Top 7 Side Hustles for Accountants That Pay for Your Skills

Part-Time Teacher (Online or On-Site)

Many accountants who work full time are always helping out other learners think critically, and help raise the next generation of accounting specialists. From many accountants on reddit, and my friend who took on accounting as their career, teaching part time at a community college has been the best option. 

To become a teacher in your skills, you will need to first have a license to teach. Also proof of knowledge in your profession is always a plus. Since you will be teaching these skills, knowing how to communicate technical subjects clearly is vital.  

Usually, you can find these types of jobs online quickly, but they may not pay as well as your local community college or local school. However, on average you can expect to earn an extra $1,000 a month or so. 

Keep in mind that most part time teacher spend around 25 hours a month or sometimes a bit more, however its overall extremely flexible, spending overall around 5-10 hours a week. 

Take on Online Bookkeeping Gigs

Bookkeeping is one of many talents for an accountant. It requires a lot of organization, legal knowledge, and technical organization that abides to legal standards for a business. 

To make bookkeeping a sufficient online side gig that pays well, you will need to find one or two part time gigs on sites like Upwork. Here you will find it much more liberating and flexible to work on your own terms. 

Online bookkeeping can pay on average $20 an hour. However you will typically only need to do around 5 hours of work per week if you go the freelancer route.

Alternatively if you are okay losing some of your freetime (10-15 hours weekly), try to apply for part time bookkeeping jobs outside of your full time. You can find these gigs usually on apps like Indeed or Linkedin. 

Tax Preperation Specialist

Accountants are wizards when it comes to understanding taxes and knowing how to manage them. Every year, sites like TurboTax request for part-time Tax Consulatants right before taxes are due. Usually this is great pay, up to $60 an hour. The best part? Its only for a few months, and you just made huge bank. 

If you dont want to get hired through an official third party site like TurboTax, H&R Block, or ExpatFile, you could alternatively try out freelance platforms. Usually, you will receive a lot of requests for tax assistance, getting paid similarly to other sites. 

I really liked using Freecash to find out my favorite tax site, as I could test out products and answer surveys based on tax or even accountant related questions. 

Financial Advisor Assistant

I used to work with Financial Advisors, and they were always looking for part time assistants whether online or for on-site work. An accountant background is one of the most in demand backgrounds for this role, which makes it an easy application. 

One thing to note, though, is that Advisors typically work during average 9-5 hours. So if you have a full time already, this might be a hard one to get into. However it could be much easier to find roles like this as a freelancer. 

Most assistance get paid very well, from $40 to $60 an hour. If you can find higher paid offers, Finiancial Advisors typiclaly offer good bonuses as a sign you are doing your job well (good bonuses too, sometimes $100 a week or more). 

A few good places to look would be Wells Fargo Advisors, Morgan Stanley, or even Chase Bank Advisors. 

Audit Services

Side gigs and part time audit jobs are available constantly on websites like Fiverr and Freelancer. These jobs are super easy to pick up as a majority of accountant skills are translated into this job (such as keeping up with financial records). 

The average part time pay hits around $30 an hour, but if you want the more flexible approach with freelance offers the pay is a bit lower. Sometimes it goes as low as $10, and you are requested to work up to 10 or more hours. 

Finding a decent audit job is hard, but its one of the best side gigs for an Accountant. as they are easy to transition to, and its a rather flexible job. 

Try out Reward Programs like Freecash

If you are looking for a platform that is available to you 24/7 with an app, and doesnt require an application, Freecash offers a variety of products to test and surveys that need your opinion, in return for cash rewards.

I am constantly running into accountant based questions on surveys with Freecash, which makes it a great opportunity with practically unlimited rewards. 

To get started, here are the steps you can take:

If you are wanting a source of passive income, this is one of the best options. As you can earn bonuses from their affiliate program, along with daily bonuses for simply logging in. 

Create Courses on Accounting

One of the best online gigs to earn extra income is to make courses. It can be courses in anything, posting them on sites like Udemy. As an Accountant, you can creaet great courses that pay you in your sleep. 

In my opinion, this could be much better than teaching in a live class setting. As all you need to do is create valuable courses, and post them. Once they are up, people will pay you for your course (up to $120 per course), and you do not need to do anything extra. 

This is one of the most flexible ways to earn, however you may need to spend a good 15 hours a week to make sure your content is valuable and worth purchasing. Typically, you can get paid on average $1,500 or more a month.