Source: https://deftridge.com/side-work/accountant/ Title: Side work for Accountants | Deftridge Summary: Part-time roles for accountants: what they pay per hour, which tasks are open and how to start in about five hours a week. Side work for Accountants · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Side work for Accountants Accountant is one of the titles we hear most. These are the part-time roles where your experience carries over, what they pay per hour, and the tasks open now. About five hours a week, next to your main job. **4** roles that fit an accountant **1,344** open tasks in those roles **$35/hr** typical US rate, Bookkeeper **5 h** a week is enough By [Grace Huang](https://deftridge.com/team/grace-huang/), Director, Finance & Accounting · Edited by [Helena Voss](https://deftridge.com/team/helena-voss/) · Published 2 November 2026 ## Side work as an accountant: what to know Accountants have the easiest route into side work because the work cuts cleanly into pieces: a month-end close for a small company, a reconciliation backlog, a review of someone else's workpapers. Most of these tasks follow a calendar, so you know in advance which weeks will be busy and which will be quiet. The usual trap is timing. Your own employer closes the books in the same week as everyone else, so pick recurring tasks with a later deadline, or one-off cleanups that can wait until the tenth working day. Keep client files on the company's systems, never on a personal laptop, and say no to anything that touches a client of your employer. In our data: 1,344 open tasks across the 4 roles that fit an accountant, 64% of them remote. The typical senior rate for Bookkeeper is $35 in the US, £23 in the UK, CA$45 in Canada and €35 in Germany an hour, before the company's 15% fee. The other roles that fit are Month-End Close Accountant, Accounts Payable Specialist, AI Evaluator: Accounting. Most of these tasks are sized for 3 to 10 hours a week. Rates come from official wage statistics aged to October 2026; see [the full table by country](https://deftridge.com/rates/bookkeeper/). ## Where an accountant's experience fits The best match is first. Each role page shows the rate by country and level. - [431 open tasks Bookkeeper Day-to-day bookkeeping for small companies: coding, reconciliations and clean monthly books. typical US rate $35/hr](https://deftridge.com/jobs/bookkeeper/) - [321 open tasks Month-End Close Accountant Runs the monthly close: journals, accruals, intercompany and the checklist, handed back on the due date. typical US rate $55/hr](https://deftridge.com/jobs/month-end-close-accountant/) - [288 open tasks Accounts Payable Specialist Processes vendor invoices, matches them to orders and receipts, and runs payment batches on schedule. typical US rate $35/hr](https://deftridge.com/jobs/accounts-payable-specialist/) - [304 open tasks AI Evaluator: Accounting Rates and corrects AI answers to accounting questions against a written rubric. typical US rate $60/hr](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ai-evaluator-accounting/) ## Open now for an accountant Tasks in the roles above, newest first, each with the hourly rate. Regular Posted Nov 2 ### [Expense Report Audit · Manufacturing](https://deftridge.com/job/expense-report-audit-united-states-dt-1631925/) Senior · Accounts Payable Specialist Packaging manufacturer supplying aerospace · 51–200 employees **$35–$44** / hour About $600 a month at 4 h a week - 2–5 h a week - Remote · United States - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/expense-report-audit-united-states-dt-1631925/) Regular Posted Nov 2 ### [Balance Sheet Reconciliations](https://deftridge.com/job/balance-sheet-reconciliations-los-angeles-dt-1694502/) Manager · Month-End Close Accountant Boutique advisory firm for retailers · 5,000+ employees **$83–$102** / hour About $600 a month at 2 h a week - 1–2 h a week - Hybrid · Los Angeles - Starts within 2 weeks - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/balance-sheet-reconciliations-los-angeles-dt-1694502/) Regular Posted Nov 2 ### [Weekly Payment Run (Bill.com)](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-payment-run-gilbert-dt-1977787/) Senior · Accounts Payable Specialist Series C collaboration software company for field-service companies · 201–500 employees **$38–$44** / hour About $530 a month at 3 h a week - 2–4 h a week - Hybrid · Gilbert - Starts next week - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-payment-run-gilbert-dt-1977787/) One-off Posted Nov 2 ### [Close Checklist Automation](https://deftridge.com/job/close-checklist-automation-berlin-dt-2132541/) Manager · Month-End Close Accountant Health insurer for homeowners · 201–500 employees **€51–€64** / hour About €230–€580 in total - about 7 h in total - Hybrid · Berlin - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/close-checklist-automation-berlin-dt-2132541/) AI review Posted Nov 3 ### [Journal Entry Verification](https://deftridge.com/job/journal-entry-verification-austria-dt-2594260/) Director · AI Evaluator: Accounting Series A medical devices company for primary care · 51–200 employees **€49–€59** / hour About €1,640 a month at 7 h a week - 4–10 h a week - Remote · Austria - Starts within 2 weeks - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/journal-entry-verification-austria-dt-2594260/) AI review Posted Nov 2 ### [GAAP and IFRS Comparison Review (client annotation portal)](https://deftridge.com/job/gaap-and-ifrs-comparison-review-united-states-dt-2833562/) Manager · AI Evaluator: Accounting Health insurer covering fleets and logistics · 5,000+ employees **$66–$84** / hour About $1,950 a month at 6 h a week - 4–8 h a week - Remote · United States - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/gaap-and-ifrs-comparison-review-united-states-dt-2833562/) ## Before you take side work Three checks that take ten minutes. - Read the outside-work, conflict-of-interest and confidentiality clauses in your employment contract. If it asks for consent, ask in writing. - Do not take tasks from a direct competitor of your employer. - Use your own equipment and your own time. [Read the guide](https://deftridge.com/guides/check-your-contract-before-side-work/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.