Now that you’re looking to start a career, chances are you’re hearing advice from all quarters: Specialize in this; Focus on that; Choose this discipline, not that one; Go into industry; Go with one of the Big 4 - it’s the surest route to travel, fame and fortune. All of this is enough to make you dizzy, which is why we’d like to offer a smarter, simpler way to get your career moving: Start with a mid-sized accounting firm.

Why? As more and more graduating accountants are discovering, working with a medium-sized firm – a highly successful local or regional accounting firm – can put you on a high-velocity career path a lot sooner.

Independent member firms of IGAF Worldwide work with clients in every conceivable industry, from high-tech startups to biotechnology, healthcare, heavy manufacturing, international finance and government. They support highly entrepreneurial companies on the forward edge of their industries, as well as traditional, established corporations. In fact, mid-sized firms like those in IGAF Worldwide often get involved with new types of businesses and enterprises before the larger firms do. That’s a big advantage to being smaller and more agile.

In IGAF Worldwide, there are also firms that emphasize certain types of businesses, such as real estate, entertainment, media, technology or financial services – as well as firms that focus on particular areas of accounting, such as assurance & accounting, business valuation, management advisory services, financial planning services, investment services, estate planning, mergers & acquisitions, litigation support, computer & technology services and much more.

So, who are these mid-sized firms and where do you find them? Look no further than the International Group of Accounting Firms.

To locate an IGAF Worldwide independent member firm near you, search our Member Directory.