PYA Named One Of Atlanta’s Leading Accounting Firms
Atlanta – May 14, 2024
PYA is pleased to announce it has been named one of Atlanta’s 25 Largest Accounting Firms by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The ranking is based on the total number of professionals, certified public accountants, and partners in the Atlanta market.
PYA has served the Atlanta area for four decades. Opening its first Atlanta office in 1983, PYA has thrived by helping our clients navigate complex problems. PYA professionals do this by focusing on radically responsive client service, a commitment to deep client relationships, and a spirit of entrepreneurialism, resulting in a national presence serving clients in all 50 states.
“Our Atlanta roots run deep,” said Lori Foley, Managing Principal of PYA’s Atlanta office. “Atlanta is a business powerhouse and serves numerous industries that bring new energy and new challenges to our clients. It is our privilege to serve alongside them.”
PYA supports the Atlanta business community by providing tax, client accounting advisory services, and audit and assurance for numerous industries and compliance advisory, financial and operational improvement, valuation and fair market value, strategic planning, and compensation design in all aspects of healthcare. The professionals at PYA Atlanta also give back to the community through the financial and volunteer support of numerous charitable and philanthropic ventures throughout the year.
PYA Announces New International Tax Service Line Led by Joe Engel
New service line represents key element of PYA’s growth strategy and is led by accomplished Coca-Cola Company executive Engel, who joins the firm as Tax Principal
PYA is pleased to announce its new International Tax service line. A key element of the firm’s growth strategy, the service line will be led by Joe Engel, who joins PYA as Tax Principal. Engel was previously with The Coca-Cola Company, where he was Senior Tax Counsel.
PYA’s International Tax service line will help clients conduct operations across the globe by planning, designing, and executing effective tax strategies that comply with complex international laws. The PYA team will also support clients in controversy management, the implementation of new business models, assimilation for intercompany transactions, negotiation of tax language, and assistance with capital structuring and repatriation for global procurement, information systems, intellectual property, and other services.
“PYA is known for its ability to nimbly respond to our clients’ needs—and in today’s fast-paced global economy, clients are increasingly in search of experienced and reliable consultants who can help them manage complex cross-border business operations,” said PYA President and CEO Marty Brown. “That’s why we’re excited to announce our new service line, which will provide future and existing clients the expert guidance they need to successfully navigate their most pressing international tax matters.”
Engel, who leads the new service line, has more than 25 years of experience and technical expertise, with a focus on international tax strategies. He has guided major multinational companies in planning, designing, and executing effective tax strategies, complying with international laws, and managing controversies. Engel’s experience includes cross-border tax planning, mergers and acquisitions structuring, incentive negotiations, tax audit defense, legislative tax monitoring, and tax rate management.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Joe to PYA,” Brown said. “His extensive knowledge of the international tax landscape—alongside his decades of experience in strategy, tax planning, compliance, and law—lays a strong foundation for our International Tax service line. Joe is a productive leader and communicator with a proven record in helping clients achieve their business goals.”
PYA Ranks as a U.S. Leader in Consulting, Repeats in Top 100 in Nation
Atlanta – March 20, 2024
PYA is honored to be recognized in several categories in the Accounting Today 2024 Top 100 Firms report. The firm, which serves clients in all 50 states and has offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Kansas City, Knoxville, Nashville, and Tampa, is named the leader in consulting among U.S. firms under $100 million, up from the No. 2 spot in 2023. Also, PYA ranks among the Top 100 accounting firms across the nation, the eighth year for this designation, and PYA is recognized as one of the Top 10 largest firms in the Southeast and the second largest headquartered in Tennessee.
The annual rankings are based on total revenues, percentage of revenue increase, number of employees, and other metrics collected through a survey process of accounting firms.
“A certified public accounting firm with a highly successful, and nationally awarded, consulting and business advisory service line is advantageous to the clients we serve,” said Marty Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer. “To us, it’s a reflection of our colleagues, their exceptional client service, their unparalleled expertise, and their leadership in expanding our service lines to go where our clients need us.”
PYA Named by USA TODAY as One of America’s Most Recommended Tax and Accounting Firms
Atlanta – February 7, 2024
With offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Kansas City, Knoxville, Nashville, and Tampa, PYA has been named one of America’s Most Recommended Tax and Accounting Firms in the 2024 USA TODAY rankings based on surveys by Statista, an independent market research institute.
USA TODAY ranks firms in two categories: the 100 Most Recommended Tax Firms and the 100 Most Recommended Accounting Firms, and PYA is included in both lists. PYA is one of only four tax firms and one of five accounting firms listed in Tennessee and is the only ranked firm headquartered in Knoxville.
“For 40 years, PYA has built a culture of authentic service to our clients, so accolades such as the USA TODAY rankings are appreciated for recognizing that value,” said Marty Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer. “PYA team members are diligent about building relationships with clients and serving with a spirit of helpfulness. Because we Serve to Solve daily, our clients’ and peers’ recommendations reflected in the rankings are especially gratifying.”
The rankings are based on the number of recommendations gathered from professionals and clients across the country. To compile the data, Statista “conducted broad surveys of tax and accounting professionals and their clients. Peers were asked for up to 10 tax or accounting firms they would recommend if their company couldn’t take on a client. Clients were asked for up to 10 tax or accounting firms based on their professional experience over the past three years,” according to the USA TODAY announcement.
PYA’s undeterred focus on excellent client service, relationship-building, and unparalleled expertise to address clients’ needs has led to many recognitions. The 2024 USA TODAY accolades come after two years of PYA being named one of America’s Best Tax and Accounting Firms by Forbes, a ranking also curated by Statista. In 2023, PYA was named an INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) Best of the Best Firm, an IPA Top 100 Firm, and a Top 100 firm by Accounting Today.
For the past 17 years, Modern Healthcare has ranked PYA among the Top 20 healthcare consulting firms in the U.S., and in 2023, PYA was inducted into The University of Kansas Health System Hall of Fame, the highest honor bestowed by the health system. Additionally, PYA was named a 2023 Knox News “Top Workplace” for the fifth time, and PYA is ranked as one of the top five largest management consulting firms in the Nashville Business Journal’s Book of Lists.
PYA is pleased to be a member and/or sponsor of the following organizations in Georgia and the greater Atlanta area:
- Georgia Hospital Association
- Georgia Society of Healthcare Compliance and Privacy Leaders
- Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys
- Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals
- Community Bankers Association Of Georgia
- Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce
