Who We Are
Gibson & Associates, Inc. consists of Kristy Gibson, Mike Gibson and Carolyn Johnson (a.k.a. CJ), and a network of independent recruiters both on a local and national basis. We specialize in accounting and finance searches, and have been recruiting independently for over 15 years. We have worked with hundreds of companies in the greater Puget Sound area.
Kristy was previously an auditor with Ernst & Young for over 14 years in the Seattle office. During that time, she handled alumni relations for E&Y and did job referral work on behalf of the firm. Basically, she would get involved in referring E&Y alumni to openings with client companies. She is a Seattle native and graduated from the University of Washington with a business degree in accounting.
Mike spent 30 years in the Big 4, a major part of those years as an audit partner with a broad base of experience in a variety of industries. He has extensive hands-on experience working with executives of private and public companies. His primary industry focus was in the high technology industry segments including, electronics, software, telecommunications and biotechnology. Mike is a CPA and a graduate of Seattle University.
Their advantage as recruiters comes from their extensive network and the ability to truly understand the hiring needs of their clients, given their own accounting backgrounds.
CJ was also with Ernst & Young for over 20 years. She worked in administration and was a manager of a department for most of her career at the firm. CJ participates in the recruiting process by identifying candidates, conducting telephone interviews, checking references, coordinating background investigations, scheduling interviews, and maintaining our website.
Fees
Our fees are client-company paid. We typically work on contingency searches for full-time positions. Our standard guarantee is 90 days replacement at no additional fee. Our standard fee is 30% of the candidate's annual guaranteed salary.
Our Clients
Following is a list of clients we have assisted in the placement of accounting and finance professionals:
- Ambassadors International
- Applied Technical Services
- Bensussen Deutsch & Associates
- British American Consulting Group Ltd.
- Cascade Design Automation
- Cellular Technical Services
- Center for Health Promotion
- Contractors Bonding and Insurance Company
- Flow International Corporation
- Full House Sports & Entertainment
- Grossberg Tyler Lithographers
- Lighthouse Document Technologies
- MetLife Capital Corporation
- National Mobile Television
- Pacific Bioscience Laboratories
- Port Townsend Paper Company
- Rainier Investment Management
- Retaining Walls Northwest
- Services Group of America
- SightLife (formerly NW Lions Foundation)
- Simpson Investment Company
- Stellar International Holdings
- Therapeutic Health Services
- Wards Cove Packing Company
- Washington Casualty Company
- Washington State Society of CPAs