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Wendy Lewis
Aug 30, 2023

KPMG names Richmond office managing partner

Wendy Lewis was promoted to managing partner of KPMG LLP’s Richmond office on Aug. 1, overseeing more than 235 employees based there, the New York-based professional services firm announced Wednesday. Lewis, also a partner in KPMG’s audit practice, succeeds Paul Croston, who will retire on Sept. 30 after 33 years with the firm. “I am […]

Wendy Lewis
Jun 8, 2023

Va. Board of Accountancy elects next chair

Wendy P. Lewis, a partner in KPMG LLP’s audit practice, will become chair of the Virginia Board of Accountancy on July 1. Lewis is currently the board’s vice chair; her term as chair will end on June 30, 2024. “I’m honored to step into the role of chair. … As the first Black woman to […]

“It’s a war. Everyone is fighting for the same talent,” says Fran Randall, Richmond market leader for Forvis. About 300,000 U.S. auditors and accountants left the workforce since 2020. There were about 1.5 million auditors and accountants working nationally last year. Photo by Caroline Martin
Mar 30, 2023

Falling short

In the accounting field, the books are out of balance. Demand for the profession’s services is rising, which is one for the assets column, but on the debit side of the ledger, the number of people willing and able to provide those services is dropping so alarmingly that some firms are being forced to turn […]

Tom Milburn (R) will assume the role of CEO after Scott Moulden's term ends in fall 2022. Photo courtesy YHB
Feb 7, 2023

YHB chooses next CEO

Winchester-based accounting and consulting firm Yount, Hyde & Barbour Principal Tom Milburn will become the firm’s CEO on Oct. 1, succeeding CEO Scott Moulden. YHB announced Milburn’s election by its board on Tuesday. “As part of our new strategic plan, the YHB board recognized that there is value to identifying the next CEO ahead of the […]

Feb 17, 2022

DHG to merge with BKD, forming top 10 accounting firm

The fifth-largest accounting firm operating in Virginia, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, is merging with Springfield, Missouri-based BKD CPAs & Advisors to form a combined top 10 accounting firm with $1.4 billion in revenue, the two firms announced Thursday. The “merger of equals” will be effective June 1, a company spokesperson said. The new firm will […]

Oct 28, 2021

Virginia Society of CPAs’ 2022 Virginia Economic Expectations Survey interviews

HAMPTON ROADS Richard E. Groover, CPA Shareholder | Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer PC Norfolk What local industries/sectors do you think have potential for growth? Continued growth around the Port of Virginia and green energy. … Entrepreneurs and local leaders have made substantial investments to tee up this area as part of a wind turbine corridor […]

Oct 28, 2021

Virginia Society of CPAs’ 2022 Virginia Economic Expectations Survey results

  Read more: Virginia Society of CPAs’ 2022 Virginia Economic Expectations Survey interviews and post-pandemic work models

LaToya Jordan with the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts has been largely working from home since the pandemic began. Photo by Matthew R.O. Brown
Oct 28, 2021

Remote possibilities

Before the coronavirus pandemic, LaToya Jordan regularly missed small moments in her children’s lives — like seeing her young son getting off the bus each day. She commuted to downtown Richmond or to a client site and arrived home after her children. The state agency where she works allowed telecommuting one day a week, and […]

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