WBL Awarded ‘Best Firm to Work For’

WBL CPAs + Advisors (WBL), the Atlanta-based, award-winning accounting and advisory firm, has received the top award for small accounting firms across the U.S. Accounting Today and Best Companies Group announced the members of the 2023 Best Accounting Firms to Work For list, with WBL CPAs + Advisors leading the pack. The annual survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best employers in the accounting profession.

Bruce V. Benator, CPA, WBL’s managing partner, was excited to share the news with staff, clients, and prospective employees.

“We are immensely proud to receive this award. Our firm is our people, and it is particularly important to us to be a ‘great place to work’ for them and for our clients. The award is a testament to the culture we have been able to build over the last 40 years,” he said.

Jamie Burak, human resources manager, said the leadership at the firm works hard to make WBL a wonderful place to work with a focus on flexibility and growth.

“We have participated in the ‘Best Accounting Firms to Work For’ program for 10-plus years and have been included high on the list each year, but to be named the No. 1 firm in our category is truly an honor. A significant component of the selection process is employee feedback via surveys which means that our associates feel our culture, growth opportunities, and focus on work-life harmony resonates with them,” said Burak.

Benator emphasized that happier professionals translate into better work and dedicated staff.

“When accounting professionals have so many opportunities available, it is critical that we offer them an environment where they can have career advancement, an opportunity to learn and grow, a strong financial package with the benefits that are important to them, and the work/life balance they need for their personal happiness and wellbeing.”