GHJ is a national advisory and accounting firm with employees in more than 25 states and clients around the world. Our team of experts meet clients where they are and provide personalized service for nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Ranked as a Top-100 Firm, 7th Fastest-Growing Firm and Top Regional Leader in the West by Accounting Today, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms around the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to partner with its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 157 countries across the globe. GHJ has 21 partners and more than 200 staff members, who serve thousands of clients. The Firm is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).

  Audit, Accounting, Tax, Nonprofit, Royalty and Contract Services, Forensic Accounting, Litigation Support, Motion Picture and Television Participation Audits, Food and Beverage, Waste Management, Technology, Multi-Channel Networks, Business Consulting, Health and Wellness, and Private Foundations       

At GHJ, we believe every day is a chance to #BeMore. Not do more. Not work more. Instead, we encourage one another to be the best we can be, and enjoy life to the fullest. With our commitment to anytime/anywhere work, our support of flexible work environments and our passion for health and wellness, GHJ wants people who live their best lives.

Family, friends and personal passions all make us who we are. The work we do at GHJ is an extension of that. Having a rich, full, balanced life allows us to bring our best to our clients.

GHJ is made up of people who are athletes, parents, artists, yogis, travel-enthusiasts, community volunteers and more! We believe this makes us a firm that can #BeMore. And that is the firm we want to be.

Through our affiliation with HLB, a Top-10 international advisory and accounting network and the International Accounting Bulletin's 2020 and 2022 Network of the Year, GHJ has access to other member firms and their resources in most major cities throughout the world. This structure is very similar to the operations of Big Four and other global firms. GHJ leverages the HLB network to serve multi-location clients in a timely and efficient manner. We attend annual conferences within the HLB network, creating solid working relationships between GHJ and other member firms.

Additionally, GHJ Managing Partner Tom Barry serves as HLB USA Chairman, GHJ Partner Anant Patel serves as HLB Global Transaction Advisory Services Leader and GHJ Partner Mari-Anne Kehler serves as HLB Global Leader of Client Advisory Services.

Since 1953, GHJ has collaborated with forward-thinking entrepreneurial businesses and nonprofit organizations — working as their business advocate, providing personalized services and building long-term relationships to help position them for long-term success. We are deeply committed to our core values and incorporate them into every aspect of our business to ultimately provide unparalleled client service.

VALUES:

• Bright Minds: Working creatively and collectively
• Brave Hearts: Leading with integrity
• Bold Actions: Staying one step ahead

The focus of GHJ’s diversity efforts is twofold. First, to ensure that the workplace reflects the rich diversity of the people in the communities GHJ serves. Second, to enable groups of people underrepresented in the profession (including minorities, women and people with disabilities) to thrive at GHJ as well as the accounting profession as a whole. Knowing that a diversity of perspectives and voices is necessary for any truly great enterprise, GHJ aims to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all current and future members of GHJ. There are numerous reasons for why GHJ chooses to focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, including these listed out from AICPA.

GHJ's DEIA efforts are woven into the fabric of its strategy, execution and talent efforts every day. A sample of the ways GHJ holds itself accountable and commit to advance diversity includes:

• Ongoing audits of our policies and procedures to optimize diversity and inclusion outcomes.
• Annual, firmwide training in unconscious bias, workplace accessibility and accommodations and other DEIA topics.
• DEIA cohorts (including Women’s Empowerment, Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and Parents) collaborate regularly for equity.
• Commitment to supporting employee mental health through initiatives such as having a hybrid, flexible work environment, closing the firm for “Wellness Week,” subscription to the Calm app and increased access to medical benefits that support employee mental health.
• Investments in programs and initiatives that support DEIA outcomes.
• Utilizing non-traditional recruiting methods and talent pipelines with a focus on inclusive hiring tactics.
• Transparency and measurements across GHJ’s talent pipeline.
• Ongoing, open and sometimes difficult conversations that foster mutual understanding and support of one another.
• Internal and external communication campaigns and articles celebrating our diverse team and DEIA holidays and initiatives throughout the year.

The world is not always a fair and gentle place. But in GHJ's corner of the world, GHJ demands mutual respect, tolerance of differences and most of all, #GHJBelonging. When you join the GHJ family, you are embraced and celebrated for your differences. GHJ knows its collective diversity of thoughts, backgrounds and experiences are exactly what makes GHJ a place where employees can each #BeMore – together.