The last Accounting Top 100 leaderboard of 2022 was released today and looking back on 2022, it has been an engaging year! Be sure to check out our conversations on Twitter by using the #AccountingTop100 hashtag.

You won’t want to miss the highlights from the latest Top 100…

We’re watching rising star Ryan A. Elblein, CPA, (@relblein on Twitter) Founder of Elblein CPA out of Clinton, Connecticut, who advanced 121 spots to land at #88 on this leaderboard release. Ryan has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Connecticut since 2019. After graduating University of New Haven with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Ryan spent five years working in the tax department of two different national accounting firms.

During his time in public accounting, Ryan worked on mostly pass-through entity and individual returns. He focused on the real estate, construction, and nonprofit industries and worked with consumer businesses (restaurants, gyms, etc.).

In 2019, Ryan left public accounting to work as a controller for a real estate developer. Later in 2021, he started Elblein CPA to use his knowledge of both public accounting and private industry to assist his clients in meeting their compliance needs and growing their business.

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Congratulations on starting your own firm, Ryan, and making the Accounting Top 100 Leaderboard today. We’re happy to have you with us!

Moving on up: Cindy Schroeder, (@brightbooks on Twitter) and owner of Bright Bookkeeping LLC out of Winter Garden, Florida. Cindy advanced 73 spots this release landing at the top 100 place from #173. Way to go, Cindy!

Newest to the Leaderboard: Joining the Leaderboard on November 24 is Aileen Gilpin (@aileengilpin on Twitter.) Aileen is the owner of Your Front eOffice out of La Grange, IL. Welcome to the Accounting Top 100, Aileen. We’re happy to have you join us!

Check out this week’s Leaderboard here: https://www.rise.global/accounting-top-100/r/2699882

Social Reactions

The conspiracy is over! pic.twitter.com/beBDOyZ4le
— Travis Raml, CPA (@RAMLCPA) December 21, 2022

Thanks! Looks like my chance to get in the top 10 evaporated this year. I’ll probably fall down quite a ways the next few months with tax season also.
— Caleb L. Jenkins, EA, CQP (@CalebLJenkins) December 21, 2022

Thanks @Avalara! Merry Christmas, everyone! pic.twitter.com/5ezUc8EHeu
— Marnie Stretch 🌸 (@MarnieStretch) December 21, 2022

Planning to slide into 2023 real quiet, so as not to catch its attention and jinx it.

Wishing you all a peaceful, joy-filled end to 2022. pic.twitter.com/UmoPIZh2oX
— Megan Genest Tarnow (@MeganTarnow) December 21, 2022

Wishing all who celebrate very happy holidays and a prosperous new year 🎄☃️🎅 pic.twitter.com/fH3HmLVpJK
— Aynsley Damery (@aynsleydamery) December 22, 2022

How the leaderboard works: The Accounting Top 100 social media leaderboard uses an algorithm that scores and ranks users based on five separate metrics, each of which is weighted according to its perceived value. These five metrics are calculated every two weeks and combined to form a Power Score: a 1-100 value based on Rise.Global’s Relative Scoring Method. This Power Score determines a user’s rank on each new leaderboard release.

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