250+ Finance & Accounting Jobs in Denver, CO

Observed local wage data is strong: accountants and auditors in the Denver metro had a $100,020 median annual wage and a $107,620 mean annual wage, while the broader business and financial operations group averaged $103,680. Directional market pricing is wide: Robert Half places Denver staff accountants at $73,200 at the 25th percentile and senior accountants up to $130,800 at the 75th percentile, while recent local postings showed about $53,704.68–$77,871.00 for an Accountant I, $70,000–$71,500 for an Accountant II, $81,557.45–$122,336.17 for a finance analyst, and $34.00–$37.00 per hour for a senior accountant.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 234 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $77,500 at the 25th percentile, $93,542 at the median and $112,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Denver is still a real Finance & Accounting market, not a thin one: total nonfarm employment was about 1,690,000 in July 2026, and the metro employed 22,720 accountants and auditors with concentration about 51% above the national average. Pay is solid—local accountants and auditors averaged $107,620 and had a $100,020 median—but the easy-hiring phase is over. Statewide Finance & Accounting employment was up 1.3% year over year in August 2026 while active postings slipped 0.8%, which points to ongoing demand with tighter screening and fewer easy openings.

Best positioned: Your best odds are in reporting- and analysis-heavy roles if you can show financial reporting, reconciliations, audit support, Excel, ERP fluency, and willingness to work hybrid or partly onsite.

Main caution: Do not assume Denver's six-figure averages mean broad access; routine and entry-level accounting work is the part of the field most exposed to automation, offshore staffing, and demand concentrating in more senior roles.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 268 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. EchoStar Corporation: 16 open roles
2. Colorado Circular Communities Enterprise: 6 open roles
3. AIR Communities: 5 open roles
4. Intrepid Potash, Inc.: 4 open roles
5. Anschutz Exploration Corporation: 3 open roles
6. Bison Oil & Gas, LLC: 3 open roles
7. Carter Mackenzie International: 3 open roles
8. Denver International: 3 open roles
9. Oneenergy, Inc.: 3 open roles
10. Terumo Bct, Inc.: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Denver: 144
• Englewood: 22
• Aurora: 18
• Lakewood: 10
• Louisville: 9
• Greenwood Village: 9
• Boulder: 9
• Westminster: 8

Work arrangement

on-site 148 (57%), hybrid 100 (38%), remote 12 (5%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity exists because Denver already employs 169,260 people in business and financial operations, including 22,720 accountants and auditors, and the accountant/auditor concentration is about 51% above the national average. That means there are enough employers and teams here to support specialization, but also enough local talent to make interviewing competitive. Where demand appears strongest is outside the most traditional finance-sector employers. Metro financial activities employment averaged 115,600 in 2024, slightly down from 116,200 in 2023 and down 3,500 from 2022, while professional and business services held at 319,500 in 2024 and was up 7,700 from 2022. Recent openings from Western Union, Comcast Advertising, the University of Denver, and the Colorado Judicial Branch point to active pockets in corporate finance, higher-education finance operations, and public-sector accounting, with several roles tied to hybrid or regular in-office work.

• Corporate accounting, FP&A, and finance leadership (high): Recent roles from Western Union and Comcast Advertising emphasize reporting, analytics, leadership, and business-facing finance work rather than purely transactional processing.
• University and public-sector finance operations (moderate): The University of Denver and Colorado Judicial Branch were hiring Accountant II and Accountant I roles in August 2026, with hybrid or partial-remote structures and salary bands below senior corporate roles but useful entry and mid-career access points.
• Traditional financial-activities employers (limited): Treat banks, insurers, and related financial-activities employers as a narrower lane for now because metro financial activities employment fell from 119,100 in 2022 to 115,600 in 2024.

Where to focus: Prioritize employers with complex close, reporting, and planning needs outside traditional banking first, then use public-sector or university roles as a stability path.

Roles worth searching next

• Business Systems Analyst (ERP): Accounting operations experience transfers well into ERP, workflow, and process-improvement work.
• Data Analyst / BI Analyst: Finance roles are increasingly blending with data and technology, especially in analyst work.
• Operations Analyst: Reconciliation discipline, KPI thinking, and process improvement translate well into business-operations analysis.
• Project Analyst / PMO Analyst: Reporting cadence, stakeholder coordination, and structured delivery from accounting manager work carry over well.

What postings ask for

• Excel (table_stakes | immediate): Excel remains part of the core stack highlighted for Denver-area finance and accounting hiring. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• ERP systems (differentiator | immediate): ERP fluency shows you can work inside live finance workflows instead of only doing spreadsheet cleanup. Who: Staff accountants, senior accountants, and anyone targeting accounting operations or controllership paths.
• Financial reporting and close-cycle ownership (premium | immediate): Denver manager-level roles are stressing general accounting, earnings and cash reporting, and ownership of departmental activity. Who: Mid-career accountants, aspiring managers, and controller-track candidates.
• Reconciliations, audit support, and process improvement (differentiator | immediate): Local postings show accounting work tilting toward controls, cleanup, reporting accuracy, and process improvement rather than basic bookkeeping. Who: Entry-level candidates, internal movers, and anyone trying to stand out in a crowded staff-accountant pool.
• Data analysis and technology integration (premium | near-term): Finance roles are increasingly intersecting with IT and data, and Deloitte reports that 27% of finance leaders prioritize data analysis and technology integration skills. Who: FP&A candidates, finance analysts, and career switchers coming from analytics or operations.
• AI and automation literacy (differentiator | near-term): About 28% of finance leaders cite AI and automation as a top skill priority, and routine accounting work is the part of the field most exposed to automation pressure. Who: Anyone below manager level who needs to show they can improve workflows instead of only execute them.

Questions about this market

What do Finance & Accounting roles pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Observed local wage data is strong: accountants and auditors in the Denver metro had a $100,020 median annual wage and a $107,620 mean annual wage, while the broader business and financial operations group averaged $103,680. Directional market pricing is wide: Robert Half places Denver staff accountants at $73,200 at the 25th percentile and senior accountants up to $130,800 at the 75th percentile, while recent local postings showed about $53,704.68–$77,871.00 for an Accountant I, $70,000–$71,500 for an Accountant II, $81,557.45–$122,336.17 for a finance analyst, and $34.00–$37.00 per hour for a senior accountant. Finance & Accounting still pays above the broader Colorado openings market: mean offered salary on new Colorado Finance & Accounting openings was about $93,267 in August 2026, versus about $83,079 across all Colorado occupations.

Where is demand for Finance & Accounting roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO concentrated?

Real opportunity exists because Denver already employs 169,260 people in business and financial operations, including 22,720 accountants and auditors, and the accountant/auditor concentration is about 51% above the national average. That means there are enough employers and teams here to support specialization, but also enough local talent to make interviewing competitive. Where demand appears strongest is outside the most traditional finance-sector employers. Metro financial activities employment averaged 115,600 in 2024, slightly down from 116,200 in 2023 and down 3,500 from 2022, while professional and business services held at 319,500 in 2024 and was up 7,700 from 2022. Recent openings from Western Union, Comcast Advertising, the University of Denver, and the Colorado Judicial Branch point to active pockets in corporate finance, higher-education finance operations, and public-sector accounting, with several roles tied to hybrid or regular in-office work.

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