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Join a Firm That Does Things Differently.
We left national firms to build something better. If you are a serious accountant or financial planner who wants to do high-impact work with senior mentorship and real client relationships, we should talk.
Why WAFS
You will work directly with senior partners from day one — no handoffs to junior staff after the first meeting
We operate year-round, not seasonally — planning and relationships, not tax season sprints
Our four service disciplines share a floor and a client roster — you will understand the full financial picture
We hire for growth — our senior managers came from associate roles at WAFS
Open Positions
Three openings as of June 2025. We hire carefully and grow slowly.
Tax Senior Associate
Tax Strategy & Compliance
Work directly with Managing Partner Maggie Chen on complex business tax engagements for Pacific Northwest clients. This is not a processing role — it is a planning and advisory role for someone who wants to grow into a senior advisor.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and review complex business tax returns (partnerships, S-corps, C-corps)
- Assist in year-round tax planning engagements for closely held businesses
- Research multi-state and Washington B&O tax issues
- Support pre-transaction tax structuring engagements
- Communicate findings and recommendations directly to clients
Requirements
- CPA license (Washington) required or sitting candidate within 6 months
- 3–5 years of public accounting experience with business entity tax
- Experience with pass-through entity taxation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Pacific Northwest presence preferred
Send your resume and a brief note to careers@washingtonacfs.com
Financial Planning Associate
Wealth & Financial Planning
Support Partner Robert Kimura and Analyst James Thornton in WAFS's growing Wealth & Financial Planning practice. The ideal candidate is pursuing the CFP designation and wants to work at the intersection of tax strategy and personal financial planning.
Responsibilities
- Prepare retirement income projections and Roth conversion analyses
- Assist in estate planning coordination with client attorneys
- Support investment oversight reviews and portfolio analysis
- Draft client-ready financial planning summaries and meeting materials
- Coordinate with the tax practice to align planning recommendations
Requirements
- CFP candidate or CFP certificant strongly preferred
- 1–3 years of financial planning or wealth management experience
- Comfort working with planning software (eMoney, MoneyGuide preferred)
- Detail-oriented, client-service focused
- CPA or CPA candidate is a meaningful plus
Send your resume and a brief note to careers@washingtonacfs.com
Audit Senior
Audit & Assurance
Join Priya Nair's audit team to support financial statement audits, nonprofit audits, and SOC reporting engagements. WAFS's audit practice is relationship-driven and serves clients who deserve national-quality work without national-firm overhead.
Responsibilities
- Lead audit fieldwork for financial statement and nonprofit audit engagements
- Prepare and review workpapers in accordance with GAAS and GAGAS
- Assist with Uniform Guidance (Single Audit) engagements
- Support SOC 1 and SOC 2 reporting engagements
- Communicate findings with client leadership
Requirements
- CPA license (Washington) or CPA candidate
- 2–4 years of public accounting audit experience
- Nonprofit audit experience is a meaningful plus
- Familiarity with Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) preferred
- Collaborative team player with strong documentation skills
Send your resume and a brief note to careers@washingtonacfs.com
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We occasionally make exceptions for exceptional people. If you're a credentialed tax, audit, or financial planning professional who wants to bring serious skills to a firm that will actually use them, send us a note.
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