150+ Finance & Accounting Jobs in Seattle, WA

Observed government wage data is strongest for two local occupations rather than the full category: accountants and auditors had a 2025 median of $99,370, with a 25th-75th range of $80,880 to $126,800, while financial managers had a $124,790 median and a $161,180 75th percentile. Separate from that, broader posted salary ranges across Finance & Accounting in the metro center on about $96k to $155k, and Washington's mean offered salary on new openings was about $100,706 in September 2026 based on a sample of 982 postings.

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Advertised pay

Across the 177 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $82,500 at the 25th percentile, $99,900 at the median and $115,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Seattle is a competitive-but-viable Finance & Accounting market right now. Metro payrolls were up 0.9% year over year in August 2026, but local Financial Activities employment was down 2.3739%, which means openings exist in a market that is not broadly expanding. Statewide, Finance & Accounting employment was essentially flat year over year while active postings were up 11.6%, a pattern more consistent with selective backfilling and specialty hiring than easy volume hiring. Pay is strong, but access is uneven and rewards specialization, employer-specific systems knowledge, and willingness to work on-site.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as a mid-career CPA or corporate-finance candidate who can show SQL, financial modeling, reporting, budgeting/forecasting, and ERP fluency, because those skills and credentials show up repeatedly in local demand signals.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is reading the salary bands as broad access: most visible openings skew mid-career, only about 5% are remote, and the local finance supersector is smaller than a year ago.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 189 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Amazon: 26 open roles
2. Intuit, Inc.: 17 open roles
3. Google Inc: 7 open roles
4. Archer Lewis, LLC: 4 open roles
5. Blue Origin: 4 open roles
6. PACCAR: 4 open roles
7. HMSHost International: 2 open roles
8. KPFF Inc.: 2 open roles
9. Microsoft: 2 open roles
10. Noble House Hotels & Resorts: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Seattle: 75
• Bellevue: 48
• Sunnyvale: 6
• Redmond: 6
• Bothell: 5
• Auburn: 5
• Renton: 5
• Kent: 5

Work arrangement

on-site 133 (71%), hybrid 50 (27%), remote 5 (3%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across several employer types rather than sitting inside one dominant local cluster. In the recent local posting sample, hiring was fragmented across employers, with financial services accounting for about 35% of postings, software development about 25%, finance about 10%, technology about 10%, and accounting about 5%. That mix means many viable roles live inside operating companies and software firms, not only inside banks or public-accounting environments. The named employer leaders show three distinct channels: H & R Block, Inc. and Amazon each had more than 125 postings over the last 90 days, and Intuit, Inc. had more than 50. One lane is tax-heavy, one is large-enterprise in-house finance, and one blends software with accounting workflows. Because only about 10% of sampled postings came from small employers, larger organizations are more likely to offer repeat hiring patterns and clearer leveling. Geography matters too. Bellevue added 5,375 jobs between 2024 and 2025 while Seattle lost more than 18,000, so expanding your search beyond downtown Seattle is a practical edge in this market.

• Financial services and banking (high): This is the single largest local industry slice at about 35% of sampled postings, making it the clearest volume lane for accountants, analysts, and finance operations talent.
• Tech-company finance and FP&A (high): Software development represents about 25% of sampled postings, and Amazon is one of the most consistently active named employers, which supports a real corporate-finance path inside tech rather than only in traditional finance firms.
• Tax preparation and advisory (moderate): Tax preparation is among the most requested hard skills at about 20%, CPA appears in about 30% of certification requirements, and EA in about 10%, making tax a strong access point for candidates who can credential quickly.

Where to focus: Focus first on mid-career in-house roles in financial services and tech-company finance teams, and keep a separate tax track only if you already have CPA or EA momentum.

Roles worth searching next

• Business systems analyst: It uses the same SQL, reporting, and ERP strengths that local finance postings already reward.
• Data analyst: Local demand already rewards SQL, financial analysis, modeling, and data literacy, which are directly portable into analytics roles.
• Operations analyst: Budgeting, forecasting, KPI tracking, and variance analysis translate well into operations analysis work.
• Project or PMO analyst for finance systems: ERP fluency and reporting discipline are useful in finance-transformation and systems rollout work.

What postings ask for

• CPA (premium | immediate): CPA shows up in about 30% of local certification requirements, and it remains the most widely recognized accounting credential for public accounting, controllership, reporting, and tax leadership paths. Who: Public-accounting candidates, controllers-in-training, tax professionals, and mid-career accountants aiming for promotion.
• Enrolled Agent (EA) (differentiator | immediate): EA appears in about 10% of local certification requirements, which makes it one of the fastest signal-builders for tax-heavy hiring tracks. Who: Career switchers, seasonal tax applicants, and early-career candidates who need a faster credential than the CPA path.
• SQL (differentiator | immediate): SQL is among the most requested local hard skills at about 20%, and finance leaders are prioritizing data analysis and technology integration as core future capabilities. Who: FP&A applicants, financial analysts, and accountants targeting tech or systems-heavy employers.
• Financial modeling (premium | immediate): Financial modeling appears in about 20% of local hard-skill demand, and 87% of finance leaders report paying more for expertise in modeling, reporting, data analytics, and ERP software. Who: Analysts, senior accountants, and manager-track candidates.
• ERP fluency (NetSuite, Workday, SAP, Oracle) (premium | immediate): Recruiters expect working competency in major ERP platforms, and ERP expertise sits inside the same skill cluster that finance leaders say earns pay premiums. Who: Anyone applying to in-house finance teams, especially career switchers and mid-career candidates coming from smaller firms.
• Budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting (table_stakes | immediate): Each of these shows up in about 15% of local skill demand, and they map well to the more judgment-heavy work where finance teams are still creating value even as automation rises. Who: Senior accountants, FP&A candidates, and aspiring finance managers.

Questions about this market

What do Finance & Accounting roles pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Observed government wage data is strongest for two local occupations rather than the full category: accountants and auditors had a 2025 median of $99,370, with a 25th-75th range of $80,880 to $126,800, while financial managers had a $124,790 median and a $161,180 75th percentile. Separate from that, broader posted salary ranges across Finance & Accounting in the metro center on about $96k to $155k, and Washington's mean offered salary on new openings was about $100,706 in September 2026 based on a sample of 982 postings. This is a good-paying market by national standards: the Seattle accountant/auditor median sits above the national median of $83,680. The catch is that the higher end is concentrated in management, FP&A-style work, tax specialization, and employer-specific systems knowledge rather than in generalist accounting.

Where is demand for Finance & Accounting roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across several employer types rather than sitting inside one dominant local cluster. In the recent local posting sample, hiring was fragmented across employers, with financial services accounting for about 35% of postings, software development about 25%, finance about 10%, technology about 10%, and accounting about 5%. That mix means many viable roles live inside operating companies and software firms, not only inside banks or public-accounting environments. The named employer leaders show three distinct channels: H & R Block, Inc. and Amazon each had more than 125 postings over the last 90 days, and Intuit, Inc. had more than 50. One lane is tax-heavy, one is large-enterprise in-house finance, and one blends software with accounting workflows. Because only about 10% of sampled postings came from small employers, larger organizations are more likely to offer repeat hiring patterns and clearer leveling. Geography matters too. Bellevue added 5,375 jobs between 2024 and 2025 while Seattle lost more than 18,000, so expanding your search beyond downtown Seattle is a practical edge in this market.

Which employers are hiring the most Finance & Accounting talent in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Recent postings show the most activity from H & R Block, Inc. (125 postings), Amazon (125 postings), Intuit, Inc. (50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Finance & Accounting roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 75% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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