Top 100 CPA Firm Expands Northeast Ohio Footprint
June 1, 2020 | New Philadelphia, Ohio – Rea & Associates Inc., a Top 100 regional accounting and business consulting firm, successfully merged in Jones Battles Group LLC, on June 1, 2020. With the combined workforce, Rea & Associates continues to grow its service offerings and professional resources in its Northeast Ohio region, which includes Avon, Cleveland, Medina, and Mentor.
Prior to the merging into Rea & Associates, Jones Battles Group LLC served clients from its Concord, Ohio, office. Moving forward, the firm’s three employees, Curtis Jones, CPA, CVA, Chris Bartlett, CPA, and Pat Reno, will serve clients from the Rea & Associates’ Mentor, Ohio, office, which is located at 7201 Center Street, Mentor. At Rea & Associates, Jones will serve clients as an executive principal, Bartlett will become a manager with the firm, and Reno will now assist clients as a client service specialist with Rea & Associates.
“This merger supports Rea’s strategic growth plan and Jones Battles’ succession plan. Combining our firms will better position us to provide accounting, auditing, tax, and business consulting services in Northeast Ohio and beyond,” said Don McIntosh, CPA, CEO of Rea & Associates.
“If you’ve worked with the Jones Battles team in the past, you’ll be glad to learn that this merger will have no impact on your fee structure or on the quality of service you receive,” said Curtis Jones, CPA, CVA, CEO of Jones Battles. “We decided to move forward with the merger with Rea because their culture aligned so well with ours. Moreover, our decision to unite will position us to provide all of our clients with an even greater experience and a wider array and greater depth of services.”
Rea & Associates has established a strong reputation within the accounting industry and among those industries served by the firm’s various specialty teams. Specifically, the firm is well-established in the manufacturing, construction & real estate, dental, not-for-profit, healthcare and government industries and provides services ranging from traditional accounting, tax and assurance services to succession plan consulting, cybersecurity & data protection, business valuations, HR consulting and state & local taxes. Rea has also built a coronavirus resource center at www.reacpa.com/coronavirus, to help clients and business owners navigate through these uncertain times.
To learn more about the merger, call 440.266.0077.