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Accountant roles qualify for H-1B sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in accounting or a directly related field. Many public accounting firms, corporate finance teams, and financial services employers file H-1B petitions for staff and senior accountants, making this one of the more consistently sponsored professional roles.
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Leads and/or participates in projects within one or more functional areas within Default Servicing (internally known as Customer Asset Management (CAM)) and represents these areas in cross-functional, visible projects involving business partners outside of CAM.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Serve as resource in a defined area of CAM and represent business practices and interests in various projects with internal and external stakeholders.
- Interact with business partners across the Business Banking, Commercial, Consumer, Mortgage and Retail platforms to leverage technology, system enhancements and projects, while also representing inclusive needs for all aspects of default servicing.
- Develop and produce non-routine departmental reports and spreadsheets, including project or product strategy analyses, historical reporting, workflow analyses and financial analyses for one or more functional areas of CAM.
- Conduct non-routine analysis and judgment-based work over a single or closely related disciplines to support CAM decisions.
- Conduct non-routine data review, research, and/or reconciliation for assigned areas of CAM.
- Draft and/or edit procedures related to one or more functional areas of CAM to maintain their currency.
- Support departmental audits, user certifications and compliance testing for CAM.
- Lead and participate in planning, testing and implementing new projects, systems, products and regulatory changes impacting assigned CAM team(s).
- Assist with providing departmental system support, coordinating with internal business partners, external vendors and Technology to address issues for assigned CAM team(s).
- Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
- Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
- Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
- Complete other related duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:
Not Applicable
Education and Experience Required:
- Associate degree and a minimum of 3 years’ related experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 5 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 3 years’ related experience
- Experience in collections and/or default servicing
- Proven analytical skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Proficiency with personal computers as well as pertinent word processing and spreadsheet software
- Proven verbal and written communication skills
Education and Experience Preferred:
- Prior experience in functional areas supported
M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $26.00 - $43.34 Hourly (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.
Location
Getzville, New York, United States of America
Overview:
Leads and/or participates in projects within one or more functional areas within Default Servicing (internally known as Customer Asset Management (CAM)) and represents these areas in cross-functional, visible projects involving business partners outside of CAM.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Serve as resource in a defined area of CAM and represent business practices and interests in various projects with internal and external stakeholders.
- Interact with business partners across the Business Banking, Commercial, Consumer, Mortgage and Retail platforms to leverage technology, system enhancements and projects, while also representing inclusive needs for all aspects of default servicing.
- Develop and produce non-routine departmental reports and spreadsheets, including project or product strategy analyses, historical reporting, workflow analyses and financial analyses for one or more functional areas of CAM.
- Conduct non-routine analysis and judgment-based work over a single or closely related disciplines to support CAM decisions.
- Conduct non-routine data review, research, and/or reconciliation for assigned areas of CAM.
- Draft and/or edit procedures related to one or more functional areas of CAM to maintain their currency.
- Support departmental audits, user certifications and compliance testing for CAM.
- Lead and participate in planning, testing and implementing new projects, systems, products and regulatory changes impacting assigned CAM team(s).
- Assist with providing departmental system support, coordinating with internal business partners, external vendors and Technology to address issues for assigned CAM team(s).
- Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
- Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
- Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
- Complete other related duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:
Not Applicable
Education and Experience Required:
- Associate degree and a minimum of 3 years’ related experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 5 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 3 years’ related experience
- Experience in collections and/or default servicing
- Proven analytical skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Proficiency with personal computers as well as pertinent word processing and spreadsheet software
- Proven verbal and written communication skills
Education and Experience Preferred:
- Prior experience in functional areas supported
M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $26.00 - $43.34 Hourly (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.
Location
Getzville, New York, United States of America
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as an Accountant
Verify your credential equivalency early
If your accounting degree is from outside the U.S., get a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved service before applying. Employers filing your H-1B petition need documentation showing your degree is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's in accounting.
Check prevailing wage before accepting offers
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV prevailing wages for accountants in your target city. Your offered salary must meet or exceed the applicable level, and your employer certifies this on the LCA before USCIS sees your petition.
Target employers with active LCA filings
Search Migrate Mate to filter accountant roles by employers who have certified LCAs for accounting positions. This shows which companies have recently gone through the DOL filing process, signaling genuine H-1B sponsorship infrastructure rather than aspirational job listings.
Understand CPA licensure's role in sponsorship
A CPA license strengthens your specialty occupation case, but it isn't required for H-1B eligibility. If you're unlicensed, make sure your job description emphasizes degree-specific duties like financial statement preparation or tax analysis rather than general bookkeeping tasks.
Ask employers about cap-exempt entity affiliations
Accounting roles at universities, nonprofit research institutions, or government-affiliated entities may qualify for cap-exempt H-1B filing. This bypasses the annual lottery entirely, so ask during your offer negotiation whether the employer has any qualifying institutional relationships.
Time your H-1B registration around April 1
USCIS opens H-1B registrations in March for an October 1 start date. If you're selected in the lottery, your employer files the full petition afterward. Confirm your employer understands the registration deadline so you don't miss the window by starting the conversation too late.
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Find Accountant JobsAccountant H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an accountant role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes. Accountant positions qualify as specialty occupations under H-1B rules because the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a directly related field. USCIS looks at the job duties, not just the title, so employers typically document that the position requires degree-specific knowledge such as applying GAAP standards, preparing audited financial statements, or performing tax analysis.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for accountants?
Public accounting firms, corporate finance and treasury departments, financial services companies, and large healthcare or tech organizations regularly sponsor accountants. Cap-exempt employers such as universities and nonprofit research institutions can file outside the lottery entirely. You can find accountant roles filtered by employers with active H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate, which surfaces LCA data so you're targeting companies that have already navigated the process.
Does a CPA license affect my H-1B petition as an accountant?
A CPA license isn't required to qualify for H-1B status as an accountant, but it does reinforce the specialty occupation argument. Without it, the employer's H-1B petition needs to clearly show that the role requires a degree in a specific field, not just any bachelor's degree. If your duties include audit sign-offs or roles that require licensure by state law, your employer should address how that requirement is met.
What happens to my H-1B status if I want to change accounting employers?
You can change employers under H-1B portability rules once USCIS has had your petition pending or approved for at least 180 days. Your new employer files an H-1B transfer petition before you start, and you're authorized to begin working as soon as that petition is received by USCIS. The 60-day grace period after leaving your previous employer gives you time to arrange the transfer without accruing unlawful presence.
How does prevailing wage work for sponsored accountant positions?
Before filing your H-1B petition, your employer must certify an LCA with the DOL stating your offered wage meets the prevailing wage for your role and location. The prevailing wage is determined by your job level and geographic area using the OFLC Wage Search. Employers can't offer below that threshold, so your final compensation must be documented in the LCA and held to that standard for the duration of your H-1B status.
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