Springfield, MO – KPM CPAs & Advisors (KPM) is excited to announce a new managing shareholder for the firm – Sean M. Balisle, CPA now leads the firm effective June 1 and becomes its sixth managing shareholder.

Sean has more than 30 years of accounting experience and provides audit, tax, and consulting services to clients in a variety of industries, including financial institutions. He has served in numerous leadership roles at KPM as the financial institutions team leader, member of the firm’s Executive Committee, and as the audit and assurance department head. Sean is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, Missouri Society of CPAs, and is involved in the community as a member of the Rotary Club of Springfield-Downtown. He is a graduate of Leadership Springfield Signature Class 19 and was a Springfield Business Journal ‘40 Under 40’ honoree. 

As Sean follows in the footsteps of the retiring Randall Moots as the next managing shareholder of KPM, Randall had this to say, “I am confident Sean is the right person to lead the firm into its next phase of growth as we all emerge from the pandemic and begin to resume normalcy in our lives and businesses. Since the beginning of his career, Sean has steadfastly served and grown alongside this firm and its clients. He approaches each interaction and engagement with the highest level of integrity, professionalism, and expertise.” “The best is yet to come from the KPM team as they will thrive under his technical prowess and dedicated leadership,” he added.

About KPM CPAs & Advisors

Since 1966, KPM has served a variety of industries and clientele, providing accounting, audit, tax, and consulting services to help clients prosper. KPM is one of the largest locally owned CPA and advisory firms in Southwest Missouri (Springfield Business Journal), a top Midwestern firm (Accounting Today), a top 300 firm in the U.S. (INSIDE Public Accounting), and one of ‘America’s Best Tax & Accounting Firms’ (Forbes). The firm also is a member of The Leading Edge Alliance and has office locations in Springfield and Branson.