Walker & Armstrong LLP is a Certified Public Accounting firm licensed in Arizona specializing in governmental and non-profit accounting and auditing. Our client listing includes counties, municipalities, housing authorities, grant schools, professional associations and charter schools.
The firm was established in 1971 by Archie H. Walker & G. Norman Armstrong, we have offices in Phoenix and Tucson. We have grown into a reputable local firm, one of Arizona's best by developing and maintaining long-term relations with our clients and our community. Our commitment to excellence has allowed us to enjoy an increasingly visible professional reputation within the Arizona business community. The original offices of the Firm were located in what is now known as the Chase building for nineteen years. The offices then moved to the Phoenix Corporate Center for a few years and we have now settled here at the City Square Complex.
We recognize that we cannot reach our goals and objectives without a competent and dedicated staff. In fact, our employees are our most valuable resource. We are dedicated to providing our employees with professional challenges and opportunities, to serving our clients with timely and quality services, and to the growth and development of the Firm. We have been nationally recognized for this dedication to our staff by being ranked #8 on the "Best Small companies to Work for in America" list.
We attribute our success to our clients and friends, and to our commitment to the following goals:
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Providing quality and timely service
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Training and retaining experienced professionals on our staff
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Keeping up-to-date on technology to improve services and efficiency
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Maintaining top-notch research capabilities for tax and business consulting
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Being accessible to client and associates
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Meeting our client's changing needs
Founders of the Firm
Archie H. Walker was partner emeritus and co-founder of Walker & Armstrong, LLP. Mr. Walker passed away on December 18, 2008.
Graduated with distinction from the University of Arizona in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting. Appointed to Beta Gamma Sigma honorary society.
Professional and Civic Affiliations
Arizona CPA in 1959
Past President and Member of Arizona State Board of Accountancy
Member of the Law Committee of the Arizona State Board of
Accountancy
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants
Central Arizona Estate Planning Council
Institute of Management Accountants
Previous activities include service on various committees of the Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants and a former Board Member, President and Treasurer of the Central Arizona Estate Planning Council and Past Associate Member of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Inc.Past Treasurer, President and Chairman of the Board of American Cancer Society, Arizona Division, Inc. and a Lifetime Member.
Past President, Treasurer and Board Member of the Board of Trustees of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Phoenix, Past Chairman and member of the State Board of Crippled Children's Services, past Board Member of Family Service of Phoenix, Housing Authority of the City of Glendale and various other civic organizations.
G. Norman Armstrong is a partner emeritus and co-founder of Walker & Armstrong, LLP.
Mr. Armstrong's experience includes practice with both local and national accounting firms in the fields of tax and small business services in many of the major industries in Arizona.
Mr. Armstrong regularly and continually participates in continuing professional education programs offered by both national and state CPA societies.
Graduated from the University of California - Berkeley in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
Professional and Civic Affiliations
California CPA; October 1957
Arizona CPA; May 1959
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants
California Society of Certified Public Accountants
