WHAT IS HIGH ROCK ALL ABOUT?

We have been getting the question a lot, so I thought I would share our core values. If you want to get to know High Rock, read this blog. Our core values embody our culture and our people. Our people are our greatest asset and our culture reflects their awesomeness.

Cut straight from our employee handbook, I present to you our…

Core Values

Innovative, Competitive, Efficient. We are a firm achieving excellence and greatness in all our business opportunities. It is those same qualities we seek in our employees to create a phenomenal team comprised of incredible knowledge and skill, who will lead our company into the future of accounting. We look not just to succeed but to do the impossible. We do so by creating outstanding experiences with our clients and creating a community between our clientele and our employees. It is through the foundation of honesty, effectiveness, and courage to fail and try again; it is through all these bits and pieces that we live out the goals we set out to accomplish. Our core values are at the center of all we do. It is important to know what all that encompasses.

Do the Impossible

We have already done the impossible by creating and sustaining a small successful business. So now it is your turn to do something incredible. You have the power to make a difference in the lives of your clients. Whether it is through making their experience working with you the best thing yet, or by giving them a new and far more efficient process, or by using your magical resources and creating gateways for the business to expand and dominate. Whatever it may be, dream, and do it.

Efficiency

We are only as good as the product we create. Let’s make our services the best, most reliable and efficient our clients have ever seen! Let’s strive to be the best of the best, and show those other hooligans what fantastic work looks like!

Quality Client Service

Obviously. Clients make the business. They are what give us, accountants, and the ability to dream and expand our ideas.  It is with this in mind, that we give our clients a mind-blowing experience with us each and every time.

Growth

Combine all the above and we begin to create growth. We are in the business of not just counting money (jokes) but making it. We want to be constantly expanding and growing not only our knowledge, but our business as well. You are here to be a part of that.

Fail and Learn

“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” – Henry Ford

From one great to the next, it is only through trial and error that we learn and grow. So don’t be afraid to mess up once in a while. Get back up, learn where you went wrong, and fail again and again and again, until you get it right.

Honesty

Failure is only a problem if you are not honest with yourself and everyone else about it. We are a team, a business family, and we owe it to each other to be honest in all our endeavors, whether it be a mistake, a question, or an objection. We value your voice, opinion, and you’re learning, so we expect you to value the same in us as well.

Community

Our community involves those within our office, those connected to our office, and potential additions to our offices. Our clients, prospective and current, employees both near and far, are all considered a part of us. We strive for a sense of comfort and connectedness between us all.

Team

With that said, we are a team. We work together, we win together, and we fail together. We may not be playing with a pigskin or a checkered ball, but we are still one team. Don’t be afraid to ask for help, or lend a helping hand or knowledge bomb when called upon. All for High Rock, and High Rock for all!

Dream Big

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney

Not all accomplishments are achieved in big leaps, but in small molehills. Without crazy, unthinkable, jack-and-the-giant-beanstalk-sized goals to work towards, our molehills will never be conquered! So reach for the stars, put your head in the clouds, or whatever they say, just dream it.

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Author

Liz Mason

Liz Mason

Liz Mason is a serial entrepreneur, a giant nerd, and an involved accounting vanguard. She is currently CEO + Founder of High Rock Accounting, and CPA in Residence at TaxFigure. Liz speaks on a national stage, hosts Accounting ARC and guest stars on other podcasts, and publishes for the love of writing. Liz utilizes her creativity and passion at her company to uproot traditional practices and replace them with innovative concepts. She finds joy in efficient technology and her core belief is that everyone and everything can continuously improve.

When Liz isn't planning world domination in accounting, she is a die-hard skier, down for any adventure, plays the ukulele (badly), reads everything, and has a good sense of humor. If you're looking for her, you can find her traveling the world and enjoying new food and cultures with her partner and son. Follow Liz on LinkedIn /masonliz.

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