Scale your firm's capacity.
On your terms.
Waves Fractional connects CPA firms with independently licensed consultants — pre-vetted professionals available for staff augmentation when your firm needs additional capacity, specialized expertise, or interim coverage.
The capacity your firm needs — without the overhead.
Waves Fractional is a technology platform, not a staffing agency. Every consultant is an independently licensed CPA, operating as an independent contractor with personal accountability to their own professional license.
We handle contracts, matching, and payment infrastructure. Your firm defines the scope and selects who to engage. The consultants bring the expertise — under their own license and their own professional judgment.
Consultants engaged through Waves Fractional supplement your firm's capacity. They are not signing or certifying CPAs and will not serve in roles requiring firm-affiliated licensure. They work under their own independent license on engagements you define — not as representatives of your firm.
Post a capacity need. Receive applicants.
No recruiters, no placement fees. Firms post contract opportunities — licensed consultants apply.
Create your firm profile at no cost. Provide your firm's name, license number, and primary contact information. No credit card required, no commitment to post a contract.
Define the scope of work: what expertise you need, estimated hours per week, and expected timeline. The platform surfaces your posting to qualified consultants in the network.
Independently licensed CPAs apply to your posting. Review each applicant's profile — license status, years of experience, areas of specialization, and rate tier. No pressure, no sales calls from us.
Choose who you want to speak with. The free scoping call is your chance to confirm fit — discuss the consultant's approach, relevant experience, and how they'd handle your specific engagement. No commitment, no fee.
A Statement of Work is executed through the platform — defining scope, hours, rates, and timeline. The consultant tracks hours inside the platform. Transparent billing every cycle. Waves Fractional handles 1099 reporting at year-end.
Free to register · No placement fees · No long-term commitments
Capacity when you need it. Nothing you don't.
Scale up for busy season, bring in specialized expertise, or cover a gap — without the hiring cycle or long-term commitments.
Scale for Busy Season
Bring in licensed consultants during peak periods without the hiring cycle. Defined engagements start and end on your schedule — no long-term headcount added.
Specialized Expertise On Demand
Access consultants with specific backgrounds in technical accounting, FP&A, or systems implementation — exactly when a client engagement requires depth your current staff doesn't have.
Vetted, Licensed Professionals
Every consultant holds an active CPA license with 3+ years of experience. Credentials are verified before approval. You're reviewing qualified peers, not generalist candidates.
No Overhead, No Commitment
No benefits, no PTO, no placement fees. Engagements are hourly and defined by scope. You pay for exactly what you use — nothing more.
Your Admin, Handled
Waves Fractional handles contracts, invoicing, payment processing, and 1099 reporting. Your firm gets the capacity — we handle the paperwork.
You Control the Scope
Define the engagement — hours, deliverables, timeline. Change orders require your approval before additional work begins. No open-ended arrangements.
Add capacity exactly where your firm needs it.
Post contracts across the full range of internal accounting and advisory work — matched to consultants best suited to help.
Tax Season Overflow
Additional licensed capacity during peak filing periods, without adding to your permanent headcount.
Technical Accounting Support
Complex accounting guidance, technical positions, and specialized advisory for engagements requiring narrow depth of expertise.
Client Accounting Services (CAS)
Bookkeeping, month-end close, and client accounting oversight for firms expanding or supplementing their advisory offerings.
Interim or Project-Based Coverage
Coverage during staff leave, growth phases, or one-time projects — with defined start and end dates built into the Statement of Work.
Financial Review & Reconciliation
Books cleanup, reconciliation, and financial statement preparation ahead of client reviews, compilations, or audits.
Systems & Process Implementation
QuickBooks, NetSuite, and accounting systems setup or migration support — without pulling your staff off client work.
What firm leaders ask before registering.
The questions we hear most from CPA firm contacts before they sign up.
Three key differences: Consultants are independently licensed CPAs — not candidates we place. You engage them directly through a platform-executed Statement of Work with defined scope, hours, and rates. And there are no placement fees — you pay the consultant's hourly rate through the platform, and we handle the billing infrastructure.
No. Consultants engaged through Waves Fractional are staff augmentation resources only. They are not and will not serve as the signing or certifying CPA on any engagement, report, opinion, or filing. Engagements are limited to internal accounting and advisory support work.
Short-term engagements are fully supported. The Statement of Work defines a timeline that both parties agree to before work begins. Engagements can run for a few weeks or remain ongoing — entirely determined by your firm's needs.
Add licensed consultant support to your firm.
Register your firm, post a contract opportunity, and receive applications from independently licensed CPA consultants — no staffing fees, no long-term commitments.
Register Your FirmNo cost to register · Staff augmentation only · Independent contractors