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Springline CEO Tim Brackney Named One of Accounting Today’s 2025 Top 100 Most Influential People
December 15, 2025
We’re proud to share that our CEO, Tim Brackney, has been named to Accounting Today’s 2025 Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting, an annual list recognizing the profession’s most impactful leaders, innovators, and change-makers. This honor reflects not only Tim’s leadership but also the collective work of the people who make Springline what it is today. As Accounting Today notes,...
Springline Advisory Expands with EFPR Partnership, Establishing Presence in the Northeast
March 3, 2025
The recent announcement from Springline Advisory welcoming EFPR Advisory, a leading accounting and business consulting firm based in Rochester, New York, attracted some media attention from both local business outlets and trade publications this month. Springline announced the new partnership on Feb. 27 and emphasized both firms’ dedication to efficient operations and market expansion, while prioritizing its people by retaining...
Anne Leal Joins Springline Advisory as Chief Administrative Officer
January 30, 2025
Anne Leal joins Springline Advisory’s executive team as the new Chief Administrative Officer. Anne brings an unparalleled track record in operational excellence and people leadership from her time as a partner and COO at MarksNelson, a founding Springline firm. As CAO, Anne oversees Springline’s founding firm member integration, program management, and internal event strategy and serves as Springline’s APS compliance...
Latest Insights
What’s in the Mix for 2026: L&D and HR Trends Shaping the Future of Work
January 26, 2026
Springline Advisory Chief People Officer Erin McAuley is featured in Training Magazine, offering perspective on the trends shaping learning and development and human resources in 2026, from the expanding role of AI to intentional flexibility and human-centered culture strategies. As organizations respond to remote and hybrid work expectations, workforce resilience, and ongoing change, read further to explore how skills-first learning,...
Scaling with Soul: Building Teams That Empower Women
January 20, 2026
In the Business Journal’s In Her Own Words column, our SVP of Global Operations, Hiral Rao, shares why great teams start with people, not process, and how building people-first teams unlocks talent, drives growth, and creates meaningful pathways for women leaders in accounting and beyond – fueling smarter ideas, stronger teams, and sustainable growth....
Redefining the CPA Firm: How People, Culture, and Technology Drive the Future
January 8, 2026
In a recent CPA Practice Advisor article, Springline Advisory CEO Tim Brackney explores the transformation shaping the accounting and professional services industry. While technology and AI are important, he emphasizes that culture, talent development, and a people-first approach will define the firms of the future—where innovation, agility, and strategic client partnerships go hand in hand with employee growth and engagement....
Press Releases
Springline Advisory Announces Strategic Partnership With Christy Paddock Advisors, LLC
January 13, 2026
DALLAS — January 13, 2025 — Springline Advisory, a trailblazing financial and business advisory firm, today announced its partnership with Christy Paddock Advisors, LLC (Paddock), an Indianapolis-based firm providing fractional CFO and financial advisory services. Through this partnership, Christy Paddock Advisors gains greater access to the capabilities, industry expertise, and reach typically associated with larger firms, without sacrificing the close...
Springline Advisory Announces Partnership With Software And Consulting Firm Actuarial Resources Corporation
December 10, 2025
DALLAS – December 10, 2025 – Springline Advisory, a trailblazing financial and business advisory firm, today announced its partnership with Actuarial Resources Corporation (ARC), a Kansas City-based actuarial software and consulting firm. This partnership unites Springline Advisory’s increased resources and scale with ARC’s decades of specialized actuarial expertise. Together, the firms will expand their collective capabilities in actuarial consulting and...
Springline Advisory Announces Partnership with Infinity Globus and Smart Accountants, Expanding Global Capabilities and International Presence
November 5, 2025
DALLAS — November 5, 2025 — Springline Advisory, a trailblazing financial and business advisory firm, today announced a strategic partnership with Infinity Globus and Smart Accountants. This collaboration significantly expands Springline’s international footprint, enhances service delivery capacity, and accelerates its mission to transform middle-market advisory services through global talent integration. Infinity Globus, a premier outsourcing provider for tax and accounting...
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A Natural Fit for Purpose-Driven Growth
January 13, 2026
Grounded in Indianapolis. Focused on What’s Next. Founded in 2016 and based in Indianapolis, Christy Paddock Advisors was built to help growing businesses access senior-level financial leadership without the cost or commitment of a full-time CFO. Through fractional CFO and financial advisory services, the firm partners closely with business owners and leadership teams to bring clarity to reporting, translate numbers...
Rooted in the Heartland. Engineered for the Future.
December 10, 2025
From the Plains of Kansas to the Future of Actuarial Consulting Since 1987, Actuarial Resources Corporation (ARC), based in Overland Park, Kansas, has spent nearly four decades shaping the future of actuarial science and software. They’ve supported over 50 domestic and global insurers with their valuation platform, ARCVAL, as well as modeling, LDTI/GAAP initiatives, and data/process modernization. From the boardroom...
Global Reach. Local Roots.
November 5, 2025
From the Historic Heritage of Ahmedabad to a Global Platform of Possibility In a place whose historic walled core became India’s first UNESCO World Heritage City and whose spirit of enterprise is second nature to every Amdavadi, this partnership illustrates what happens when great teams find greater alignment. It’s fitting, then, that these founding firms hail from this dynamic city—a...