550+ Finance & Accounting Jobs in Washington, DC

The strongest official local benchmark is accountants and auditors: mean annual pay was $113,640 and mean hourly pay was $54.63 in May 2025. More recent directional signals from postings and salary guides place much of the current market around about $90k to $131k for posted roles, with a Washington, DC midpoint of $126,018 for Senior Accountant and $246,050 for Corporate Controller.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 392 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $80,000 at the 25th percentile, $98,900 at the median and $121,825 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.

Showing 30 of 250+ openings.

Open all in AI Job Search

What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Washington is still a viable Finance & Accounting market, but it is not an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 4.0% in August 2026, yet total metro employment was down 2.4% over the year ended June 2026 and Financial Activities employment was down 1.0270% year over year in July 2026, which points to a slower backdrop than the pay levels suggest. There is still a real market to work with: accountants and auditors remain highly concentrated locally, with 41,470 employed and a location quotient of 1.42, and the local posting sample shows more than 1,600 Finance & Accounting postings across more than 750 companies over the last 90 days.

Best positioned: Candidates with CPA-backed reporting, audit, controllership, or analysis skills, plus strong Excel and willingness to work on-site or hybrid, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not confuse Washington's high salary levels with easy access: remote roles are only about 5% of the sample, and the strongest pay is concentrated in senior seats such as controller roles rather than broad-based entry hiring.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 550 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Amazon.com Inc.: 13 open roles
2. KBR, Inc.: 12 open roles
3. Amentum Holdings, Inc.: 8 open roles
4. Defense Logistics Agency: 8 open roles
5. Northrop Grumman Corp.: 7 open roles
6. Booz Allen: 6 open roles
7. CGI: 6 open roles
8. ProCleared LLC: 6 open roles
9. Capital One Group: 5 open roles
10. Carlyle Group: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Washington: 129
• Baltimore: 61
• Arlington: 47
• McLean: 23
• Bethesda: 21
• Alexandria: 21
• Fairfax: 16
• Rockville: 15

Work arrangement

on-site 341 (63%), hybrid 166 (31%), remote 33 (6%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in a few recognizable pockets. In the local posting mix, financial services accounts for about 25% of Finance & Accounting postings, government & public sector about 15%, finance & accounting firms about 15%, and professional services / consulting about 10%. That fits the metro's employer pattern, where recent hiring examples included Deloitte, TeleSolv Consulting, Capital Asset Management Group, and PCAOB-related openings in Washington, DC. The market also leans toward operational accounting and finance leadership more than fully remote analyst work. Seniority mix in the sample was about 25% entry, about 40% mid, about 25% senior, and about 10% lead+, while work arrangement was about 65% on-site, about 30% hybrid, and about 5% remote. Recent openings for a family-office Controller, a law-firm Controller, an Assistant Controller, and a nonprofit Finance Director/Controller all point to demand for close, reporting, cash-management, and multi-entity ownership skills.

• Financial services and regulatory finance (high): This is the largest visible demand pocket in the local posting mix, and it includes roles tied to oversight bodies and finance-heavy institutions rather than only traditional banking.
• Government-facing consulting and contractor finance support (moderate): Washington's market still rewards candidates who can work in finance functions tied to contracts, public-sector clients, or regulated reporting environments.
• Controllership and accounting leadership in professional services, family offices, law firms, and nonprofits (high): Recent local openings show steady need for controller and assistant-controller talent in organizations that need hands-on ownership, not just analysis.
• Entry audit and training pipelines (limited): There is still junior pipeline activity, but the clearest visible example is narrower and more selective than the mid-career market.

Where to focus: If you need results in the next 90 days, prioritize controllership, reporting, audit, and FP&A roles in financial services, law, consulting, and nonprofit settings, and treat remote-only searches as a constraint you may need to relax.

Roles worth searching next

• Management Analyst: Washington employs many management analysts alongside accountants and auditors, so people with budgeting, reporting, variance analysis, or internal consulting experience can make a credible move.
• Project Management Specialist: Project management specialists are also a major local occupation cluster, and finance professionals who already manage budgets, timelines, and cross-functional reporting often translate well.
• Financial Systems / ERP Analyst: ERP systems, Excel, reporting, and analytics are recurring asks, so strong accountants can move into systems-facing roles where finance and process design overlap.
• Data Analyst focused on finance reporting: Local demand for data analysis, financial analysis, and modeling, plus the shift toward analytics-driven advisory work, creates a realistic pivot for quantitatively strong finance candidates.

What postings ask for

• CPA (premium | immediate): CPA is the most frequently cited certification in the local sample, appearing in about 20% of postings, and it is one of the clearest filters for audit, tax, and senior accounting credibility. Who: Accountants, auditors, senior accountants, and controller-track candidates.
• Financial reporting (table_stakes | immediate): Financial reporting shows up in about 20% of local postings, which makes it core language for close, compliance-adjacent reporting, and controller paths. Who: Anyone targeting staff accountant through controller roles.
• Advanced Excel (table_stakes | immediate): Microsoft Excel appears in about 20% of local postings and Excel in another about 10%, while broader salary guidance also flags advanced Excel as a high-value finance skill. Who: Entry-level, career-switching, and mid-career candidates who need to prove execution fast.
• Financial analysis and modeling (differentiator | near-term): Local postings ask for financial analysis in about 15% of roles and financial modeling in about 10%, which helps you compete for FP&A, analyst, and business-partner work instead of pure bookkeeping tracks. Who: Analyst-track candidates, finance managers, and accountants trying to move into FP&A.
• Data analysis / analytics (differentiator | near-term): Data analysis appears in about 10% of local postings, and broader finance guidance says automation and AI are shifting value toward interpretation, analytics, and advisory skill rather than routine processing alone. Who: Career switchers, analysts, and accountants who want to future-proof their role mix.
• ERP systems (differentiator | near-term): National salary guidance repeatedly highlights ERP systems as a high-demand finance capability, which matters in Washington because many roles combine reporting, controls, and process ownership. Who: Senior accountants, controllers, and anyone moving toward systems-heavy finance operations.

Questions about this market

What do Finance & Accounting roles pay in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

The strongest official local benchmark is accountants and auditors: mean annual pay was $113,640 and mean hourly pay was $54.63 in May 2025. More recent directional signals from postings and salary guides place much of the current market around about $90k to $131k for posted roles, with a Washington, DC midpoint of $126,018 for Senior Accountant and $246,050 for Corporate Controller. This is a high-pay market even by local standards: the metrowide average mean hourly wage across all occupations was $44.20, below the accountant-and-auditor benchmark.

Where is demand for Finance & Accounting roles in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in a few recognizable pockets. In the local posting mix, financial services accounts for about 25% of Finance & Accounting postings, government & public sector about 15%, finance & accounting firms about 15%, and professional services / consulting about 10%. That fits the metro's employer pattern, where recent hiring examples included Deloitte, TeleSolv Consulting, Capital Asset Management Group, and PCAOB-related openings in Washington, DC. The market also leans toward operational accounting and finance leadership more than fully remote analyst work. Seniority mix in the sample was about 25% entry, about 40% mid, about 25% senior, and about 10% lead+, while work arrangement was about 65% on-site, about 30% hybrid, and about 5% remote. Recent openings for a family-office Controller, a law-firm Controller, an Assistant Controller, and a nonprofit Finance Director/Controller all point to demand for close, reporting, cash-management, and multi-entity ownership skills.

Which employers are hiring the most Finance & Accounting talent in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Recent postings show the most activity from H & R Block, Inc. (100 postings), Deloitte (75 postings), Hallbartsamhallsbyggande (40 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Finance & Accounting roles in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 65% 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.

Explore related openings

Finance & Accounting jobs in other metros

• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
• Kansas City, MO-KS
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Other roles in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

• Social Services, Counseling & Community
• Healthcare Practitioners
• Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations
• Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration
• Sales, Customer Success & Account Management
• Administrative & Office Support
• Protective Services & Public Safety
• Personal Care & Fitness

Browse all job openings | Browse all job market reports