Professional Memberships & Partnerships
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
The AICPA represents the CPA profession nationally regarding rule-making and standard-setting. It serves as an advocate before legislative bodies, public interest groups and other professional organizations. The AICPA develops standards for audits of private companies and other services by CPAs; provides educational guidance materials to its members; develops and graces the Uniform CPA Examination; and monitors and enforces compliance with the profession’s technical and ethical standards. The AICPA’s founding established accountancy as a profession distinguished by rigorous educational requirements, high professional standards, a strict code of professional ethics, a licensing status and a commitment to serving the public interest.
AICPA MAP Large Firm Network
A community of accounting professionals, specifically Managing Partners, who attend networking group meetings to connect with peers from around the country to share best practices, obtain valuable tools and resources to assist in handling difficult management issues, and to learn the latest trends in the profession through nationally recognized speakers and roundtable discussions.
Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants (LCPA)
The state’s premier association of accounting professionals representing more than 6,000 CPAs in public practice, industry, government, and education, as well as 1,500+ future CPAs.
American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA)
The premier national organization for 7,000+ retirement plan professionals in the industry. Based in the Washington, D.C. area, ASPPA is a non-profit professional organization with two major goals: to educate retirement plan professionals, and to create a framework of public policy that gives every working American the ability to have a comfortable retirement.
International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS)
The International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists is the premier community of 3,500+ benefits professionals committed to career-long learning through objective education, shared industry knowledge and networking opportunities. Members are dedicated to fostering the health and financial security of the plan participants they serve.
Professional Services+ Collaborative
Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC is recognized as a regional firm with national capabilities. Since 2011, HMV has been a proud client of RSM Professional Services+ Practice*. This community gives us access to a full range of national and international capabilities. The combination of our own expertise and the resources available through our relationship with PS+ Collaborative offers our clients a limitless scope of resources to grow their business on a local, national and even international scale. We provide access to the resources, experience, and professional knowledge base of a national organization, while still providing the level of service and attention that only a local, independent accounting firm can offer.
*We are clients of the RSM Professional Services+ Practice. As a client, we have access to the Professional Services+ Collaborative, a globally connected community that provides access to an ecosystem of capabilities, collaboration and camaraderie to help professional services firms grow and thrive in a rapidly changing business environment. As a participant in the PS+ Collaborative, we have the opportunity to interact and share best practices with other professional services firms across the U.S. and Canada.
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