Whitley Penn

Whitley Penn continues to be one of the region’s most distinguished public accounting firms.

Our unyielding dedication to quality service has helped us land on the “Best of the Best” list of INSIDE Public Accounting’s rankings of the top 25 accounting firms in the U.S., for more than a decade. We have consistently been recognized as one of the “Top 100 Firms in the U.S.” by INSIDE Public Accounting as well as one of the “Top 100 Firms” by Accounting Today.

Our steady growth over the past 35 years reflects our commitment to hiring individuals with talent and integrity, and our ability to stay one step ahead of the issues our clients face in an ever-changing business landscape.

We learn, innovate, and succeed by sharing knowledge, embracing diversity and working together. We promote a healthy, non-stressful work environment. We know that too much work is counterproductive, so we encourage our professionals to achieve a work/life balance that is conducive to personal and professional goals. We frequently engage in company activities, and we support community involvement. Time away from work to be with family is never discouraged.

Balancing work and life is a challenge in any career, but our culture helps us make sure we keep our priorities straight.

Who We Are and What We Stand For

Individuals who demonstrate respect for themselves and others, who have a positive attitude, integrity and teaming skills. Individuals with enthusiasm, initiative, energy and the courage to lead. People who build relationships based on doing the right thing and offer quality every day.

Here at Whitley Penn, we view ourselves as business advisors who will answer the hard accounting & tax questions and act as a responsive resource throughout the year, even during “busy season.” We serve a variety of clients from entrepreneurial businesses to large publicly-held companies, governmental agencies, not-for-profit companies, and high-net-worth individuals.

Whitley Penn is an employer of choice. If you're looking to be a part of a dynamic, progressive firm that offers excellent career development and client-service expertise, then Whitley Penn is the place for you!

- Experienced Professionals
- Practice Support Professionals
- Internship Opportunities

As the interns begin their careers, the DEVELOP program will be instrumental in providing opportunities to expand their leadership skills, network with peers and engage with leaders.

Our objective is to equip the interns with the best technical skills training so that they may deliver quality client service.  We also strive to empower them to leave their internship feeling confident in their personal development and other business related skills.

We also have the following recruiting credentials:

- The SHRM Foundation Veterans at Work Certificate
- The SHRM Foundation Employing Abilities @ Work

Our internship program is designed to give you the opportunity to work in a public accounting firm and to give you a true experience of what day to day responsibilities for Associate level professionals are while working with all levels of management throughout the firm. Our goal is not only for you to learn valuable skills throughout your internship, but also to convert all interns to Associate hires after their internship is completed.

Our interns have the opportunity to learn, innovate and succeed by sharing knowledge all while working together and embracing diversity in the workplace. Our culture is centered on promoting a healthy work environment and we encourage our interns to grow in both their professional and personal development skills.

Interns are provided a mentor throughout the entirety of their internship as they begin to build their brand in the workplace. Interns also go through our newly created program, called DEVELOP at WP, which is our intern development program created to educate and encourage interns as they cultivate relationships and grow in their professional development skills.

The goal of the DEVELOP program is to:

- Provide opportunities to expand in your leadership skills
- Network with peers
- Engage with firm leaders

There are countless other ways for interns to stay involved, some of which include: attend lunch ‘n learns, participate in the firms wellness program FitWhit and volunteer and ask to be on committees to name a few. We believe our interns have the opportunity to set themselves up for a life-long career at Whitley Penn and we are ready to be with you every step of the way as you discover your potential.

When we make health and wellness a priority, we excel in both our personal and professional lives. Our wellness program, FitWhit, encourages team members to focus inward and make overall wellness a priority so that they can take better care of each other, their families, and their clients. FitWhit is dedicated to improving the physical and mental well-being of individuals by bringing healthy opportunities into our work environment.