200+ Finance & Accounting Jobs in San Francisco, CA
Every active opening we track in this market, read alongside the hiring conditions, pay, and employer demand from our August 2026 report.
241 active openings in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, published within the last 30 days, across 188 employers. 28 were published in the last 48 hours and 61 in the last 7 days. As of September 11, 2026.
The cleanest local anchor is BLS pay for accountants and auditors: a $110,730 median annual wage in May 2025, alongside a broad metro mean hourly wage of $48.19. More recent posting-based signals are higher but broader: posted salary ranges for Finance & Accounting roles in the metro center on about $120k to $176k, while a separate San Francisco accountant sample shows about $127,000 to $230,000 in advertised pay.
Advertised pay
Across the 197 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $89,440 at the 25th percentile, $125,000 at the median and $149,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.
Active openings as of September 11, 2026
Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week
Live from the Callings.ai index of over 13 million postings, refreshed hourly and re-checked here nightly. Roles that close are dropped at the next refresh.
Financial Analyst - Finance Operations
Grocery Outlet | Emeryville, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $90,000 yearly | Posted 2026-09-10
Grocery Outlet is a leading Xtreme Value retailer serving bargain-seeking customers in the U.S. since 1946.
Support the financial health of independent operators by analyzing data, creating reports, and coaching underperforming stores through monthly calls and financial audits.
Accountant III (Job Code 1654 Exempt) - San Francisco Arts Commission
City and County of San Francisco | San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $126,126 - $153,296 yearly | Posted 2026-09-10
The City and County of San Francisco is a municipal government agency providing various public services including arts funding, public healt...
Design and implement new financial policies, procedures, systems, and workflows for a merged arts and film department while managing grants and rebate programs.
Development Accountant (Foster City Office)
MidPen Housing Corporation | Foster City, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $80,000 - $95,000 yearly | Posted 2026-09-10
MidPen Housing is a leading nonprofit that creates and manages affordable homes across Northern California.
Responsible for the full accounting cycle of development projects and newly placed in service properties, including financial analysis, reconciliation, and compliance with GAAP.
Senior Revenue Recognition Accountant
New Relic, Inc. | San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time | Remote | $1 - $2 yearly | Posted 2026-09-10
New Relic builds an intelligent observability platform to help companies optimize their digital applications in an AI-first world.
Support day-to-day revenue operations, month-end close processes, and contract analysis in a fully remote environment.
Financial Analyst, Supply Chain
Form Energy | Berkeley, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $111,826 - $139,777 yearly | Posted 2026-09-10
Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company revolutionizing energy storage.
Track, analyze, and report on material costs while supporting purchase requisitions and budget tracking for a growing manufacturing facility.
Senior Accountant
Young Electric Company Inc. | San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | Posted 2026-09-10
Young Electric and Communications is an established electrical contracting company serving healthcare, commercial, life sciences, and techno...
A Senior Accountant role focused on advanced accounting functions, financial reporting, and supporting operations within a construction firm.
Accountant III (Job Code 1654 Exempt) - San Francisco Arts Commission
City and County of San Francisco | San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $126,126 - $153,296 yearly | Posted 2026-09-10
The San Francisco Arts Commission is a City agency that champions the arts, invests in a vibrant arts community, and shapes innovative cultu...
Design and implement new financial policies, procedures, systems, and workflows for a merged department managing grants and film rebate programs.
Senior Financial Analyst, Marketing
Okta Inc. | San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $104,000 - $161,000 yearly | Posted 2026-09-10
Okta is The World's Identity Company, providing secure identity management infrastructure for organizations.
A dedicated business partner to the Marketing organization, managing investment in growth and driving ROI-based decision-making.
Senior Payroll GL Accountant
Structure Therapeutics, Inc. | South San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $114,000 - $140,000 yearly | Posted 2026-09-10
Structure Therapeutics is a science-driven clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative oral sm...
Take full ownership of the payroll process and act as the primary point of contact for payroll and payroll tax matters while helping streamline accounting operations.
Controller
Cooritalia | San Francisco, California, United States
Part-time | Hybrid | $65 - $85 hourly | Posted 2026-09-10
Cooritalia is a premier provider of high-end architectural materials, specializing in custom Italian windows, doors, stone, and architectura...
Manage core financial operations, internal controls, and reporting systems for a high-end architectural materials company.
Tax Accountant (Remote | $65–$70/hr)
Synthires | San Francisco, California, United States
Contract | Remote | $65 - $70 hourly | Posted 2026-09-10
A staffing and recruiting firm connecting top talent with AI labs and enterprises.
Evaluate AI-generated tax analyses, calculations, and compliance content for accuracy and regulatory adherence.
Financial Crime Risk Analyst (Remote | $75–$100/hr)
Synthires | United States
Contract | Remote | $75 - $100 hourly | Posted 2026-09-10
Synthires connects top talent with AI labs and enterprises working on frontier AI model development.
Review and evaluate AI-generated financial crime detection outputs, sanctions screening, and compliance workflows to improve model performance.
Financial Analyst
Precision Castparts Corp. | San Leandro, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | Posted 2026-09-10
Precision Castparts Corp. is a market leader in manufacturing complex structural investment castings and aerostructures for aerospace applic...
Supports plant leadership with financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting to drive business performance and operational insights.
Senior Accountant
Primer | San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time | Remote | Posted 2026-09-10
Primer is a growing network of K–8 schools restoring the timeless foundations of American education.
Lead the Finance department by managing revenue recognition, multi-entity consolidations, and finance projects.
Automotive Controller - San Bruno, CA
Element Partners | San Bruno, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | Posted 2026-09-10
Element Partners provides world class business development consulting and recruiting services.
A hands-on financial leader responsible for month-end and year-end closes, accounting operations, and serving as a trusted advisor to dealership leadership.
Financial Analyst
Forum Mobility | San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $100,000 yearly | Posted 2026-09-09
Forum Mobility develops, owns, and operates heavy-duty charging depots and leases electric Class 8 trucks.
A newly created role focused on FP&A, corporate finance modeling, and supporting financial transactions within a growing EV charging infrastructure company.
Senior Revenue Accountant
Asana, Inc. | San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time | Hybrid | $164,000 - $186,000 yearly | Posted 2026-09-09
Asana is a leading platform for human and AI collaboration that helps teams plan, track, and deliver work.
Oversee revenue recognition, contract reviews, and automation projects while supporting global revenue accounting policies and procedures.
Financial Analyst 2
Stanford University School Of Medicine | Redwood City, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | Posted 2026-09-09
Stanford University School of Medicine is a leading biomedical research and clinical enterprise dedicated to advancing human health.
A financial analyst role focused on financial planning, budgeting, variance analysis, and reporting for Land, Buildings & Real Estate operations.
Project Accountant
BKF Engineers, Inc. | Oakland, California, United States
Full-time | Hybrid | $36 - $48 hourly | Posted 2026-09-09
BKF Engineers is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering, construction management, and environmental serv...
Manage accounts and documentation with accuracy while supporting project managers in financial reporting and billing processes.
Project Accountant
BKF Engineers, Inc. | Alameda, California, United States
Full-time | Hybrid | $36 - $48 hourly | Posted 2026-09-09
BKF Engineers is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering, construction management, and environmental serv...
Manage accounts and documentation with accuracy while supporting project managers in financial reporting and billing processes.
Project Accountant
BKF Engineers, Inc. | San Leandro, California, United States
Full-time | Hybrid | $36 - $48 hourly | Posted 2026-09-09
BKF is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering, construction management, environmental, planning, and sur...
Manage accounts and documentation with accuracy and reliability while supporting project managers in financial reporting and billing.
Project Accountant
BKF Engineers, Inc. | Richmond, California, United States
Full-time | Hybrid | $36 - $48 weekly | Posted 2026-09-09
BKF is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering, construction management, environmental, planning, and sur...
Manage accounts and documentation with accuracy and reliability while supporting project managers in financial reporting and billing.
Project Accountant
BKF Engineers, Inc. | San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time | Hybrid | $36 - $48 hourly | Posted 2026-09-09
BKF is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering, construction management, environmental, planning, and sur...
Manage accounts and documentation with accuracy and reliability while supporting project managers in financial reporting and billing.
Project Accountant
BKF Engineers, Inc. | Berkeley, California, United States
Full-time | Hybrid | $36 - $48 weekly | Posted 2026-09-09
BKF is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering, construction management, environmental, planning, and sur...
Manage accounts and documentation with accuracy and reliability while supporting project managers in financial reporting and billing.
Fund Controller
Standish Management, LLC | San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time | Hybrid | $82,000 - $115,000 yearly | Posted 2026-09-09
Standish is a leading independent provider of fund administration and related services to the private capital industry.
Lead financial reporting and administration operations for private equity clients, including fund accounting, capital account maintenance, and financial statement preparation.
Senior Accountant
MRB Enterprises LLC | San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $125,000 - $145,000 yearly | Posted 2026-09-09
MRB Enterprises is a private real estate and investment firm on the San Francisco Peninsula managing investments for a prominent Bay Area fa...
Oversee accounting, reporting, and tax compliance for family trusts and related entities while leading the accounting team.
Senior Staff Accountant
Allworth Airline Advisors (Formerly RAA) | Walnut Creek, California, United States
Full-time | Hybrid | $115,000 - $135,000 yearly | Posted 2026-09-09
Allworth Airline Advisors provides financial planning and tax services to clients.
A hybrid role focused on preparing and analyzing federal, state, and local tax returns for clients while collaborating with financial advisors.
Staff Accountant
Allworth Airline Advisors (Formerly RAA) | Walnut Creek, California, United States
Full-time | Hybrid | $68,000 - $78,000 yearly | Posted 2026-09-09
Allworth Airline Advisors (Formerly RAA) provides financial and tax advisory services.
An entry-level tax staff accountant prepares tax returns, organizes client data, and supports financial planning services.
Bookkeeper & Office Administrator
Warmfloors | Vallejo, California, United States
Full-time | On-site | $25 - $32 hourly | Posted 2026-09-09
Warm Floors is a division of Warm Corporation West.
Support day-to-day accounting and administrative operations by maintaining financial records and managing office organization.
General Ledger Accountant - Temporary
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company | San Leandro, California, United States
Temporary | On-site | Posted 2026-09-09
Ghirardelli is a premium chocolate manufacturer known for its legacy since 1852 and its commitment to innovation.
Support the Corporate Accounting Manager in executing general ledger accounting functions, ensuring accurate financial records and timely reporting.
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What our analysts see this month
Competitive market | next 3-6 months
This is still a real market, not a frozen one: the metro unemployment rate was 4.4% in July 2026, and we observed more than 900 Finance & Accounting postings across more than 450 companies over the last 90 days. But it is not an easy market: local Financial Activities employment was down -3.7915% year over year in July 2026, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows California finance & accounting postings down 2.1% year over year in August 2026. Treat San Francisco as a high-pay, high-barrier market where experienced candidates with reporting, modeling, systems depth, and credentials such as the CPA have better odds than broad "accountant" applicants.
Best positioned: Your best odds are as a mid-career or senior accountant, controller-track, FP&A, or tax candidate who can show ownership of financial reporting, Excel, financial modeling, budgeting, and systems such as NetSuite, ideally with a CPA.
Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming high posted pay means broad access; compensation is strong here, but only about 20% of sampled roles are entry level and the market leans mid-to-senior.
Who is hiring here
Counted across all 241 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.
- BKF Engineers, Inc.: 6 open roles
- DeWinter Group: 6 open roles
- MidPen Housing Corporation: 5 open roles
- Synthires: 5 open roles
- Aston Carter, Inc.: 3 open roles
- Benchling, Inc.: 3 open roles
- City and County of San Francisco: 3 open roles
- Intuit, Inc.: 3 open roles
- Kaiser Permanente International: 3 open roles
- Peterson Cat: 3 open roles
Where the openings are
- San Francisco: 115
- Walnut Creek: 17
- Oakland: 13
- San Leandro: 12
- San Mateo: 10
- South San Francisco: 9
- Foster City: 9
- Alameda: 8
Work arrangement
on-site 121 (53%), hybrid 88 (38%), remote 20 (9%)
Where the demand is
Real opportunity is concentrated less in one dominant employer than in a mix of software, financial services, and tech-heavy in-house finance teams. In the local posting sample, software development and financial services each account for about 20% of Finance & Accounting demand, with technology and finance each around 15% and insurance about 10%. Hiring is fragmented across employers rather than dominated by a single company, which is good news if you are willing to run a wide target list instead of waiting on one brand. The most actionable clusters right now are tech and AI finance teams, public accounting and tax, and consulting or interim leadership work. Bay Area finance trackers show live FP&A and financial analyst openings in San Francisco, including roles at Okta and Benchling, while current accountant openings also include Anthropic, OpenAI, Fluidstack, and Figma. Separate local postings point to demand for a Senior Accounting Manager at Attivo Partners, a finance transformation consulting role at a Fortune 500 employer, an interim Controller at an Oakland AI startup, and a Property Accountant role in San Francisco paying $80,000–$110,000.
- Tech and AI in-house finance (high): This is the clearest concentration point for FP&A, strategic finance, and controllership-adjacent hiring, with recent local openings tied to Okta, Plaid, Persona, Benchling, Anthropic, OpenAI, Fluidstack, and Figma.
- Public accounting and tax (moderate): Tax and traditional accounting remain active, with H & R Block, Inc. and Deloitte among the most consistently active named employers in the local sample.
- Consulting, interim, and transformation work (moderate): The Bay Area is also supporting project-based and modernization work, including a Senior Accounting Manager hire at Attivo Partners, a Fortune 500 finance transformation role, and an interim Controller opening in Oakland.
Where to focus: If you can choose only one lane, target in-house finance roles at software and AI companies, but present yourself as a systems-and-reporting operator rather than a generic accountant.
Roles worth searching next
- Finance Transformation Consultant: A late-August Bay Area role explicitly blended senior accounting with finance transformation management, which makes this a natural bridge for candidates who know close, controls, and systems change.
- Financial Systems / NetSuite Analyst: NetSuite is among the most-requested local skills, and Bay Area employers are visibly rewarding finance talent that can work across reporting, workflows, and systems.
- Data Analyst supporting finance: Local postings ask for data analysis, and broader finance guidance says AI and data-tool fluency is increasingly tied to pay and demand.
- Business Operations / Strategic Analyst in tech: San Francisco finance demand is concentrated in software, tech, and AI employers, and local FP&A openings show ongoing need for analytical decision-support talent inside operating teams.
What postings ask for
- CPA (premium | immediate): The CPA appears in about 25% of local Finance & Accounting postings, making it one of the clearest formal signals in this market. Who: Best for public accounting, tax, controller-track, and promotion-minded mid-career candidates.
- Excel (table_stakes | immediate): Excel is one of the most-requested local skills, appearing in about 20% of postings, with another about 10% explicitly naming Microsoft Excel. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level and career-switching candidates who need an immediate proof-of-skill.
- Financial reporting (table_stakes | immediate): Financial reporting shows up in about 20% of local postings, making it a core hiring screen for staff through controller-track roles. Who: Accountants, senior accountants, and anyone targeting close, GL, or controllership work.
- Financial modeling / FP&A (premium | immediate): Financial modeling appears in about 15% of local postings, and a local tracker shows 64 live financial analyst and related FP&A openings in San Francisco, including roles at Okta and Benchling. Who: Mid-career candidates aiming for FP&A, business partnering, or strategic finance.
- NetSuite (differentiator | near-term): NetSuite appears in about 10% of local postings, which matters because much of the market is in software, technology, and finance-heavy operating environments. Who: Startup, scale-up, and consulting candidates who want stronger access to Bay Area in-house finance teams.
- Data analysis and AI-tool fluency (premium | near-term): Data analysis appears in about 10% of local postings, and broader finance guidance says professionals who can work with AI and data tools are increasingly in demand and command higher salaries; 88% of finance and accounting teams are planning major digital initiatives. Who: FP&A, finance-systems, and ambitious accountants who want to move closer to decision support.
Questions about this market
What do Finance & Accounting roles pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?
The cleanest local anchor is BLS pay for accountants and auditors: a $110,730 median annual wage in May 2025, alongside a broad metro mean hourly wage of $48.19. More recent posting-based signals are higher but broader: posted salary ranges for Finance & Accounting roles in the metro center on about $120k to $176k, while a separate San Francisco accountant sample shows about $127,000 to $230,000 in advertised pay. This is still a premium-pay market. One BLS-based summary ranks San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont as the second-highest paying metro in California for accountants and auditors. But some of that premium is absorbed by local costs: San Francisco's cost-of-living index is 115.6, or 15.6% above the national baseline.
Where is demand for Finance & Accounting roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA concentrated?
Real opportunity is concentrated less in one dominant employer than in a mix of software, financial services, and tech-heavy in-house finance teams. In the local posting sample, software development and financial services each account for about 20% of Finance & Accounting demand, with technology and finance each around 15% and insurance about 10%. Hiring is fragmented across employers rather than dominated by a single company, which is good news if you are willing to run a wide target list instead of waiting on one brand. The most actionable clusters right now are tech and AI finance teams, public accounting and tax, and consulting or interim leadership work. Bay Area finance trackers show live FP&A and financial analyst openings in San Francisco, including roles at Okta and Benchling, while current accountant openings also include Anthropic, OpenAI, Fluidstack, and Figma. Separate local postings point to demand for a Senior Accounting Manager at Attivo Partners, a finance transformation consulting role at a Fortune 500 employer, an interim Controller at an Oakland AI startup, and a Property Accountant role in San Francisco paying $80,000–$110,000.
Which employers are hiring the most Finance & Accounting talent in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?
Recent postings show the most activity from H & R Block, Inc. (41 postings), Deloitte (31 postings), Hallbartsamhallsbyggande (31 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.
Can Finance & Accounting roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA be done remotely?
Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 40% hybrid, with 50% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.
How current are these listings?
Openings come from the Callings.ai live index of over 13 million jobs, refreshed hourly. This page searches postings from the last 30 days; run the search yourself to filter by anything else in plain language.
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