Big-firm care, for the people who never got it.
Akanchya Acharya, CPA, founded Acharya CPA & Co. to give small businesses, investors and families the thoroughness and precision large companies take for granted, with a partner who sees the person behind the numbers.

Why I started the firm
In Deloitte's audit practice I saw what large companies receive as a matter of course: teams of specialists, every number questioned, every decision modeled before anyone acted. That level of care is normal for a big corporation. For most small business owners and families, it simply isn't on offer.
I started Acharya CPA & Co. to change that. The same thoroughness and precision, brought to the people who build things with their own hands and their own savings: owners, investors and households who deserve more than a once-a-year tax return.
I've also learned that money is rarely just math. Behind most financial decisions sits a feeling: pressure to keep growing, worry about getting it wrong, or the quiet discomfort of not knowing your own numbers. None of that needs judging. My work starts with curiosity about what you actually want, then builds the numbers around it, so decisions feel clear instead of heavy.
When the numbers are honest and the person behind them is understood, people stop avoiding their finances and start making decisions with confidence. That's the work I want to do.
“The numbers are never only about the numbers. A cash crunch usually traces back to a pricing habit, a hiring decision or a fear of looking at the bank balance. Good advice deals with both the math and the person running the business.”
Her background
Akanchya graduated summa cum laude with a BBA in Accounting and a BA in Economics, then earned an MS in Business Analytics from the University of Denver. She trained in Deloitte's audit practice, built her tax experience outside it, and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Washington State. She is currently pursuing CFP® certification.
Today she serves as fractional controller for a national media and entertainment brand and builds tax strategy for owners and real estate investors across the country. She has also published research on the financial advisory gap facing immigrant entrepreneurs and on the responsible use of AI in tax practice.
What you can count on
Four commitments that hold for every client, whatever the size of the engagement.
Principal-level attention
You work directly with a senior CPA who carries full context on your business. No handoffs, and no escalation to reach the person making decisions.
Big-firm thoroughness
The care and precision large companies expect from a Big 4 firm, applied to owner-led businesses: careful review, clear reporting, cash forecasting and scenario modeling.
Room for the human side
No judgment about where your finances are today. We start with what you actually want, and build the numbers around that.
Defined turnaround
Scheduled reviews, defined response times and a clear action list after every meeting, so you always know what happens next and when.
Credentials and education
The training and experience behind the work.
- Licensure
- Certified Public Accountant, licensed in Washington State.
- Experience
- More than five years in accounting: audit at Deloitte, plus tax experience outside it.
- Education
- BBA in Accounting and BA in Economics, both summa cum laude. MS in Business Analytics, University of Denver.
- Software
- Intuit Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor.
- Languages
- Works with clients in English, Nepali and Hindi, plus intermediate Spanish (practice welcome, patience appreciated).
- Continuing education
- Completing the AICPA Retirement Planning Certificate, expected October 2026.
- Continuing education
- Pursuing CFP® certification.
Start with a free 30-minute conversation.
Tell us what your numbers are doing and what's worrying you. You'll leave knowing what to do next, whether or not we work together.
- [email protected]
- Phone
- (347) 509-4952
- First call
- Free, 30 minutes
- Clients
- Across the United States, served virtually
