Financial Reporting Accountant
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Financial Reporting Accountant prepares financial statements and reports needed for a business to comply with regulatory requirements. Organizes and presents financial reports to company managers. May assist with preparation of company tax filings; may provide reports and point of contact for auditors during an external audit of a company.
Job Outlook
There were 45 Financial Reporting Accountant job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1595 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Accountant industry, which includes the Financial Reporting Accountant career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Financial Reporting Accountant jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $100,903.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $100,903.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Financial Reporting Accountant postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $79,178.
Education and Experience
Posted Financial Reporting Accountant jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 1.44% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 80.94% |
| Master's Degree | 20.13% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.69% |
| Other | 1.76% |
Posted Financial Reporting Accountant jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 27.35% |
| 3 to 5 years | 40.98% |
| 6 to 8 years | 20.1% |
| 9+ years | 11.56% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Financial Reporting Accountant positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (45.96%)
- Management (45.58%)
- Research (42.63%)
- Detail Oriented (34.92%)
- Microsoft Excel (28.28%)
- Problem Solving (23.32%)
- Operations (22.95%)
- Microsoft Office (19.87%)
- Coordinating (19%)
- Filing (18.68%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- SEC Filing (49.03%)
- Finance (58.56%)
- XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) (19.24%)
- Financial Statements (94.85%)
- Auditing (56.37%)
- Accounting (96.53%)
- Public Accounting (39.38%)
- External Auditing (48.84%)
- External Reporting (33.33%)
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (66.22%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Financial Analysis (16.6%)
- Consolidated Financial Statement (6.5%)
- Securities (Finance) (6.63%)
- Process Improvement (18.28%)
- Accounting Research (8.3%)
- Internal Controls (36.04%)
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance (15.64%)
- General Ledger (21.43%)
- Corporate Accounting (10.68%)
- Financial Services (7.08%)
- Month-End Closing (13.9%)
- Annual Reports (15.12%)
- Balance Sheet (17.12%)
- Financial Data (13%)
- Investments (7.01%)
- Project Management (13.26%)
- Technical Accounting (35.01%)
- Account Reconciliation (14.48%)
- Standard Accounting Practices (16.15%)
- Consolidation (13.38%)
- Investor Relations (16.22%)
- Financial Accounting (9.27%)
- Internal Auditing (9.33%)
- Management Reporting (7.14%)
- Notetaking (19.31%)
- Reconciliation (9.91%)
- Internal Reporting (13.58%)
- Tax Returns (1.87%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Public Accounting (47.3%)
- External Reporting (40.03%)
- XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) (23.11%)
- External Auditing (58.66%)
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (79.52%)
- SEC Filing (58.89%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Financial Reporting Accountant skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Director of SEC Reporting
- External Reporting Manager
- SEC Reporting Manager
- SEC Reporting Analyst
- SEC Reporting Accountant
- Director of Financial Reporting
- Director of External Reporting
- Financial Reporting Associate
- External Reporting Accountant
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Financial Reporting Manager
- Accounting Manager
- Accountant (General)
- Controller (General)
- Accounting Analyst
- Accounting Supervisor
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Financial Reporting Accountant jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Lumen Technologies (96)
- Robert Half (35)
- Enterprise Bank & Trust (32)
- AutoNation (22)
- JPMorgan Chase (20)
- Creative Financial Staffing (19)
- UnitedHealth Group (19)
- State Street Corporation (18)
- Workiva (15)
- Synchrony (14)
North Carolina
- Fastenal (5)
- City Of Charlotte (4)
- State Street Corporation (2)
- North Carolina A&T State University (2)
- RSM (2)
- Labcorp Drug Development (2)
- MSC Industrial Direct (2)
- Synchrony (1)
- Equitable (1)
- Volvo (1)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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