BPM launches 'Virtual Region' workplace

Top 50 Firm BPM LLP announced the launch of its “Virtual Region” workplace this week, which looks to offer its staff members more remote work options and connectivity.

The move comes on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic upending traditional office life for accounting professionals. BPM says the Virtual Region hopes to be a source of "sharing information, facilitating collaboration, and offering leadership resources to its hundreds of employees throughout the United States."

Edward Webb, partner in BPM's Advisory practice, will serve as the Virtual Region's partner-in-charge.

“The ‘Virtual Region’ comes in response to our growth and the realities of the modern workforce,” said Webb in a statement. “We recognize the transformation taking place in the way our colleagues want to work and how they want to work — the Virtual Region — is where we want them to meet."

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BPM reports that 33 percent of its workforce is now fully virtual, with staff members spread across 37 states. The move to the Virtual Region looks to connect staff members more easily and continue professional growth to pre-pandemic levels.

“Now is the time for open innovation,” said BPM CEO Jim Wallace, also in a statement. “Our goal is to become the most flexible workplace in the profession. If the current pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that people are hardwired to connect. That’s why we’re looking to create a virtual region by design, not by default.”