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Career Services

There is a constant demand for taxation professionals, both in large and local firms, and in the private or public sectors. The major public accounting firms have made it clear that the MS Tax degree is their preferred qualification. Seattle’s proximity to so many companies makes it an excellent place to complete your accounting education and launch your career.

Career resources and services

Foster’s EY Center for Career Advancement offer career management services to Master of Science in Taxation students. The full suite of career services includes:

Individual counselingOne-on-one meetings with career coaches
Learning modulesAccess to online job skills modules
Guidance in seeking positionsDevelop a job plan
Portfolio and ResumeReceive feedback and help with building an impressive portfolio and resume
NetworkingConnect with industry professionals in a variety of settings
Events and workshopsAttend workshops and events geared towards skill development

The Master of Science in Taxation career path

MST alumni job titles include:

Accountant
Accounting Instructor
Assistant VP
Associate
CEO
Controller
Director
FSO Tax

General Manager of Taxation
Global Tax Director
Partner
Principal
Senior Associate
Senior Manager
State and Local Staff Tax

MST alumni employers include:

Accenture
Alaska Airlines
Amazon
Andersen Tax
Armanino
Ascent Private Capital Management
BDO
Belltower
Berntson Porter
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Brighton Jones
Clark Nuber
Costco
CP McAuliffe
Deloitte
Expedia
EY
F5 Networks
Fluke
GEICO Insurance
Grant Thornton
Hellman and Friedman
Highline Community College
HSBC
Indian Oil Corp LTD
Joint Venture Accounting
Keeneland Capital
King & Oliason
KPMG
Liberty Mutual
Microsoft
Mod Pizza
Moss Adams
Nintendo
Nordstrom
People and Parks Foundation
Peterson Sullivan
PwC
Qualtrics
RD Barnett
RSM
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle Genetics
Spott, Lucey and Wall Inc
Starbucks
Sweeney Conrad
Swizznet
Tableau Software
Tesla
T-Mobile
Valve
Vector Capital
Vulcan
Weyerhaeuser
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati
Zillow Group
MST alumni job locations include:

Albany, CA
Atlanta, GA
Amstelveen, Netherlands
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD
Bellevue, WA
Bellingham, WA
Bermuda, UK
Boca Raton, FL
Bothell, WA
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Des Moines, WA
Everett, WA
Grants Pass, OR
Houston, TX
Leawood, KS
London, UK
Los Angeles, CA
Melbourne, Australia
Minneapolis, MN
New Delhi, India

New York, NY
Palo Alto, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland, OR
Puyallup, WA
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Richmond, VA
Sacramento, CA
Sammamish, WA
San Diego, CA
San Jose, CA
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Shanghai, China
Snohomish, WA
Washington D.C.
Wenatchee, WA
Yakima, WA

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