Davis brings invaluable experience in both technology and
accounting. With a strong background in leadership, he is poised to
drive significant innovation at the firm.
SAN
DIEGO, June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- Dark Horse CPAs, a top accounting and tax firm serving
small businesses and individuals across the nation, announces the
hiring of Chris Davis as the firm's
Vice President of Technology. Chris comes from a large,
multi-national firm where he developed his expertise at the
intersection of accounting and technology. An intimate
understanding of both disciplines and how they need to work
together to support each other informs his technology solutions and
ensures that they bring tangible value to accountants' work versus
being just another shiny toy that is eventually shelved.
I truly believe in Dark Horse's mission to
empower accountants and that's exactly what I'm here to do.
Chris has developed what he refers to as a 'Semper Gumby'
approach to technology implementation which pays homage to both an
agile approach and his background in the US Marines, rooted in
servant leadership. He believes that the only constant is change,
and that his teams must embrace this through continuous learning
and development while supporting and keeping each other
accountable. Chris is known to say, "it's easy to teach skills,
it's harder to teach character." This belief drives him to provide
a collaborative and trust-centered culture. Listening to and
bridging stakeholders from all areas of the business to break down
silos has enforced a holistic approach of a people-first
architecture.
"Being the leader of all things technology at Dark Horse is both
an incredibly exciting opportunity and a heavy responsibility,"
said Chris Davis. "I'm intimately
aware of the challenges that accountants face in their work and
their acute need for technology that actually supports them while
keeping the firm and its clients safe from a never-ending trove of
cyber security threats. Serving the great people we have here at
Dark Horse gives me energy and fulfillment while solving business
problems for the firm and building innovative tech scratches my
creative itch. I truly believe in Dark Horse's mission to empower
accountants and that's exactly what I'm here to do."
As Dark Horse's technology leader, Chris is tasked with building
a team to serve the needs of the firm's accountants, develop
technology that supports both client service and firm operations,
bolster the firm's cybersecurity defenses, and to foster citizen
development making sure the best ideas from the firm's accountants
get prioritized into the development cycle. In other words, he will
be responsible for the intersection of technology and all other
functional units of the business.
"Chris is the right blend of pragmatic and creative," says
Chase Birky, CEO & co-founder of
Dark Horse CPAs. "He's not going to build shiny objects to stroke
his ego. He will build the least sexy solution out there if it also
is the most useful to our accountants. He truly understands the
accountants he serves and thinks through solutions from their point
of view to inform what he builds. He is a highly skilled team
builder who keeps internal and external teams accountable to timely
execution. I am so excited about what he is building and will build
at Dark Horse because I know it will be transformative for our
Principal Practices and the firm as a whole."
About Dark Horse CPAs
Dark Horse CPAs provides integrated tax, wealth management,
accounting and CFO services to small businesses, entrepreneurs and
affluent individuals across the U.S. The firm believes that both
accountants and small businesses are underserved. Accountants
suffer from subpar employment experiences and resourcing which in
turn leads to small businesses suffering from subpar accounting and
tax services. These small businesses are Dark Horses among their
larger and more well-known competitors. The firm believes there is
no one better to advise these small businesses than CPAs who
themselves are Dark Horses, having eschewed the traditional pathway
to building a practice. Being a Dark Horse CPA means advocating for
small businesses by bringing to them the tax strategies and
accounting insights previously reserved for big business. To learn
more, visit Darkhorse.cpa for our client-facing website and
abetterway.cpa for our accountant-facing website.
Media Contact
Justin Kurn, Dark Horse CPAs,
6197361404, justin@darkhorse.cpa, https://darkhorse.cpa/
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