HCJ CPAs & Advisors has recently added the following to our team: Reynolds “Reyn” Beckham III, Elizabeth Bennett, Timothy “Jordan” Clark, CPA, Gregory “Alex” Massey, Tyler Patton, Nathan Rogers, and Emma Shortes to their professional team. These seven young professionals all join the firm as staff accountants working in either the Tax or Audit Department.

“New hires always bring excitement to the firm,” said Karen Garrett, CPA, Managing Partner of HCJ CPAs & Advisors. “Whenever we add fresh talent to the ranks, I find that it really reinvigorates our entire team. I am so thrilled to welcome Reyn, Elizabeth, Jordan, Alex, Tyler, Nate, and Emma to the firm.”

An alumnus of Henderson State University, Beckham earned a Bachelor of Art in Accounting and Finance in 2018 and a Master of Business Administration in Accounting in 2019. A summa cum laude graduate, he was awarded both the Distinguished Freshman Scholarship and the Stella Spoon Accounting Scholarship. Beckham resides in Little Rock.

Bennett graduated summa cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University in 2019, earning a Bachelor of Art in Accounting. Currently in pursuit of her CPA designation, she has already passed all four sections of the CPA exam. She lives in Little Rock.

A graduate of Henderson State University, Clark earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting in 2014 and a Master of Business Administration in 2015. He lives in Benton, Arkansas with his wife, Courtney, and their daughter, Sophia.

Massey attends the University of Central Arkansas in pursuit of a Bachelor of Art in Accounting. He currently resides in Conway, Arkansas.

Currently enrolled at the University of Central Arkansas, Patton is studying to earn a degree in accounting. He lives in Conway.

A magna cum laude graduate of Harding University, Rogers earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Management Information Systems in 2018. While in school, he was affiliated with Alpha Chi and Delta Mu Delta. He is currently a member of the Arkansas Officials Association. Rogers lives in Bald Knob, Arkansas.

Shortes graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 2019, earning a degree in Accounting and Finance. Currently in pursuit of her CPA designation, she has already passed all four sections of the CPA exam. She lives in Benton, Arkansas.