Director of Talent Acquisition, Accounting

Manages a team responsible for recruiting talent for accounting firms.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$297k

Mean

$309k

10th–90th pct

$226k–$410k

Observations

396

Confidence: 33% · based on 396 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Recruiting

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

65% require · 30% prefer

Master's Degree

17% require · 31% prefer

No College

18% require · 5% prefer

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Common next roles

Accounting Recruiting Coordinator-55.6%Director of People, Accounting+2.9%Accounting People Operations Coordinator-54.8%Accounting Recruiter-56.7%Accounting People Operations Manager-58.0%

Common previous roles

Accounting Recruiting Coordinator-125.3%Accounting Recruiter-131.1%Accounting People Operations Coordinator-121.1%Accounting People Operations Manager-138.0%Director of People, Accounting+2.8%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)1,642

Posting growth-1.3%

Median days to fill55 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)122,192

Projected growth3.8%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness55%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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