Accounting Manager
Santa Barbara Management
Chicago, IL · $115k–$135k a year · Posted November 5, 2026
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November 2026
- #1Best cities for government pay after cost of living$146k · of 18
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Midwest684 jobs · of 51
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes684 jobs · of 36
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Midwest1,140 openings · of 59
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- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Midwest80 / 100 · of 20
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)
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- Employers with the most finance jobs #1 Amazon (475 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $125,000 a year. Across 431 open accounting manager listings that state pay, the middle half runs $100,000 to $131,500 and the median is $115,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 9% above the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among financial managers, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for financial managers: 39% (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
...complexity of their own financial lives compound. Santa Barbara Management was founded by a small group of accomplished business builders... ...time — and we're just getting started.
The Role The Accounting Manager is a new, technical accounting role within SBM's Financial...