September 24, 2026

Orange County CPA Opportunities: The Market Is Extremely Active

As we head toward year-end, Orange County’s accounting market is extremely active. Conexus is currently working on 50+ direct-hire searches across Orange County, with strong opportunities for CPAs looking to make the move from public accounting into industry.

A few Orange County public-company opportunities that may be particularly relevant to your background:

Public Life Sciences Company
Profitable, growing company focused on cancer treatments, with an exceptional CFO and an opportunity to leverage your technical accounting background while expanding into broader finance.
Healthcare REIT
Rapidly growing, highly profitable public company with an outstanding culture, strong CFO, and significant opportunities for development and advancement.
Public Skilled Nursing Company
Well-regarded organization with a strong growth track record, excellent culture, and a CFO known for developing accounting professionals into broader leadership roles.

The common theme: these companies aren’t just hiring CPAs for their technical skills. They’re looking for people they can develop into broader finance and business leaders.

Conexus focuses exclusively on the Office of the CFO, and we were founded by Big Four CPAs. More than 75% of the professionals we place are CPAs, so we understand the public accounting-to-industry transition firsthand.

If you’re open to a conversation, whether you’re actively looking or simply curious about the Orange County market, compensation, and what’s available, I’d be happy to connect.

Mike Kelly
Orange County Contact
Mike Kelly, CPA (Inactive)
Partner

Download our 2026 Compensation Guide here.

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