Guide

What Next? The Question Every Top Accounting Firm is Asking

Growth for Top 200 accounting firms today is no longer about hiring more people or opening another office. It’s about making smarter decisions on how talent is deployed, how technology is embedded into delivery, and how operating models evolve to support scale, margin, and resilience.

This guide is designed for ambitious Top 200 firms that have already achieved scale and are now asking what comes next. It explores how firms can move beyond traditional structures, unlock new revenue opportunities, and build a future-ready operating model using the right mix of talent, technology, and transformation.

Inside this guide, you’ll discover:

• How Top 200 firms can unlock their next phase of growth by rethinking operating models, leverage, and delivery structures
• Why the shift from traditional pyramids to modern, diamond-shaped models is key to scaling without linear headcount growth
• How Outsourcing 3.0 enables better utilisation of talent, improved margins, and greater operational control
• Practical frameworks to free up partner time, strengthen management layers, and build a future-ready, scalable firm

Whether your goal is to widen service lines, improve profitability, or build a firm that’s truly future-ready, What Next: The Question Every Top 200 Firm Is Asking provides a clear, practical roadmap for what comes next.