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| Moss Adams | |
|---|---|
| Name | Moss Adams |
| Type | Public company |
| Industry | Professional services |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, United States |
Moss Adams is a United States-based professional services firm that provides accounting, tax, consulting, and wealth management services. Founded in the early 20th century, the firm serves a wide array of clients across industries including healthcare, technology, real estate, and manufacturing. Moss Adams operates through a network of offices and affiliated practices and participates in national and regional professional networks.
Moss Adams traces its origins to firm foundations in the Pacific Northwest, contemporaneous with developments involving Seattle, Portland, Oregon, San Francisco, and regional commerce during the Progressive Era. The firm expanded alongside corporate growth in sectors tied to Boeing, Weyerhaeuser, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and University of Washington–related research ecosystems. Throughout the 20th century Moss Adams grew amid regulatory and market shifts including the impacts of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the emergence of Internal Revenue Service tax code changes, and postwar economic expansion shaped by entities such as General Electric and Microsoft. In the 1970s–2000s era the firm broadened services mirroring trends set by firms like Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Deloitte. Recent decades saw strategic acquisitions and alliances influenced by regional consolidation movements similar to those executed by KPMG and Grant Thornton International. The firm’s history intersects with professional milestones exemplified by affiliations to organizations such as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and participation in industry conferences hosted by Financial Accounting Standards Board-related constituencies.
Moss Adams offers audit and assurance, tax compliance, consulting, risk advisory, transaction advisory, and wealth management services for clients in sectors including technology industry, healthcare industry, real estate industry, energy industry, manufacturing industry, agribusiness, construction industry, and financial services. Its consulting practices address topics linked to standards promulgated by bodies like the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and Governmental Accounting Standards Board while supporting clients facing regulatory regimes under Internal Revenue Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, and state tax authorities. Transaction advisory work includes merger and acquisition diligence akin to engagements handled by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and regional investment banks; private equity client support resembles services provided to firms such as The Carlyle Group and KKR. Wealth management clients may include executives connected to corporations like Amazon (company), Starbucks, and regional technology firms spun out of institutions such as University of Washington and Oregon State University.
The firm is organized as a professional services corporation with partnership-style governance modeled similarly to major firms such as Baker Tilly and Crowe Global. Executive leadership typically includes a chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and regional managing partners whose roles are analogous to leadership at McKinsey & Company and Boston Consulting Group in firm governance. Board oversight and professional committees engage with standards from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, ethics frameworks influenced by Sarbanes–Oxley Act, and continuing professional education comparable to programs run by Institute of Management Accountants. Recruitment pipelines often draw from degree programs at institutions like University of Washington, Arizona State University, University of California, Berkeley, and Seattle University.
Moss Adams maintains offices across the western United States and selected national markets, operating in metropolitan centers similar to Seattle, Portland, Oregon, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Chicago, and Dallas. The firm’s footprint aligns with economic corridors that include Silicon Valley, Puget Sound, and the Intermountain West. Clients and offices overlap with industry clusters associated with firms such as Intel, Google, Facebook, and regional healthcare systems like Providence Health & Services and Kaiser Permanente.
Financial performance for Moss Adams reflects revenue growth trajectories comparable to regional peers such as BDO USA and Plante Moran, driven by demand in technology, healthcare, and middle-market transactions. Growth strategies have included organic expansion and acquisitions analogous to those undertaken by RSM US LLP and Moss Adams’ regional competitors, with investments in services aligned to market trends influenced by macroeconomic shifts overseen by institutions like the Federal Reserve and fiscal policy set by the United States Department of the Treasury. Financial metrics reported by the firm follow accounting guidance influenced by standards from the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
The firm engages in philanthropic and pro bono efforts partnering with local nonprofits, educational institutions, and civic organizations reminiscent of collaborations seen between firms and entities like United Way, American Red Cross, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and regional cultural organizations such as Seattle Art Museum and Portland Art Museum. Employee volunteerism and corporate giving often support workforce development programs at universities including University of Washington and Oregon State University as well as entrepreneurship initiatives affiliated with accelerators like Techstars and Y Combinator.
As with major accounting and advisory firms, Moss Adams has navigated legal and regulatory matters related to professional engagements, audit opinions, and advisory work paralleling issues experienced by firms such as Arthur Andersen and Grant Thornton. These matters involve litigation, peer review findings, or regulatory inquiries tied to standards enforced by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm responds through internal controls, remediation plans, and cooperation with relevant authorities including state boards of accountancy.
Category:Accounting firms of the United States