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Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by PeopleFirst private equity firm Alpine Investors (~$20B AUM), Ascend is the leading aggregator of regional accounting firms in the U.S., with ~3,200 employees globally and approaching $1B in revenue. Ascend has built a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent in their brand, approach to client service, and cultural autonomy, while benefiting from the strategic support and resources of a large CPA firm. Ascend provides access to growth capital, a robust talent acquisition engine, a best-in-breed technology platform, an AI development team, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized growth incentives, so firms can surmount the typical challenges of the standalone partnership model and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, Ascend has grown rapidly both organica

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What Ascend says about its culture

Achievement — work you can point at and feel proud ofwork you can point at and feel proud ofAchievementIndependence — room to make your own decisionsroom to make your own decisionsIndependenceRecognition — getting somewhere, and being recognized for itgetting somewhere, and being recognized for itRecognitionRelationships — colleagues you get on with, and work that helps peoplecolleagues you get on with, and work that helps peopleRelationshipsSupport — managers who back their people upmanagers who back their people upSupportWorking conditions — steady, well-run conditions you can rely onsteady, well-run conditions you can rely onWorkingconditions

What Ascend says it offers, drawn from its own website.

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We are on a mission to help entrepreneurial CPAs bring their firms into the new age

  • Love our people; serve with positivity and kindness

    “We love our people and serve them with positivity and kindness.”Source

  • Entrepreneurial growth with passion, speed, and accountability

    “We seize growth opportunities with the passion, speed, and accountability of an entrepreneur.”Source

  • Set a high bar

    “We set a high bar because our mission matters.”Source

  • Teamwork and celebration

    “We stay in sync, achieve as a team, and celebrate each other.”Source

They say people do well here who…

  • Entrepreneurial mindset with accountability and speed
  • People who want to advance their careers or build something bigger than themselves
  • Interacting with grace, compassion and kindness, and communicating with clarity and candor
  • Commitment to continuous learning

Quoted from Ascend's own website. TeaKo does not verify these claims.

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