial Aid Advisor

California Institute of Applied Technology · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

California Institute of Applied Technology

🌎 United States 💵 $24 - $27 per hour ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance

The advisor evaluates, approves, and awards financial aid to students based on federal, state, and school regulations, while assessing financial needs and advising students and parents on available options and processes. This role also involves maintaining historical documents, reviewing applications for accuracy, processing various funding types, and conducting workshops on financial aid policies.

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Manager, Tax Planning

Zillow · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Zillow

🌎 United States 💵 $109K - $174K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance

The manager will play a key role in managing, implementing, and automating processes related to various indirect tax issues while collaborating across finance and business teams. Key duties include partnering with business lines for taxability analysis, reviewing tax technology systems, conducting technical research, and identifying process automation opportunities.

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CareIQ Billing Specialist

CorVel Corporation · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

CorVel Corporation

🌎 United States 💵 $15.61 - $23.82 per hour ⭐ 0-2 yrs exp 💼 Finance Billing Specialist

The Billing Specialist is responsible for completing invoicing processes for all Ancillary Healthcare services, which includes administrative review of vendor and provider bills, determining appointment types, and generating vendor payments and customer invoices with a high focus on accuracy and urgency. This role also involves providing quality and friendly inbound and outbound telephonic customer service to assist customers and vendors with billing questions.

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Tax Senior Manager

White Tiger Connections · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

White Tiger Connections

🌎 United States ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Finance

The Senior Manager will lead the setup and ongoing operations of the new in-house tax division, overseeing the preparation and review of complex individual, trust, corporate, and partnership tax returns. This role also involves delivering year-round proactive tax planning and advisory services for high-net-worth clients in collaboration with financial advisors.

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Senior Underwriter - Commercial Transportation

CRC Group · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

CRC Group

🌎 United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Finance Underwriter

The role involves underwriting new and renewal business, approving policy changes, and maintaining workload according to company guidelines, while also providing leadership to an underwriting team. Essential duties include meeting production goals, supervising teams, developing client relationships, and monitoring production quality measures to minimize risk.

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Actuary, Senior

CareOregon · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

CareOregon

🌎 United States 💵 $138K - $168K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Finance Actuary

This senior-level position is responsible for performing diverse financial and actuarial analyses crucial for strategic decision-making and the company's financial sustainability efforts, covering areas like cost trends, Medicare bids, and rate setting optimization. The role provides financial stewardship by identifying opportunities to improve financial performance through detailed analysis and review of actuarial estimates.

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Financial Wealth Advisor (Advisory Team)

Farther · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Farther

🌎 Worldwide ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Finance

The primary responsibilities involve managing and growing an existing book of business by delivering comprehensive wealth management services across investments, retirement, estate planning, insurance, and tax strategy. This role also requires transitioning existing clients onto the Farther platform and actively prospecting for new clients through various channels.

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AVP, FinTech Counsel

MVB Bank · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

MVB Bank

🌎 United States ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance

The Fintech Counsel will manage all legal affairs concerning the bank's partnerships with financial technology companies, focusing on contract negotiation, regulatory review, and maintaining deep knowledge of the payments ecosystem. This role involves drafting agreements, updating contract templates, ensuring compliance with payment regulations, and managing ongoing partner relationships.

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Tax Manager

White Tiger Connections · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

White Tiger Connections

🌎 United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Finance Tax Manager

The Tax Manager will lead the setup and ongoing operations of the new tax division, overseeing the preparation and review of complex individual, trust, corporate, and partnership tax returns. This role involves delivering year-round proactive tax planning and advisory services for high-net-worth clients in collaboration with financial advisors.

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Captives Claim Accountant

One80 · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

One80

🌎 United States 💵 $51800 - $75000 per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance Accountant

The Claims Accountant manages and analyzes financial transactions related to insurance claims, ensuring the accuracy of payments, reserves, and reporting while maintaining compliance. Key duties include tracking and reconciling loss payments, performing daily/monthly bank reconciliations, and ensuring timely month-end and year-end closings for claims.

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Captives Claim Accountant

Risk Strategies · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Risk Strategies

🌎 United States 💵 $51800 - $75000 per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance Accountant

The Claims Accountant manages and analyzes financial transactions for insurance claims, ensuring the accuracy of payments, reserves, and reporting while maintaining compliance. Key duties include tracking and reconciling loss payments, managing claims bank accounts daily/monthly, and ensuring timely month-end and year-end closings related to claims.

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Senior Financial Controller

Unleash · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Unleash

🌎 Norway ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Finance Controller

The Senior Financial Controller will own the monthly close process, ensuring accurate and timely financials, statutory reporting, and serving as the main contact for external accountants and auditors across Norway and the US. This role also involves translating financial data into insights to support leadership decision-making and contributing to board and investor reporting.

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Payroll & Client Service Specialist (UKG Ready required)

Insurance Office of America · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Insurance Office of America

🌎 United States 💵 $27 - $36 per hour ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance

The specialist is responsible for delivering high-quality payroll, technical support, and training to clients, focusing on optimizing the UKG Ready platform experience across Payroll, HRMS, and TLM modules. Primary functions include maintaining a book of key accounts, accurately inputting and processing payroll data, and conducting client trainings.

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Actuary - Remote

OneDigital · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

OneDigital

🌎 United States 💵 $110K - $120K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance Actuary

The Actuary conducts analysis to determine insurance policy issuance and premium setting by examining costing and trend data, while managing the company's exposure to financial risk. Essential duties include performing risk assessments, building predictive models, calculating assets and liabilities, and developing guides to avoid high-risk investments.

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Internal Auditor

GTT · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

GTT

🌎 Bulgaria ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance Auditor

The Internal Auditor manages the company's Internal Audit program by conducting audits against Management System Standards (ISO 27001, ISO 20000-1, ISO 22301) and assurance audits like SOC 1, SOC 2, and PCI DSS. This role also involves facilitating evidence gathering for external audits, managing corrective actions, and driving continuous improvement across all business processes.

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Senior Accountant (m/w/d)

Zalaris · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Zalaris

🌎 Germany ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Finance Accountant

The role focuses on the professional responsibility for the quality and proper execution of accounting processes in the DACH region, managed by a Shared Service Center in India. This includes supporting local accounting and tax matters in close cooperation with auditors and external tax consultants, as well as collaborating with Group Accounting in Norway on banking and accounting topics.

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Finance Manager (part-time)

GRAI · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

GRAI

🌎 Poland ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance Finance Manager

The Finance Manager will maintain clear visibility into cash position, track key costs, support budgeting, and prepare monthly managerial finance reports. This role also owns core accounting operations, manages documentation, and supports payments and payroll inputs.

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Director, Strategic Finance (Product & Engineering)

HighLevel · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

HighLevel

🌎 United States 💵 $189K - $277K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Finance

This role involves leading the Product & Engineering strategic finance function, acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders to influence and quantify key business decisions. The director will own the process for defining the business impact of investments, ensuring alignment between operational objectives and financial targets.

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Strategist / Media Buyer

Multiply · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Multiply

🌎 United States ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Finance

The Strategist will act as the quarterback for customers, leading onboarding, defining strategy, and setting success metrics, while also being hands-on in building, launching, and optimizing paid media campaigns across platforms.

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Senior Mortgage Accountant and Compliance Lead (Mid-Level) (Job ID: CHAJO2)

Inside Out Hiring · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Inside Out Hiring

🌎 Colombia 💵 $2000 - $2200 per month ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Finance Accountant

This role manages daily general ledger activities, including AP/AR and reconciliations using QuickBooks Online and Microsoft Dynamics, while ensuring compliance through frequent escrow and trust account reconciliations.

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Internal Auditor

Luxion · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Luxion

🌎 United Kingdom ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Finance Auditor

The Internal Auditor will plan and conduct risk-based audits according to the annual audit plan, ensuring efficient review of key business areas. They will communicate audit findings and recommendations constructively to support compliance, efficiency, and customer experience enhancement.

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