Recently, the growing shortage of accountants made local news in my area. While there’s still a wealth of talent out there, many qualified professionals are turned off by the expectations of the Big 4 accounting firms. But it’s important to know that not all firms operate the same way. Accountants have .

In my conversations with colleagues in the accounting world, I hear the same concerns repeatedly: they are tired of being judged by billable-hour goals; frustrated at being pigeon-holed into specialty areas; exhausted by the long, grueling hours that don’t seem to end after tax season… The list goes on and on.

These are all issues that are important to me too. That’s why, when Nichols & Company, CPAs was created, we worked from a different model than one finds at big firms:

  1. We don’t live by billable hours.
  2. Our accountants develop their own books of business.
  3. We offer flexible career tracks.

Stay tuned—over the next few weeks I’ll be delving into more of what sets N&Co apart in the accounting world.