SENIOR Accountant - Tax & Assurance

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SALARY EMPLOYEES Full Time Puyallup, WA, US

Salary Range: $85,000.00 To $ Annually

Location:

Puyallup, WA or Remote

Position Type:
Full-Time

We are a growing public accounting firm serving business owners, individuals, families, and fiduciaries. Our work spans tax, accounting, assurance, and advisory services, giving our team exposure to varied industries and complex client needs.

Our clients count on us to understand their businesses, explain their options, and provide practical guidance. We value people who ask good questions, take initiative, and care about the quality of their work and the relationships behind it.

This role combines business and individual taxation with financial statement preparation and assurance engagements. You’ll manage assignments from planning through completion, communicate directly with clients, and collaborate with colleagues on technical issues.

You don’t need to have every answer. We’re looking for someone who knows how to investigate an issue, apply sound judgment, and recognize when collaboration will lead to a better result.

Depending on your experience and interests, you’ll also have opportunities to lead engagements, mentor staff, and help shape our growing assurance practice.

• Meaningful client relationships and opportunities to provide advice beyond annual compliance.
• A varied mix of tax, accounting, and assurance work that continues to build your expertise.
• Collaboration with experienced CPAs and other professionals on challenging client matters.
• Ownership of your assignments, with opportunities to contribute ideas and improve how we work.
• Room to grow through engagement leadership, staff development, and expanded technical responsibilities.

• Prepare GAAP financial statements, supporting schedules, and disclosures.
• Prepare and manage compilation and review engagements.
• Research accounting issues and financial statement presentation requirements.
• Communicate with clients about their records, findings, and outstanding information.
• Maintain clear, organized work papers that support high-quality engagements.

• Prepare and, depending on experience, review individual, partnership, S corporation, and C corporation tax returns.
• Address complex tax matters involving basis, depreciation, business transactions, and book-to-tax reconciliations.
• Identify planning opportunities and help clients understand their options.
• Research tax issues and communicate practical recommendations.
• Assist with fiduciary, estate, and trust tax matters as your experience permits.
• Collaborate with JBA colleagues on clients whose needs span multiple areas of expertise.

• Manage assigned engagements from initial planning through completion.
• Keep clients and team members informed of progress, questions, and next steps.
• Identify technical concerns, missing information, and scheduling challenges early.
• Deliver thorough, efficient work while remaining mindful of client budgets.
• Apply professional judgment to each client’s circumstances.
• Guide junior staff and provide constructive feedback as appropriate.
• Help improve our tax, accounting, and assurance processes.

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
• At least five years of recent public accounting experience.
• Hands-on experience with compilation and review engagements.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial statement preparation, and accounting fundamentals.
• Experience preparing business and individual income tax returns.
• The…