After more than a quarter century helping the firm grow to become the second largest African American owned CPA firm in the US, Thomas Jones has announced his retirement from McConnell Jones. He will continue to serve as an independent consultant to the firm in...
McConnell Jones participated in the University of Houston's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi’s “Ignite! Career Mixer” on Monday, October 4th. MJ was invited to this unique career mixer format, where our recruiting team and BAP students had meaningful conversations to develop...
For more information Bill Penczak bpenczak@mjlm.com For Immediate Release (Houston, Texas), September 17, 2021 McConnell Jones Expands Service Line Offerings with New Austin TX Office McConnell Jones is excited to announce that its office in...
Bob Armstrong, Commercial Audit Partner Accountability - "Extreme Ownership" For me, accountability is about owning everything that comes to me and falls under me. I own absolutely everything. And I’ll never pass the blame on to somebody else. These ideas are...
On Thursday, June 17th, President Joe Biden signed a bill to recognize Juneteenth as a Federal holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in Texas and has been celebrated since 1886. Throughout history, Juneteenth has been known by many names: Jubilee Day,...
McConnell Jones’ Managing Partner, Wayne McConnell, has been appointed to the Community Impact Committee for the United Way of the Gulf Coast. For nearly 100 years, United Way of Greater Houston has brought together diverse partners and approaches to get to the root...
On April 24th, Wayne and Judy McConnell virtually attended Memorial Hermann’s Circle of Life “Stars Among Us” Gala. Before the event, Wayne and Judy were delivered a ‘Rock Star’ kit to join the festivities from home! McConnell Jones supported this gala which honored...
McConnell Jones recognizes Thomas Jones, Tax Partner, for his appointment to the Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity. As President of the board, Jones will lead the initiative of raising $25 million through private donations, aimed at accelerating...
As McConnell Jones rebrands with a new website, graphics, and color scheme, we have also made changes to our social media pages. MJ connects with nearly 3000 followers on LinkedIn, including most of our employees and it is our most used platform. Because of this, we...
In celebration of National Administrative Professionals day, we are spotlighting our very own “super-admin” Kelly Watson. We had a Microsoft Teams interview and asked Kelly what it’s like being an Administrative Professional in 2021 and much more!