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The 2023 Best Firms for Women

October 9, 2023 5:00 PM

Each year, Accounting Today recognizes the 100 Best Firms to Work For in the U.S. — and then picks the 10 Best Firms for Women from among those based on the responses of their female staff to a comprehensive employee survey.

Meet these female-friendly workplaces below, and learn more about what sets them apart in our feature story.

Criteria: Firms are selected from Accounting Today's 2022 Best Firms to Work For. They must have a minimum of 15 women, regardless of firm size, while those with more than 60 employees must have a minimum of 25% women. The female response rate to the employee survey of the Best Firms to Work For program must be greater than or equal to 40% (80% for employers with less than 25 women), and firms must have an 80% average positive response for women.

2023 Best Firms - TaxOps

10. TaxOps

Headquarters: Englewood, Colo.
Staff: 25
Staff breakdown (% female/male): 80% / 20%
Senior leadership breakdown (% female/male): 100% / 0%
Voluntary turnover: 8
Paid holidays: 7
Chief executive: Mark Dunning
2023 Best Firms - Smith Leonard

9. Smith Leonard

Headquarters: High Point, N.C.
Staff: 96
Staff breakdown (% female/male): 61% / 39%
Senior leadership (% female/male): 43% / 57%
Voluntary turnover: 5
Paid holidays: 10
Chief executive: Mark Bulmer
2023 Best Firms - Wilkins Miller

8. Wilkins Miller

Headquarters: Mobile, Ala.
Staff: 74
Staff breakdown (% female/male): 72% / 28%
Senior leadership (% female/male): 67% / 33%
Voluntary turnover: 14
Paid holidays: 10
Chief executive: W. Allen Carroll
2023 Best Firms - Blackman & Sloop

7. Blackman & Sloop CPAs

Headquarters: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Staff: 41
Staff breakdown (% female/male): 66% / 34%
Senior leadership (% female/male): 100% / 0%
Voluntary turnover: 15
Paid holidays: 12
Chief executive: Andrea Eason
2023 Best Firms - De La Hoz Perez & Barbeito

6. De La Hoz, Perez & Barbeito

Headquarters: Coral Gables, Fla.
Staff: 41
Staff breakdown (% female/male): 66% / 34%
Senior leadership (% female/male): 25% / 75%
Voluntary turnover: 2
Paid holidays: 11
Chief executive: Jorge De La Hoz
2023 Best Firms - Martin Starnes

5. Martin Starnes & Associates

Headquarters: Hickory, N.C.
Staff: 67
Staff breakdown (% female/male): 69% / 31%
Senior leadership (% female/male): 60% / 40%
Voluntary turnover: 9
Paid holidays: 8
Chief executive: Victoria Martin
2022 Best Firms - Sweeney Conrad

4. Sweeney Conrad

Headquarters: Kirkland, Wash.
Staff: 121
Staff breakdown (% female/male): 66% / 34%
Senior leadership (% female/male): 50% / 50%
Voluntary turnover: 12
Paid holidays: 10
Chief executive: Sam North
2022 Best Firms - Metz & Associates

3. Metz & Associates

Headquarters: Phoenix
Staff: 40
Staff breakdown (% female/male): 75% / 25%
Senior leadership (% female/male): 0% / 100%
Voluntary turnover: 2
Paid holidays: 7
Chief executive: Travis Jack
2023 Best Firms - Bormel Grice Huyett

2. Bormel, Grice & Huyett

Headquarters: Laurel, Md.
Staff: 28
Staff breakdown (% female/male): 57% / 43%
Senior leadership (% female/male): 50% / 50%
Voluntary turnover: 3
Paid holidays: 8
Chief executive: Larry Bormel
2023 Best Firms - Packer Thomas

1. Packer Thomas

Headquarters: Canfield, Ohio
Staff: 50
Staff breakdown (% female/male): 52% / 48%
Senior leadership breakdown (% female/male): 15% / 85%
Voluntary turnover: 0%
Paid holidays: 9
Chief executive: Richard Schafer
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