Who We Are
Jacobson Jarvis is the region’s largest public accounting firm focused 100% on the nonprofit community. Since 1991, we have assisted a broad range of nonprofit clients headquartered primarily in the Pacific Northwest. For more than 30 years, our mission has been to provide an unmatched level of high-quality service to our clients. Our focus on this mission ensures consistent professional improvement as we continue to grow our team and the number of clients we serve. We recognize that our clients want more than just an audit report. We also know that accounting questions don’t wait until the audit starts. We view ourselves as business advisors and a responsive resource to our clients throughout the year.
As a member of our Audit Department, you will be assigned to engagements that will provide opportunities for you to enhance your own professional, technical and interpersonal skills. You will participate in department-wide decision-making and direct client service. You will have the opportunity to help grow the firm and your own professional network by joining firm leaders and other team members at presentations, conferences and other continuing education events.
What You’ll Do For JJCo
As an Audit Manager, you will lead engagements from planning through wrap-up, working side-by-side with partners as a hands-on, “working auditor.” You will:
- Plan, supervise, and complete multiple audit engagements for a diverse portfolio of not-for-profit clients—charitable organizations, foundations, and associations—while managing deadlines, budgets, and engagement profitability.
- Mentor and review the work of audit seniors and associates, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
- Review and approve workpapers, financial statements, and audit reports to ensure accuracy, GAAS compliance, and adherence to not-for-profit accounting standards (FASB ASC 958).
- Stay ahead of regulatory changes affecting the nonprofit sector and advise clients on accounting issues, internal controls, and best practices throughout the year—not just during audit weeks.
- Develop lasting client relationships by serving as a trusted advisor and responsive resource long after fieldwork ends.
- Contribute to business development by preparing proposals, networking with industry peers, making public presentations, and recruiting new team members.
- Participate in firm initiatives such as training, recruiting, and diversity-and-inclusion efforts, helping shape the direction of the Audit Department and the firm overall.
You’ll also have the freedom to cultivate your professional network at conferences and continuing-education events alongside firm leaders. While there is a clear path to partner, there is no pressure to pursue that goal—you set your own trajectory.
Who You Are
You bring at least five years of recent public-accounting audit experience—with two or more of those years supervising staff—and you hold an active, unsanctioned CPA license. You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and a solid command of U.S. GAAS and the not-for-profit accounting guidance in FASB ASC 958. Your track record includes significant, hands-on work with not-for-profit audits and, ideally, exposure to Uniform Guidance / Single Audits.
Your written, verbal, and organizational skills are excellent, and you’re adept at leading engagement teams, mentoring seniors and associates, and managing client relationships and project timelines. You’re comfortable with common audit and accounting platforms (e.g., CaseWare, ProSystem fx, QuickBooks, Microsoft Office) and you genuinely enjoy helping mission-driven organizations succeed. Finally, you either live in the Seattle area—or are willing to relocate—so you can collaborate closely with colleagues and clients.
What We Will Do For You
- Competitive compensation: This full-time Seattle-based role offers a salary range of $115,000 – $150,000, commensurate with experience.
- Professional growth every year: You’ll take part in firm-sponsored training, mentoring, and industry conferences, keeping your technical skills and leadership toolkit sharp.
- A voice at the table: Beyond client work, you’ll help shape firm initiatives—training programs, recruiting, and diversity-and-inclusion efforts—so your ideas directly influence how we operate and serve the nonprofit community.
- Choose your trajectory: There is a clear route to partner, but no pressure to pursue it; we support the career path that fits your goals.
Jacobson Jarvis is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Employees (and applicants) are treated without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, religion, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical handicap.