Fort Worth, Texas-based firm Mesch PLLC (FY23 net revenue of $8.32 million) announced elevations to partner for two key leadership team members: tax manager Cyrus Wagner III and audit manager David Molenda. The two new partners will join MP Derick Mesch and partner and founder Fred Mesch in sharing leadership duties and strategic guidance roles for the firm.
The transition to a partner-led model for the tax and audit departments signals the firm’s ongoing commitment to hands-on client service from every employee, all the way up to the highest levels. “At Mesch, we have the bandwidth and capabilities to provide a national firm level of service and support,” said MP Derick Mesch. “But we’re also committed to deep partner involvement with each client. We’re a locally owned Fort Worth firm, so our clients know they can contact us directly at any time. They don’t have to wade through levels of bureaucracy to reach someone in New York or Chicago.”
“As soon as I started working at Mesch, I knew this is where I wanted to become partner,” Wagner said. “There’s a great dynamic here. We’re an independent firm without a lot of meaningless internal red tape, so our people are able to do a fantastic job for our clients and still maintain a healthy work-life balance. We have a very low turnover rate — which is also great for our clients because they get experience and consistency on their accounts. Now that I’m part of leadership, I’m looking forward to helping Derick grow and develop those teams even further.”
“I caught the accounting bug in college, and 25 years later, I still love what I do,” Molenda said. “I love working with all the different clients and industries we see here in North Texas, and I love working on audits. It’s a little like detective work. We get to be investigators who ask a lot of questions and document everything and hand over an opinion with our signature at the end. It’s a unique department here at Mesch, and I can’t wait to build it out even further.”
