Role · Finance
ANZSCO 221111
Accountant (General) in All Australia
Prepares accounts, tax returns and financial reports.
Also searched as accountant, tax accountant, management accountant
Right now
- Entry
- 21.9%106 of 485 ads
- Job ads
- 485job ads in 28 days
Statistics
- 12-month changeDown−2.3%6,087 → 5,945 adsOfficial
- Demand485job ads in 28 daysJob ads
- 4-week changeUp+5.4%460 → 485 adsJob ads
- Entry-level share21.9%106 of 485 adsJob ads
- No PR stated49.9%242 of 485 adsJob ads
- Employers hiring178top 5 post 22.0%Job ads
- Median salary$89k2,616 of 5,945 adsJob ads
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Advertised pay
What ads for this role offer
$89ka year
2,616 of 5,945 ads in the last 12 months state a salary (44.0%).
Job ad aggregateAdvertised base salary, not total pay. Senior roles state pay less often, so the real range is likely wider.
Top holdings
What these ads ask for
The skills that make up this role: the share of Accountant (General) ads that mention each one. An ad usually asks for several skills, so shares add up to more than 100%.
- 62% of Accountant (General) ads mention Excel.
ExcelData
in 62% of these ads - 48% of Accountant (General) ads mention Xero.
XeroAccounting & finance
in 48% of these ads - 30% of Accountant (General) ads mention MYOB.
MYOBAccounting & finance
in 30% of these ads - 24% of Accountant (General) ads mention Financial modelling.
Financial modellingAccounting & finance
in 24% of these ads - 10% of Accountant (General) ads mention SAP.
SAPEnterprise systems
in 10% of these ads
Location
Where the ads are
- New South Wales210 · 43.5%
- Victoria120 · 24.8%
- Queensland59 · 12.2%
- Western Australia34 · 7.0%
- Australian Capital Territory30 · 6.2%
- South Australia20 · 4.1%
- Tasmania6 · 1.2%
- Northern Territory4 · 0.83%
483 ads in the last four weeks under your filter, by state or country.
Everyday abilities
Core competencies
How much of each everyday ability Accountant (General) work typically calls for. Every job uses these, so we don’t track demand for them.
- Digital engagementDigital engagement: level 7 of 10
- Initiative and innovationInitiative and innovation: level 5 of 10
- LearningLearning: level 6 of 10
- NumeracyNumeracy: level 9 of 10
- Oral communicationOral communication: level 6 of 10
- Planning and organisingPlanning and organising: level 7 of 10
- Problem solvingProblem solving: level 7 of 10
- ReadingReading: level 7 of 10
- TeamworkTeamwork: level 5 of 10
- WritingWriting: level 6 of 10
Illustrative — based on the ASC core competency scale · Levels run from 1 (basic) to 10 (highly complex) and describe how much of each ability the work calls for. They are not a judgement of any person.
Framework: Australian Skills Classification, Jobs and Skills Australia · What core competencies are
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Demand is only one input
Time to get job-ready
A year or more
Usually a year or more of study and experience, often through a specific degree or graduate program.
Transferability
Broad
Useful across many roles and industries, so it keeps its value if your plans change.
Rising ads don’t mean you should learn this.
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