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Accounting jobs in Canberra, ACT

There are 24 Accounting jobs advertised in Canberra on ViewJobs, from 18 employers and recruiters. 5 were posted in the last week.

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24 Accounting roles in Canberra

5 new roles this week· 16 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time21 (88%)
  • Temporary2 (8%)
  • Apprenticeship1 (4%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Canberra.

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Explore specialisms

Accounting by specialism.

Each specialism has its own page: where the roles are, who is hiring and the latest ads.

5 live rolesBusiness services & corporate advisory3 live rolesAccounts payable1 live roleAssistant accountants

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The local market

Canberra's accounting job market

Figures for Canberra cover ABS region Australian Capital Territory (GCCSA 8ACTE). Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads.

Figure 1: Online accounting job ads a month, Australian Capital TerritoryFinance occupations: business, finance and human resource professionals, and numerical clerks. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Business, finance and human resource professionals
  • Numerical clerks
0100200300Business, finance and human resource professionals, Sep: 193Numerical clerks, Sep: 96289SepBusiness, finance and human resource professionals, Oct: 187Numerical clerks, Oct: 92Business, finance and human resource professionals, Nov: 188Numerical clerks, Nov: 92NovBusiness, finance and human resource professionals, Dec: 146Numerical clerks, Dec: 88Business, finance and human resource professionals, Jan: 152Numerical clerks, Jan: 86JanBusiness, finance and human resource professionals, Feb: 158Numerical clerks, Feb: 85Business, finance and human resource professionals, Mar: 186Numerical clerks, Mar: 93MarBusiness, finance and human resource professionals, Apr: 178Numerical clerks, Apr: 91Business, finance and human resource professionals, May: 171Numerical clerks, May: 88MayBusiness, finance and human resource professionals, Jun: 165Numerical clerks, Jun: 83Business, finance and human resource professionals, Jul: 163Numerical clerks, Jul: 85JulBusiness, finance and human resource professionals, Aug: 171Numerical clerks, Aug: 93Business, finance and human resource professionals, Sep: 178Numerical clerks, Sep: 100278Sep

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

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Online accounting job ads a month, Australian Capital Territory
MonthBusiness, finance and human resource professionalsNumerical clerksTotal
September 202519396289
October 202518792279
November 202518892280
December 202514688234
January 202615286238
February 202615885243
March 202618693279
April 202617891269
May 202617188259
June 202616583248
July 202616385248
August 202617193264
September 2026178100278
Unemployment rate
4.7%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.4 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
273,746
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
4,643
JSA, September 2026 · down 6.9% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
7,975
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 8.5% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in accounting occupations in CanberraAn estimated 15,420 people employed in September 2026: down 4.8% on September 2025, and up 1.3% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 15,229Sep 202115,229Sep 2022: 15,831Sep 202215,831Sep 2023: 17,345Sep 202317,345Sep 2024: 17,337Sep 202417,337Sep 2025: 16,204Sep 202516,204Sep 2026: 15,420Sep 202615,420

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[7]; ViewJobs[8].

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People employed in accounting occupations in Canberra
MonthPeople employed
September 202115,229
September 202215,831
September 202317,345
September 202417,337
September 202516,204
September 202615,420

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Popular Accounting roles in Canberra

Quick answers

Accounting work in Canberra, answered

How many Accounting jobs are there in Canberra?

24 Accounting jobs are live on ViewJobs in Canberra, from 18 employers and recruiters. 5 were posted in the last 7 days. 21 are full-time, 2 temporary and 1 apprenticeship.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Is demand for Accounting workers in Canberra growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in Canberra, across the Australian Capital Territory, placed about 278 online ads a month for accounting jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 3.8% on a year earlier (289). Ads for business, finance and human resource professionals fell from 193 to 178 a month. Ads for numerical clerks rose from 96 to 100 a month.

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

What do Accounting jobs pay in Canberra?

5 ads state a yearly salary: $80,000 to $151,928 a year, with a typical midpoint of $110,000. 1 more states pay in other units, and 18 of the 24 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Which Accounting roles are most advertised in Canberra?

Business Services & Corporate Advisory, with 5 of the 24 live ads. Next is Financial Accounting & Reporting (4).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What is the job market like in Canberra overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Canberra, across the Australian Capital Territory, averaged 4,643 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 6.9% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Canberra?

The unemployment rate in Canberra, across the Australian Capital Territory, was 4.7% in September 2026, up 0.4 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

Are Canberra Accounting jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 21 of 24 (88%). 2 are temporary (8%) and 1 apprenticeship (4%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  1. Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/internet_vacancies_anzsco2_occupations_gccsa_and_sa4_regions_-_september_2026.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  2. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/internet-vacancy-index. The two accounting occupation groups combined.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/sep-2026/MLF1.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  4. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/latest-release. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of the ABS's modelled labour market regions, with rates worked out from the sums.
  5. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/resources/workforce-australia-caseload-selected-cohorts-30-june-2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 26 October 2026. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR).
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/workforce-australia-caseload-data. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
  7. Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/2026-09_nero.zip. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
  8. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  9. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 30 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.

Method

  • Online job ads: Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force: monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier. The ABS's labour market regions follow the 2011 boundaries of its SA4 regions, which differ slightly from today's in a few areas. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: estimated employment by occupation, published under CC BY 4.0. Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Accounting classification, placed in Canberra, counted on 30 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas, and the rates worked out from such a sum. The sources publish the parts; the sum is ViewJobs' own, and its reference says what was combined.

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ViewJobs (2026). Accounting jobs in Canberra, ACT, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/act/regional-rural/canberra/accounting

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