Meet the 2022 Best Firms for Young Accountants

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Each year, Accounting Today and Best Companies Group recognize the 100 Best Firms to Work For in the U.S. — and then we pick the 10 Best Firms for Young Accountants from among those, based on the responses of their younger staff to a comprehensive employee survey.

Meet the firms below, and learn more about what makes them so successful with younger accountants here (subscription required).

All firms on the list are members of the 2022 class of the Best Firms to Work For; to qualify for the Best Firms for Young Accountants, they must have a minimum of 15 employees under age 30, regardless of firm size, while those with more than 150 employees must have a minimum of 10% of employees under 30. The response rate for those age 30 and under must be greater than or equal to 40% (80% for employers with fewer than 25.

2022 Best Firms - Bennett Thrasher

10. Bennett Thrasher

HQ: Atlanta
Staff: 380
No. of staff under 30: 127
Percent of staff under 30: 33%
Voluntary turnover: 15%
Paid holidays: 11
CEO/MP: Jeff Call
2022 Best Firms - BeachFleischman

9. BeachFleischman

HQ: Tucson, Ariz.
Staff: 125
No. of staff under 30: 35
Percent of staff under 30: 28%
Voluntary turnover: 19%
Paid holidays: 8
CEO/MP: Eric Majchrzak
2022 Best Firms - Metz & Associates

8. Metz & Associates

HQ: Phoenix
Staff: 32
No. of staff under 30: 25
Percent of staff under 30: 78%
Voluntary turnover: 7%
Paid holidays: 5
CEO/MP: Travis Jack
2022 Best Firms - Hancock Askew

7. Hancock Askew & Co.

HQ: Savannah, Ga.
Staff: 218
No. of staff under 30: 72
Percent of staff under 30: 33%
Voluntary turnover: 13%
Paid holidays: 11
CEO/MP: Michael McCarthy
2022 Best Firms - ATKG

6. ATKG

HQ: San Antonio
Staff: 61
No. of staff under 30: 18
Percent of staff under 30: 30%
Voluntary turnover: 5%
Paid holidays: 9
CEO/MP: Eric Abati
2022 Best Firms - Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd

5. Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd

HQ: McPherson, Kansas
Staff: 72
No. of staff under 30: 22
Percent of staff under 30: 31%
Voluntary turnover: 11%
Paid holidays: 10
CEO/MP: Chet Buchman
2022 Best Firms - Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund

4. Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund

HQ: Tampa, Fla.
Staff: 153
No. of staff under 30: 32
Percent of staff under 30: 21%
Voluntary turnover: 29%
Paid holidays: 10
CEO/MP: Lee Bell
2022 Best Firms - Brown Schultz Sheridan Fritz

3. Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz

HQ: Camp Hill, Pa.
Staff: 131
No. of staff under 30: 34
Percent of staff under 30: 26%
Voluntary turnover: 12%
Paid holidays: 9
CEO/MP: Kenneth Wolfe
2022 Best Firms - WilkinGuttenplan

2. WilkinGuttenplan

HQ: East Brunswick, N.J.
Staff: 127
No. of staff under 30: 43
Percent of staff under 30: 34%
Voluntary turnover: 9%
Paid holidays: 10
CEO/MP: Edward Guttenplan
2022 Best Firms - Rushton

1. Rushton

HQ: Gainesville, Ga.
Staff: 51
No. of staff under 30: 17
Percent of staff under 30: 33%
Voluntary turnover: 14%
Paid holidays: 8
CEO/MP: J. Chris Hollifield
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