Accountants and the Arts: Arts Biz Dialogue Featuring Kaufman Rossin

More and more CEOs are looking at the arts to enhance employee engagement.  Business professionals who serve on boards or volunteer in the arts learn to be innovators from going behind the scenes and working directly with artists.

Kaufman Rossin, one of the largest independent accounting firms in Florida and the Southeastern United States, recognizes the importance of community engagement.  So much so, it is one of the four pillars of their business.  Kaufman Rossin founders, Jim Kaufman and Jay Rossin, recognized the importance of social responsibility, and their employee-focused philosophy is a winning recipe that encourages their executives and staff to get involved in the community.  The firm has been named a “Best Place to Work” several times in local and national competitions.  Through its many partnerships, Kaufman Rossin has board members and volunteers involved in dozens of arts organizations.  The firm’s commitment to community engagement entails that many of its partners and professional staff contribute substantial time to causes they believe in. Although the company provides financial support to several arts groups, its more significant contributions involve talented professionals sharing their skills and resources with the groups they support.

We had the opportunity to interview two professionals from Kaufman Rossin to get more insight about the firm’s unique involvement with the cultural community.  Raul A. Garcia, CPA, a Financial Services Principal, and Lisa Cawley Ruiz, a Brand Journalist in the Marketing Department, joined us to talk about how the arts are an important component of the firm’s community outreach.