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Best Accounting Firms in Each Practice Area

Accountants across the nation rate the top firms in their practice areas.

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#1

PwC

PwC is widely considered to be the world's most prestigious and progressive accounting firm. It offers extensive career development opportunities, including formal coaching and mentoring, informal mentoring, excellent trainings, and clear promotion paths. It’s also heavily focused on ESG initiatives and set a carbon neutrality goal for 2030.

SCORE 7.822

2025 Ranking

#1

#2

Deloitte

Deloitte is a global provider of audit, tax, financial services, and consulting. The firm is one of the Big Four accounting organizations. Services include corporate strategy, marketing and sales strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and innovation; manufacturing operations including supply chain; sector-specific service operations; infrastructure operations including outsourcing advisory and shared services; and financial management.

SCORE 7.738

2025 Ranking

#2

Deloitte

#3

Ernst & Young LLP

EY is one of the prestigious Big 4 accounting firms. It offers endless career development opportunities, including coaching, mentoring, training, web-based learning, and experience working with multinational clients. EY has a diverse mix of people at all levels and is committed to creating a culture of belonging.

SCORE 7.552

2025 Ranking

#3

#4

KPMG LLP

Part of the prestigious Big 4, KPMG offers the ability to drive your own career. Development opportunities include strong training, the ability to move locations and change roles, and the ability to switch practice areas. Wellness offerings are extensive, and there are several valuable affinity groups that support women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

SCORE 7.389

2025 Ranking

#4

#5

Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton is one of the world's most prestigious and highly respected accounting firms. An internship or job with the firm will open doors throughout your career. Interns get hands-on experience and a clear idea of what it’s like to work for the firm full time, while staff get extensive mentoring opportunities and the ability to take charge of their own careers—you can progress very quickly if you so desire and perform well.

SCORE 6.283

2025 Ranking

#5

#6

BDO USA, P.C.

BDO USA, P.C. is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services for a diverse range of clients. BDO is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where an individual feels like there are no limits to what they can achieve by being their authentic self.

SCORE 6.015

2025 Ranking

#6

#6

RSM US LLP

RSM is the leading U.S. provider of assurance, tax, and consulting services focused on the middle market. Interns get hands-on experience with clients, and full-time staff get extensive training and mentoring. RSM has an “own your future” mentality that rewards staff for taking charge of their careers.

SCORE 6.015

2025 Ranking

#7

RSM US LLP

#8

Baker Tilly

Founded in 1931, Baker Tilly has offices from coast to coast and is one of the largest CPA firms in the U.S. Its interns are treated like full-time staff, and get access to seniors and managers—who are very willing to help. Full-time staff get formal training, on-the-job training, mentoring, and internal mobility options.

SCORE 5.518

2025 Ranking

#8

#9

CohnReznick

CohnReznick is one of the 15 largest accounting firm in the U.S. Interns get a chance to work on year-end audits and network with employees at all levels. Full-time staff have access to career development coaches to discuss goals and performance, and get help with graduate programs, CPA materials, and CPE courses. The firm offers many volunteer opportunities, and is very supportive of LGBTQ+ individuals, individuals with disabilities, and military veterans.

SCORE 5.188

2025 Ranking

#11

#10

Moss Adams LLP

Accounting firm Moss Adams is looking for motivated self-starters with strong technical skills. The firm treats interns like full-time staff and allows them to learn alongside senior professionals. Career advisors and mentors help full-time staff navigate the beginning of their careers. Staff also get free Headspace subscriptions, gym memberships, and counseling.

SCORE 5.044

2025 Ranking

#10

#11

Plante Moran

Plante Moran is one of the largest and most highly respected U.S. accounting firms. For more than 20 years, it’s been one of Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” The firm offers interns hands-on experience, networking opportunities with partners, and a “buddy” program. Full-time staff get to rotate through various areas and meet with seniors to speak about career goals.

SCORE 4.745

2025 Ranking

#17

Plante Moran

#12

Eide Bailly LLP

Eide Bailly is one of the 20 largest accounting firms in the U.S. Its interns get quality training, hands-on experience, and access to senior staff members and clients. Its full-time staff have access to an excellent mentoring and career advisory program, and an “Xchange” program that allows them to rotate through different departments and specialties.

SCORE 4.660

2025 Ranking

#18

#13

Cherry Bekaert Advisory, LLC

Cherry Bekaert is a leading accounting and consulting firm with offices throughout the Southeast. The firm has a friendly, collaborative culture, and partners have an open-door policy. Career development opportunities are extensive—the firm supports valuable training and mentoring offerings—and a healthy work/life balance can be achieved.

SCORE 4.578

2025 Ranking

#20

#14

Withum

Withum is an advisory, tax, and accounting firm headquartered in Princeton, N.J. Services include accounting, auditing, employee benefits, pension plans, tax, litigation support, business valuation, insolvency, transaction advisory services, and management consulting.

SCORE 4.473

2025 Ranking

#22

Withum

#15

PKF O'Connor Davies

PKF O'Connor Davies is one of the 30 largest accounting firm in the U.S. The firm truly cares about career development and growth. Interns get meaningful work and the ability to interact with senior professionals, while full-time staff get mentoring opportunities, valuable and useful feedback, and extensive training. A healthy work/life balance can be achieved—the firm understands employees have lives outside of work, and offers plenty of PTO and benefits.

SCORE 4.390

2025 Ranking

#21

#16

BPM LLP

San Francisco-based BPM is one of the 40 largest accounting and advisory firms in the U.S. It has been named one of the best places to work in the Bay Area and one of the fastest growing accounting firms. BPM is very focused on community engagement, giving back, and inclusion initiatives.

SCORE 4.303

2025 Ranking

#24

#17

Grassi

Grassi is one of the 100 largest accounting firms in the U.S. Its interns get hands-on experience and work alongside senior managers. Its full-time staff have access to strong training, a great mentoring program, and a very generous benefit package. Grassi aims to cultivate an inclusive culture and is focused on giving back to its local communities.

SCORE 4.233

2025 Ranking

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#18

Aprio

Atlanta-based Aprio is one of the 25 largest CPA firms in the U.S. Full-time staff get access to extensive formal and on-the-job training and the ability to transfer within various areas of the firm. Aprio has more than 2,100 team members, who speak more than 60 languages and work with clients in over 50 countries.

SCORE 4.230

2025 Ranking

#25

#18

Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP

Bay Area-based Frank, Rimerman + Co. specializes in providing accounting services to industry-leading firms, including many Silicon Valley pioneers. The firm embodies its clients’ entrepreneurial spirit, and offers its staff growth opportunities like soft skill training, technical training, and the ability to rotate through the firm's departments. The firm emphasizes staff wellbeing, and offers mindfulness workshops, busy season yoga and meals, and ergonomic workshops and tools.

SCORE 4.230

2025 Ranking

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Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP

#20

Whitley Penn

Whitley Penn is a top audit, tax, and consulting firm that encourages its people to think entrepreneurially and communicate openly. Its managers have an open-door policy, its young professionals get meaningful experience, and the firm takes a holistic approach to hiring, looking for dynamic individuals to join its collaborative team.

SCORE 4.176

2025 Ranking

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