Practice Operations Director, Accounting

Manages a team responsible for running the operational side of an accounting practice.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$309k

Mean

$321k

10th–90th pct

$235k–$426k

Observations

373

Confidence: 33% · based on 373 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

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

56% require · 21% prefer

Master's Degree

16% require · 33% prefer

No College

23% require · 6% prefer

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Common next roles

Accounting Practice Coordinator-56.5%Head of Business Development, Accounting-3.3%Accounting Business Development Associate-61.3%Accounting Business Development Manager-55.7%Accounting Practice Operations Specialist-61.9%

Common previous roles

Accounting Practice Coordinator-130.1%Accounting Business Development Associate-158.2%Accounting Business Development Manager-126.0%Accounting Practice Operations Specialist-162.7%Head of Business Development, Accounting-3.4%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)6,555

Posting growth+12.1%

Median days to fill61 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)121,826

Projected growth6.3%/yr

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Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness50%

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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