Modeled career paths · Accounting

Where does a Accounting Manager go next?

What employers are asking a Accounting Manager for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Controller+35% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
69% of modeled moves out of Accounting Manager go here
progression91% of modeled exits move upward from there
Specialist path
VP Accounting+93% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Accounting Manager go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Director of Finance+57% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Finance Manager. 5% joint modeled share
progression93% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Marketing+42% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Controller. 3% joint modeled share
progression93% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Sales+65% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Controller. 3% joint modeled share
progression93% of modeled exits move upward from there
Adjacent career
Finance Manager+17% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
8% of modeled moves out of Accounting Manager go here
lateral89% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.