accounting jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, accounting appears in 135 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning accounting.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
135
Top role · 12.6% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about accounting

+Is accounting in demand in 2026?

Yes. accounting appears in 135 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning accounting (12.6% of all postings mentioning accounting).

+What jobs require accounting?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning accounting are AI Strategist (6.5% of that role’s postings mention accounting), Sales Executive (4.2% of that role’s postings mention accounting), Data Analytics Specialist (3.1% of that role’s postings mention accounting).

+What skills are commonly paired with accounting?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), accounting most often appears alongside SQL, Data analysis, Python, Financial reporting, automation.

+Where is accounting most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring accounting are New York City, Dublin, San Francisco, Denver, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new accounting content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning accounting alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new accounting content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after accounting?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring accounting — last 90 days

Career paths around accounting

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before accounting

Before accountingExcel → accounting: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairsystem performance → accounting: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → accounting: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairmarketing → accounting: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → accounting: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairSAP → accounting: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsourcing → accounting: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairCustomer service → accounting: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairaccountingExcel: 3 movesExcel3 movessystem performance: 2 movessystem performance2 movespython: 2 movespython2 movesmarketing: 2 movesmarketing2 movessql: 2 movessql2 movesSAP: 2 movesSAP2 movessourcing: 2 movessourcing2 movesCustomer service: 2 movesCustomer service2 moves

Skills after accounting

After accountingaccounting → Tableau: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairaccounting → CSS: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairaccounting → python: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairaccounting → JavaScript: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairaccounting → purchasing: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairaccounting → Excel: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairaccounting → AWS EC2: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairaccounting → Angular: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairaccountingTableau: 3 movesTableau3 movesCSS: 3 movesCSS3 movespython: 3 movespython3 movesJavaScript: 3 movesJavaScript3 movespurchasing: 3 movespurchasing3 movesExcel: 3 movesExcel3 movesAWS EC2: 2 movesAWS EC22 movesAngular: 2 movesAngular2 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Excel3
Before: system performance2
Before: python2
Before: marketing2
Before: sql2
Before: SAP2
Before: sourcing2
Before: Customer service2
After: Tableau3
After: CSS3
After: python3
After: JavaScript3
After: purchasing3
After: Excel3
After: AWS EC22
After: Angular2

Roles most likely to require accounting

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
AI Strategist26.5%
Sales Executive14.2%
Data Analytics Specialist13.1%
Finance Analyst13.1%
Commercial Product Manager13.0%
IT Security Specialist12.6%
Growth Product Manager11.7%
Technology Lead10.8%
Group Product Manager10.7%
AI Trainer20.5%

Roles with the most accounting postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Product Manager1712.6%
Business Analyst139.6%
Program Manager75.2%
Portfolio Analytics Associate53.7%
Solutions Architect43.0%
Onboarding Specialist32.2%
Product Owner32.2%
Solution Architect32.2%
AI Model Evaluation Expert21.5%
AI Strategist21.5%

Top companies posting jobs requiring accounting

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring accounting
CompanyPostings · 90 days
OpenBrain6
Stripe4
Xometry4
DualEntry4
Nubank3
BlackRock3
Acumatica3
City of New York2
Hebbia2
Mercury2

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for accounting

NamePostingsShare
New York City118.1%
Dublin43.0%
San Francisco43.0%
Denver32.2%
London32.2%
Toronto32.2%
Austin21.5%
Boston21.5%
Manhattan21.5%

Skills commonly paired with accounting

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning accounting by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s accounting postings by all accounting postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
b1559cd1f3dfb56c
data_as_of
2026-09-30
window_days
90
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