Staff Accountant
Ignited Recruiting
San Diego, CA · Posted November 7, 2026
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Where San Diego, CA ranks
Where San Diego, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities hosting the most business conferences in the West Coast78 conferences · of 17
- #2Cities hosting the most human resources conferences6 conferences · of 10
- #3Best cities for life sciences and biotech jobs454 openings · of 41
- #3Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs377 openings · of 67
- #3Cities hosting the most legal services conferences7 conferences · of 17
- #3Cities hosting the most staffing & human capital conferences6 conferences · of 8
Rankings about finance jobs
- Best cities for finance jobs #1 New York (1,932 openings)
- Best cities for finance pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($162k)
- Most requested AI skills in finance jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (4.3%)
- AI tools named most often in finance jobs #1 Claude (0.55%)
- Employers with the most finance jobs #1 Amazon (475 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 378 open staff accountant listings that state pay, the middle half runs $65,000 to $80,000 and the median is $72,500.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among accountants and auditors, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for accountants and auditors: 35% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
Our client is looking for a Staff Accountant to join the team. Qualified candidates can be recent Accounting graduates or staff- level auditors in public accounting who are looking... ...ledger accounts Prepare and post journal entries Assist with month- and year-end close process...