15 August 2011
Jones & Roth Named One Of The Top Ten Best CPA Firms For Women
Jones & Roth, an Oregon certified public accounting and business advisory firm, announced that it has been named one of the nation’s Best CPA Firms for Women in 2011.
This is the second consecutive year the firm has earned this national award.
The award is presented by the American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) and the American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants (AWSCPA).
The award is an initiative of the ASWA and AWSCPA joint Accounting/MOVE project, a national research effort to measure progress and advance women at public accounting firms and corporate accounting employers.
“This award is recognition of years of listening, planning and changing our workplace culture to accommodate the modern lifestyles of all our employees, female and male,” Doug Griesel, Jones & Roth managing partner, pointed out. "We are especially thrilled to be the only CPA firm headquartered in Oregon to be named to this top ten list,” Griesel added.
“The future of accounting depends on millennial women,” Tricia Duncan, Jones & Roth career coach and human resources manager, commented. “The 2011 Best Accounting Firms are the profession's innovators in developing the newest generation of female talent, positioning their leadership pipelines for a bumper crop of women partners”, Duncan added.
The accounting firms on the top ten list were ranked on the range, depth and success of programs and workplace culture proven to remove barriers to women's success.
The MOVE methodology pivots on four factors – money, opportunity, vital supports for work/life and entrepreneurship -- proven to advance women in the workplace.
About the Award
The 2011 Accounting/MOVE Project, sponsored by the ASWA and the AWSCPA, is a first-ever benchmarking report that measured the status of women in accounting and outlined ways they can advance. Firms were ranked on the range, depth and success of programs and workplace culture proven to remove barriers to women's success, especially at midlevel and above. The MOVE methodology pivots on four factors – money, opportunity, vital supports for work/life and entrepreneurship-- known to advance women in the workplace. The Accounting MOVE Project research partner is Wilson-Taylor Associates, Inc., which has been measuring and supporting the advancement of women since 1998.