How to hire an accounting/finance tutor

How to hire an accounting/finance tutor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step accounting/finance tutor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an accounting/finance tutor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new accounting/finance tutor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the accounting/finance tutor you need to hire. Certain accounting/finance tutor roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   An accounting/finance tutor's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, accounting/finance tutors from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of accounting/finance tutors.

   Type of Accounting/Finance Tutor	Description	Hourly rate
   Accounting/Finance Tutor		$10-20
   Tutor/Mentor	Tutors and mentors are two different teaching jobs. Tutors oversee helping students understand varied subjects, assessing as well as encouraging them during the learning process... Show more	$11-18
   Tutor	Tutors are individual contributors who make sure that students assigned to them can understand classroom lessons. They are often full-time educators themselves, but they may also be working in other fields and are only passionate about teaching... Show more	$10-25

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Economics
   • PowerPoint
   • Reconciliations
   • Payroll
   • Treasury
   • Data Entry
   • Invoice
   • Balance Sheet
   • Internal Controls
   • Journal Entries
   • Financial Data
   • Hyperion
   • Financial Reports
   • Internal Audit

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead financial aspects of unit responsible for development and management of diverse company portfolio.
   • Help student solve complex accounting problems base on U.S GAAP and IFRS.
   • Assess each student's strengths and weaknesses to aid in forming better study habits.
   • Demonstrate the best method for time management and study skills in order to help the students succeed.
   • Guide firm reconciliation, payroll, annual bonus, pension funds, annual reporting, and management of investments.
   • Perform accounting functions using QuickBooks accounting software.

   More accounting/finance tutor duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your accounting/finance tutor job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. An accounting/finance tutor salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, accounting/finance tutors' average salary in florida is 46% less than in hawaii.
   • Seniority. Entry-level accounting/finance tutors earn 49% less than senior-level accounting/finance tutors.
   • Certifications. An accounting/finance tutor with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in an accounting/finance tutor's salary.

   Average accounting/finance tutor salary

   $15.02hourly

   $31,232 yearly

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   Entry-level accounting/finance tutor salary

   $22,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 25, 2025

   Average accounting/finance tutor salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Hawaii	$40,711	$20
   2	Massachusetts	$39,589	$19
   3	California	$38,069	$18
   4	New York	$34,674	$17
   5	Missouri	$33,114	$16
   6	Delaware	$32,576	$16
   7	Virginia	$32,170	$15
   8	Montana	$31,837	$15
   9	Washington	$31,758	$15
   10	Texas	$31,697	$15
   11	Illinois	$31,548	$15
   12	Colorado	$30,275	$15
   13	Georgia	$30,118	$14
   14	Idaho	$30,083	$14
   15	West Virginia	$28,804	$14
   16	Ohio	$28,678	$14
   17	Michigan	$27,770	$13
   18	Indiana	$26,759	$13
   19	Arizona	$26,556	$13
   20	Utah	$26,506	$13

   Average accounting/finance tutor salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Microsoft	$53,602	$25.77	66
   2	Northern Trust	$45,350	$21.80	2
   3	General Dynamics	$39,089	$18.79	41
   4	Eaton	$38,463	$18.49	22
   5	Univ Of Colorado-Colorado Spgs	$38,450	$18.49
   6	New York Life Insurance	$36,718	$17.65	196
   7	iHeartMedia	$36,401	$17.50
   8	BHI Energy	$36,268	$17.44	2
   9	Niagara Bottling	$34,959	$16.81
   10	Applied Control Engineering	$34,291	$16.49
   11	BayCare Health System	$33,766	$16.23	9
   12	Georgia Transmission	$33,286	$16.00	1
   13	Belden	$32,757	$15.75
   14	Sanofi US	$32,743	$15.74
   15	Venteon	$31,618	$15.20	31
   16	Robert Half	$31,266	$15.03	819
   17	PDS Tech	$31,248	$15.02	1
   18	Staffing Resources	$30,896	$14.85	1
   19	PeopleShare	$28,941	$13.91	1
   20	University of Virginia	$28,420	$13.66	13

4. Writing an accounting/finance tutor job description

   A good accounting/finance tutor job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of an accounting/finance tutor job description:

   Accounting/finance tutor job description example

   Make banking a Fifth Third better We connect great people to great opportunities. Are you ready to take the next step? Discover a career in banking at Fifth Third Bank.
   
   Be a part of Fifth Third Bank's landmark early talent program that allows recent college graduates to participate in hands-on leadership development supporting the Cincinnati market. This is a paid professional development opportunity where you'll learn Fifth Third Bank's business practices, operations, and procedures.
   
   You will be responsible and accountable for risk, encouraged to openly exchange ideas and opinions, elevate concerns, and follow policies and procedures to safeguard the company. Doing the right thing for customers and colleagues is key; you'll ensure their actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience, achieving real results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.
   
   The Finance and Accounting Leadership Program (FALP) offers two well-defined tracks to prepare participants for careers in Finance or Accounting (with an emphasis on either Accounting or Finance rotations based on the participant's program focus). During the program, you'll rotate among different teams, becoming an integral member of each one so you can fully collaborate on key initiatives.
   
   This position features hands-on training from industry leaders, developing skills in accounting, financial planning and analysis, external reporting, treasury, investor relation, and other areas you'll need in a career driving economic growth. Get meaningful work experience and targeted educational opportunities to develop future organizational leaders in a rotation-based model that will give you exposure to multiple business areas.
   
   Strengthen your business acumen through exposure to Fifth Third Bank's senior leaders, performance coaching and feedback, mentoring relationships, leadership and professional development opportunities, and develop a professional network that includes some of the best talent in the industry.
   What You'll Do
   
   Participants will build skills and experience in financial concepts, building critical thinking skills and business acumen. A two-year program based in Cincinnati, the program consists of four 6-month rotations where participants will have early-career development through guided and self-directed learning and training activities. Participants will build problem-solving abilities and learn to clearly communicate in a financial environment while drawing data-driven conclusions and having exposure to Fifth Third Bank's senior leadership.
   Your days will be filled with fast-paced on-the-job training and development as a vital part of the team. In meetings, you won't be expected to be seen and not heard; your ideas will be vital to the company's strategies going forward. You'll meet with senior leaders, soaking in their experience and insights, while developing your own skills based on their guidance. This isn't a role where you'll be making copies and fetching coffee for employees. You'll be a valued part of the team, gaining valuable experience and getting first-hand insights on how to run a major banking institution.
   
   Upon program completion, you'll have access to placement opportunities within the finance division in roles such as financial analyst, senior accountant, reporting financial analyst, and treasury analyst.
   
   Job Duties
   
   (3) Accounting Rotations:
   Accurately maintain accounting records and perform all related accounting functions. Prepare daily entries while overseeing preparation of other entries. Monitor accounts and maintain account balances. Facilitate compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Reconciliation and resolution of outages from complex accounts. Responsible for special accounting projects and complex assignments. Preparation of Bancorp and subsidiaries financial reporting.
   
   (1) Finance Rotation:
   Assist in the execution of financial analysis. Understand and assist in the identification of key business factors that impact the business. Prepare and analyze monthly reports. Investigate and document unusual items. Perform maintenance on existing schedules and reports for changes to information. Document, evaluate and improve design of reports and processes to ensure that analytical tools evolve as business changes.
   
   Required Knowledge and Skills
   
   Upon hire, a completed four-year undergraduate degree in Accounting with a graduation date within 2022-2023 A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 Previous internship or co-op program experience preferred Financial Services experience preferred but not required Campus involvement/leadership experience Basic Excel proficiency (data entry, formatting, charts, basic formulas, Vlookup) Basic familiarity with internal general ledger, reconciliation and reporting systems Shows aptitude to learn additional software applications as required by FALP Assignment Ability to complete both guided and self-directed learning activities Ability to solve routine problems by following defined procedures Strong attention to detail and the ability to communicate financial information
   
   2023 Accounting Track: Finance and Accounting Leadership Program
   
   LOCATION -- Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
   
   Fifth Third Bank, National Association is proud to have an engaged and inclusive culture and to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity in all employment decisions regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right accounting/finance tutor for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with accounting/finance tutors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit accounting/finance tutors who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your accounting/finance tutor job on Zippia to find and recruit accounting/finance tutor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as k12jobspot, learn4good, serious teachers, teachingjobs.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit accounting/finance tutors, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new accounting/finance tutor

   Once you've found the accounting/finance tutor candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new accounting/finance tutor first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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