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Josh Harris is a co-founder of Prosperity Partners, where he leads the Client Accounting Services practice. He advises companies on various accounting matters, including financial analytics, reporting, and the development of Key Performance Indicators. Josh’s straightforward and high-value approach allows business owners to focus on their core operations while his team manages the accounting, monthly close, and financial analysis. With a background successfully running a professional services firm and an entrepreneurial spirit, Josh brings a fresh and innovative perspective to his work. His clients appreciate his accessibility and clear communication throughout their engagements. Besides client service, Josh spearheads the strategic recruitment initiative at Prosperity Partners and maintains responsibility for all aspects of the hiring process.

Before co-founding Prosperity Partners in 2003, Josh worked in the middle market tax groups at Arthur Andersen and Deloitte. Outside of work, Josh enjoys various water sports, spending quality time with his family, and volunteering in his community.

Professional & Civic Affiliations

• Illinois Certified Public Accountant
• Beta Gamma Sigma, International Honor Society, University of Iowa Chapter

Education: University of Iowa, B.B.A.

• Favorite thing about Prosperity Partners: It has been said that a firm that plays together stays together. At Prosperity Partners, I enjoy the inclusivity of the culture and participating in the numerous firm-wide events. Managing deadlines, multiple client requests, and delivering complex projects are much easier when you know, respect and genuinely like your teammates on the engagement with you. Having an opportunity to interact outside of the office enables the trust and care needed to consistently deliver high value outcomes to our clients.
• Favorite Prosperity Partners outing you’ve been on: For the 15-year firm anniversary, we rented a “mansion” in southwest Michigan and had an opportunity to cook a meal together, share stories of the past, present, and what we hoped for the future. Those stories celebrated both the triumphs and a few comical failures along the Prosperity Partners pathway. The evening progressed with games designed to get to know each one of us better and celebrate what each of us uniquely offers the company. My personal highlight was that none of this was organized by management, the format and agenda were driven entirely by the associates.
• What is your side gig/passion project/hobby? Paddleboarding on the blue waters of West Lake Okoboji, IA in the early morning hours when it is just you, your board, a few seagulls, and an opportunity to glide on the water for as long as your arms and core will take you.
• Favorite concert you’ve attended: Listening to Jimmy Buffet strum his guitar in the right field bleachers for the first-ever concert at Wrigley Field. His tribute to Steve Goodman through the rendition of his song City of New Orleans still echoes in my ears every time I sit in those bleachers.
• If you were a board game, what game would you be? Backgammon. Your play relies on elements of luck, skill and the other player’s moves, which parallels much of the world we encounter each day.