150+ Finance & Accounting Jobs in Detroit, MI

Direct local wage evidence shows a split market: bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks averaged about $53,540 in the Detroit metro in May 2025, while accountants and auditors had a metro median annual wage of $79,310 in the latest occupation-specific local estimate available. Statewide, accountants and auditors had a median annual wage of $78,820 in May 2025, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Michigan Finance & Accounting openings at about $81,078 in August 2026 (n=986).

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Advertised pay

Across the 61 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $71,000 at the 25th percentile, $90,000 at the median and $115,650 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

Detroit is a competitive but still workable Finance & Accounting market right now. Metro unemployment was about 4.4% in April 2026, and total nonfarm payrolls were down by about 18,900 jobs (-0.9%) from a year earlier, so employers have more leverage than they did in a hotter market. That said, financial activities employment in the Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn division was essentially stable through July 2026, and Michigan Finance & Accounting employment was up 1.2% year over year even as active postings slipped 1.0%, which points to selective hiring rather than a broad freeze.

Best positioned: Candidates with 2-5 years in manufacturing cost accounting, tax, or corporate accounting, plus Excel and ERP or automation exposure, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not confuse stable finance-sector employment with easy interviewing; national hiring and quitting both slowed in July 2026, which usually means longer cycles and tougher screening even when openings exist.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 161 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Uhy Llp: 12 open roles
2. Partify: 3 open roles
3. Sun Communities, Inc.: 3 open roles
4. Uhy Eg: 3 open roles
5. Vensure: 3 open roles
6. Wipfli LLP: 3 open roles
7. American House: 2 open roles
8. ATCDT Corp.: 2 open roles
9. Cabinetworks Group: 2 open roles
10. Continental: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Detroit: 38
• Troy: 18
• Southfield: 15
• Windsor: 14
• Warren: 11
• Livonia: 10
• Farmington Hills: 9
• Sterling Heights: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 119 (75%), hybrid 34 (22%), remote 5 (3%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity looks concentrated in a few lanes rather than spread evenly across all Finance & Accounting titles. Recent metro-area signals include an Accounting Analyst opening at Ilitch Companies, a Staff Accountant opening at Wireless Vision, a Tax Senior search tied to tax-practice expansion at Puckett, Clement and Schellenberg, and a Cost Accountant role at Dauch supporting a controller and finance team. That mix points to steady needs in corporate accounting, public accounting tax, and manufacturing finance more than a broad boom across every finance specialty. Detroit's industrial base still matters. The Dauch role emphasizes standard costing, variance analysis, and overhead allocation, while Ilitch's role asks for accounting or finance training plus intermediate Excel. If you can connect accounting fundamentals to plant economics, reporting, or operational analysis, you are closer to the demand center than a generalist applicant. Entry-level opportunities exist, but they appear more channelled through employer-specific pipelines, such as General Motors' Entry-Level Finance Controllership Rotational Program and Fifth Third's mention of corporate accounting co-ops and internships in Detroit. Expect more onsite or hybrid expectations in controllership and audit-related work than fully remote flexibility.

• Manufacturing cost accounting and plant finance (high): This is the clearest locally visible niche, with demand tied to standard costing, variance analysis, overhead allocation, and controller support in industrial settings.
• Public accounting tax and advisory (moderate): Local tax hiring is visible, and advisory capacity may deepen after UHY's August 2026 acquisition of Michigan CFO Associates.
• Corporate accounting and early-career controllership (moderate): Large employers are still using analyst, staff-accountant, co-op, and rotational pipelines, but these paths are structured and likely competitive.

Where to focus: If you want the highest interview odds in the next 90 days, position yourself first for manufacturing cost accounting or tax and senior-accounting tracks, and treat broad corporate staff roles as your second lane.

Roles worth searching next

• Business Intelligence Analyst: The overlap is strong if you already do reporting, Excel-heavy analysis, or management dashboards, and a Brighton Jones Detroit expansion signal included a Business Intelligence Analyst role while broader finance hiring favors modeling and visualization skills.
• ERP or Business Systems Analyst: A recent Detroit opening for an Accounting Systems & Automation Consultant shows clear local demand for people who can bridge accounting workflows and systems implementation.
• Operations Analyst: Manufacturing cost accounting already sits close to operational analytics, especially where variance analysis and plant metrics matter.
• Wealth Management Operations Specialist: Brighton Jones opened a Detroit office in July 2026, which points to potential support demand around client reporting, back-office coordination, and financial-data handling.

What postings ask for

• Advanced Excel (table_stakes | immediate): Local corporate accounting hiring already asks for intermediate Excel, and broader finance employers increasingly pair Excel with professional credentials. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level and mid-career applicants targeting analyst, staff-accountant, or FP&A-adjacent work.
• Cost accounting, standard costing, and variance analysis (premium | immediate): This is one of the clearest Detroit-area specializations visible in current hiring, especially in industrial and plant-linked finance teams. Who: Mid-career accountants, manufacturing professionals, and anyone with operations exposure.
• ERP integrations and cloud accounting migration (differentiator | immediate): A recent Detroit opening explicitly asked for QuickBooks Desktop-to-cloud migration, Ramp, ERP integrations, and AI-enabled accounting workflow experience. Who: Career switchers from systems roles and accountants who want to move beyond transactional work.
• Financial modeling, scenario analysis, and Power BI or Tableau (differentiator | near-term): These skills strengthen reporting, planning, and analytics credibility and help you compete for analyst and business-partner style work. Who: Accountants aiming for analyst or FP&A-style responsibilities, plus switchers from data-heavy roles.
• CPA (premium | near-term): Employers increasingly prioritize CPA-backed candidates for accounting, audit, and FP&A-related roles. Who: Anyone committed to long-term accounting, audit, tax, or controllership progression.
• CFA (differentiator | long-term): It is not required for most accounting roles, but it can help distinguish candidates pursuing finance-analysis and business-partner tracks. Who: Finance-leaning professionals moving toward analyst, valuation, or strategy-oriented work.

Questions about this market

What do Finance & Accounting roles pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Direct local wage evidence shows a split market: bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks averaged about $53,540 in the Detroit metro in May 2025, while accountants and auditors had a metro median annual wage of $79,310 in the latest occupation-specific local estimate available. Statewide, accountants and auditors had a median annual wage of $78,820 in May 2025, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Michigan Finance & Accounting openings at about $81,078 in August 2026 (n=986). Detroit can support solid professional pay, but the better money sits in true professional tracks rather than clerical accounting support, and local business and financial operations roles generally pay above clerical categories.

Where is demand for Finance & Accounting roles in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI concentrated?

Real opportunity looks concentrated in a few lanes rather than spread evenly across all Finance & Accounting titles. Recent metro-area signals include an Accounting Analyst opening at Ilitch Companies, a Staff Accountant opening at Wireless Vision, a Tax Senior search tied to tax-practice expansion at Puckett, Clement and Schellenberg, and a Cost Accountant role at Dauch supporting a controller and finance team. That mix points to steady needs in corporate accounting, public accounting tax, and manufacturing finance more than a broad boom across every finance specialty. Detroit's industrial base still matters. The Dauch role emphasizes standard costing, variance analysis, and overhead allocation, while Ilitch's role asks for accounting or finance training plus intermediate Excel. If you can connect accounting fundamentals to plant economics, reporting, or operational analysis, you are closer to the demand center than a generalist applicant. Entry-level opportunities exist, but they appear more channelled through employer-specific pipelines, such as General Motors' Entry-Level Finance Controllership Rotational Program and Fifth Third's mention of corporate accounting co-ops and internships in Detroit. Expect more onsite or hybrid expectations in controllership and audit-related work than fully remote flexibility.

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