Brad Hughes
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Managing Director and Co-Founder
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Managing Director and Co-FounderBeech Valley Solutions LLCMar 2014 - Current (12 years 5 months)Beech Valley Solutions connects organizations with top-tier accounting, finance, and IT talent on demand. Our clients vary widely (start-ups to multinational firms) but share the same challenge: finding talented accountants and consultants to help them deliver high-quality service that their clients expect and their projects demand, often with short notice. We offer the flexibility to fill roles temporarily and affordably, without the burden of retaining these individuals ‘in house’ year-round. Our tech-enabled platform of freelancers means you can instantly find and connect with professionals with extensive public accounting and industry experience. Firms that work with us increase: ‣ Margins and top-line revenue ‣ Client satisfaction ‣- Co-FounderRocketGrad IncMar 2014 - Mar 2017 (3 years 1 month)RocketGrad.com was a web-based tool designed to align job-seeking accounting students with professional firms. We built the largest network of accounting students seeking internships and entry level employment, and we partnered with 3 of the Big 4 firms, as well as several top regional firms. We closed down RocketGrad to focus solely on Beech Valley Solutions.
- Assurance Senior AssociatePwCJan 2012 - Mar 2014 (2 years 3 months)
- Assurance AssociateMcGladreyJan 2011 - Dec 2011 (1 year)
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- MAcc, AuditUniversity of Georgia Terry College of BusinessJan 2009 - Dec 2010 (2 years)
- BBA, AccountingUniversity of Georgia Terry College of BusinessJan 2005 - Dec 2009 (5 years)
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- GHere’s How You Can Travel the World After Only a Few Years in Public AccountingGoingConcernApr 2017You can make drastic lifestyle changes by optimizing for lifestyle design, a concept popularized by Tim Ferriss in the 'The 4 Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich'. The keys to optimizing lifestyle design are freeing up time and mobility, and there are few professions that offer the opportunity to control your time and mobility like the CPA profession.
- TThe RunDown – Standard Setters Further Clarify Implementation Issues expected with New Revenue GuidanceThe Argon AdvisorsNov 2015The FASB-IASB Joint Transition Resource Group for Revenue Recognition (TRG) met for the sixth time on November 9, 2015 to discuss various issues related to implementation of the Accounting Standards Update No. (ASU) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (the new standard).