Averett Warmus Durkee CPA's 2014 | Page 14

Unparalleled Commitment Core Values We work as a team. We foster a workplace where our staff collaborate and communicate within the firm and with our clients. This teamwork focus is the reason we are able to deliver exceptional service while sustaining a healthy balance between work and personal life. Our teamwork approach also fosters an atmosphere of caring and respect for others. We are accountable to our profession, our clients, and our stakeholders. We aspire to the highest professional standards. We build strong relationships that adhere to these standards. We are devoted to exceptional service without compromise. Our clients experience this service in timely, knowledgeable, and objective responses to their needs. Our stakeholders experience this service as sincere interest in their ambitions, dedication to their advancement, and provisioning their effectiveness. We are dedicated to a continuous learning process. We value professional growth and improvement. This dedication helps us serve our firm, clients, and community. Acquisition of new skills and knowledge is required at all levels throughout the firm. New skills prepare our staff for additional opportunities as well as future success in achieving both professional and personal goals. 12 Averett Warmus Durkee We seek to lead and to develop leaders. We believe all levels within our firm should lead by example in a way that respects others. We foster leadership within our stakeholders, both in our profession and in our community. We are dedicated to fulfilling our duty for providing guidance, analysis, and direction to our clients and our community by providing this leadership. We act with integrity in everything we do. We promote and uphold the highest ethical standards. We measure success by doing what is professionally honorable, by meeting our commitments, and by maintaining our independence and professionalism in all situations. We believe that having integrity in everything we do is what ensures our adherence to our core values.