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Jody Grunden CPA

Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisors

Jody Grunden is an accounting visionary with over 20 years of experience. He has helped pioneer innovative changes within the industry, including the introduction of the first subscription-based billing method employed by an accounting firm. 

He is the author of two books, _Digital Dollars and Cents_ [https://www.amazon.com/Digital... [https://www.amazon.com/Digital...]] and _Building the Virtual CFO Firm in the Cloud_ [https://cpatrendlines.com/shop... [https://cpatrendlines.com/shop...]]. 

Together with his partner Adam Hale, Jody co-founded Summit CPA Group (Summit) in 2002, which merged with Anders CPAs + Advisors (Anders) in 2022. Summit, now a division of Anders, was the first fully distributed firm and the leading provider of Virtual CFO Services in North America. With this merger, Summit brings to Anders a number of benefits which will help continue Jody's vision of changing the way people think about accounting, including strengthening the now "hybrid" work environment, building out the advisory side of Anders with a Virtual CFO service model, and implementing weekly subscription billing rather than hourly billing. 

His specialties include Virtual CFO Services, Creative Agencies, and Remote Team Management. Jody is part of many professional organizations including: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Indiana CPA Society, CPA.com CAS Client Advisory Council, Forbes Finance Council, Bill.com Accountant Partner Council, Divvy Task Force, Society of Digital Agencies (SoDA), Pinnacle Business Guides Partner, and Member of Running Remote. 

Jody has also been recognized for his expertise through being awarded as a 2017 Indiana CPA Society Innovation Award winner, CPA.com's 2017 Innovative Practitioner of the Year finalist, and CPA.com's 2020 Top Innovative Practitioner [https://www.cpa.com/innovative... [https://www.cpa.com/innovative...]] of the Year winner.


Appearances

  • Thumbnail for Best Practices for Effective Proposals & SOWs for Client Accounting Services
    Identification
    DCA1712
    Date
    December 5, 2017
    A vital ingredient for the profitability of a client accounting advisory service (CAAS) practice is presenting compelling proposals and accurate statements of work (SOW)…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Katie Tolin
    Chief Growth Guide, CPA Growth Guides, LLC
    Speaker Image for Jody Grunden
    Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisors
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Progressive Firm Panel: Insights for 2021
    Identification
    DCPA2004
    Date
    December 8, 2020
    2020 is the year of a daunting global health crisis. At the same time, it is going to go down in business and technology circles as the great accelerant, bringing about overwhelming long-term digital transformation in a matter of months…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Michael Cerami
    Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, CPA.com
    Speaker Image for Chris Schmidt
    Partner, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Moss Adams
    Speaker Image for Kelly Fisher
    Kelly M. Fisher, CPA, MST, Esq.
    Practice Partner, Wipfli
    Speaker Image for Jody Grunden
    Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisors
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for ENG2116. New Trends in the Digital Client Experience
    Identification
    ENG2116
    Date
    July 28, 2021
    As a profession, we have been digitizing for years; the events of 2020 revealed where we had a need, and an opportunity, to create the next digital client experience…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Michael Cerami
    Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, CPA.com
    Speaker Image for Dixie McCurley
    Partner, Finance & Accounting Outsourcing - Growth, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC
    Speaker Image for Mitch Weintraub
    Managing Partner, Cordia Partners
    Speaker Image for Jody Grunden
    Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisors
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for How to Lead Your Hybrid Team: A Panel Discussion
    Identification
    WOM2122
    Date
    November 4, 2021
    The workforce model has changed and managing your team - whether hybrid, remote, or some combination of both – has its own set of unique opportunities and challenges…

    Panelists

    Speaker Image for Jody Grunden
    Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisors
    Speaker Image for Dixie McCurley
    Partner, Finance & Accounting Outsourcing - Growth, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC
    Speaker Image for Denise Dettingmeijer
    CFO, NA, Randstad

    Moderator

    Speaker Image for Heather Duke
    Associate Manager, Practice Development, CPA.com
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for How to Maintain Culture in a Remote World
    Identification
    DCPA2232
    Date
    December 7, 2022
    Remote work offers talent a greater opportunity to have the work life balance they have been hungry for while maintaining productivity levels. With firms making remote, or blended, work environments a permanent option, leaders are struggling with how to maintain their firm culture…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Lisa Simpson
    Lisa Simpson, CPA, CGMA
    VP - Firm Services, AICPA & CIMA
    Speaker Image for Jody Grunden
    Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisors
    Speaker Image for Tom Barry
    Managing Partner, GHJ
    Speaker Image for Margaret Heneghan
    Deputy Chief People Officer & Chief People Officer, AON
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for AICPA Town Hall
    Identification
    DCPA2225
    Date
    December 6, 2022
    Live from Digital CPA, the AICPA Town Hall Series is the profession’s resource for timely and critical information which includes real-time interpretation and analysis, along with a broader discussion on strategies and capabilities to drive long-term success…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Erik Asgeirsson
    President & CEO, CPA.com
    Speaker Image for Barry Melancon
    President and CEO, AICPA & CIMA
    Speaker Image for Lisa Simpson
    Lisa Simpson, CPA, CGMA
    VP - Firm Services, AICPA & CIMA
    Speaker Image for Jody Grunden
    Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisors
    Speaker Image for Anoop Mehta
    Anoop N. Mehta, CPA, CGMA
    Chief Strategist, Analytical Mechanics Associates
    Speaker Image for Ron Quaranta
    Founder and Chairman, Wall Street Blockchain Alliance
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Building a Spend Management Advisory Practice: How to Price, Position and Productize Your Offering
    Identification
    DCPA2306
    Date
    June 8, 2023
    Have you considered adding spend management services to your CAS practice? By automating your client’s manual processes around expense reports and other non-payroll expenses, you will help close their books faster and more accurately…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Jake Grimm
    Director of Innovation and Automation, Summit Virtual CFO by Anders
    Speaker Image for Steve Novak
    Sr. Director, Accountant Partnerships, BILL
    Speaker Image for Jody Grunden
    Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisors

    Moderator

    Speaker Image for Colette Sharbaugh
    Vice President, Marketing & Communications, CPA.COM
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Pricing and Packaging Your CAS Offerings
    Identification
    DCPA2320
    Date
    December 5, 2023
    As you evolve your CAS practice and expand to offer more advisory services, your pricing and packaging options must evolve as well. Learn to develop and model an approach that allows the practice to standardize, but also customize solutions for client's needs…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Jody Grunden
    Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisors
    Speaker Image for Jake Grimm
    Director of Innovation and Automation, Summit Virtual CFO by Anders
    Speaker Image for Matthew Kraft
    Director, FP&A, CPA.com
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Scaling Advisory Services: The journey to CAS 2.0.
    Identification
    DCPA2437
    Date
    December 11, 2024
    The art of building and scaling a CAS 2.0 practice. Learn from two CAS leaders that have failed forward and now have successful continuously evolving CAS 2.0 practices…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Kane Polakoff
    Principal, Client Advisory Services Practice Leader, CohnReznick
    Speaker Image for Jody Grunden
    Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisors
    Speaker Image for Kimberly Blascoe
    Sr. Director, CAS Professional Services, CPA.com
    $49
    Standard Price

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