Freedom to Lead. Infrastructure to Scale.
Build the practice you want without carrying every operational burden alone. AFairchild's Partner Community Office brings together local practice leadership, enterprise-level infrastructure, and a community of professionals committed to helping you grow.
You Serve Clients. We Serve You.
Running an independent accounting practice increasingly means being responsible for far more than client service.
Recruiting. Technology. Billing and collections. Compliance. Workflow. Training. Administration. Business development. Those responsibilities compete for the same limited resource: your time.
PCO was designed to create a different path — one where experienced accounting leaders can remain close to their clients and communities while gaining the infrastructure and support to build what comes next.
Talent & Capacity Constraints
Building and maintaining the right team can consume valuable leadership time.
Technology Gaps
Modern firms require increasingly sophisticated systems, cybersecurity, workflows, and tools.
Administration Burden
Billing, collections, payroll, HR, and firm administration compete with client-facing work.
Stalled Growth
Expanding services and capacity becomes harder when leadership is consumed by daily operations.
Enterprise Scale + Local Autonomy
The Partner Community Office model combines the entrepreneurial freedom of an independent practice with the resources, systems, and community of a larger CPA firm.
Protect What You've Built
Continue leading the client relationships and practice you have worked to create.
Reduce the Administrative Load
Gain support across many of the operational functions that consume a practice owner's time.
Access Enterprise Resources
Leverage broader technology, talent, professional resources, and established firm infrastructure.
Build With a Community
Grow alongside professionals who share a commitment to clients, people, excellence, and community.
One Model.
Two Powerful Advantages.
PCO is structured around a simple idea: practice leaders should be able to remain entrepreneurial while gaining the support needed to scale.
Freedom to Lead
Infrastructure to Scale
Built for the Next Stage of Your Practice.
PCO is designed for experienced accounting leaders who have built something valuable and are thinking about what comes next.
Established Practice
You have developed meaningful client relationships and a practice with a foundation for continued growth.
Experienced Leadership
You are an experienced CPA, EA, or accounting leader ready to lead the next stage of a practice.
Shared Values
You believe exceptional client service, professional excellence, integrity, people, and community should remain at the center of growth.
I've been in your shoes. I know how heavy it feels to carry a firm on your back, face every operational wall alone, and feel like you have to know everything.
Built by a Practice Owner —
Who Has Been There.
AFairchild began as an independent practice built from the ground up.
The PCO model grew from that experience — and from understanding how difficult it can be to simultaneously serve clients, lead people, grow a business, and manage everything happening behind the scenes.
PCO is designed to give experienced practice leaders more room to do the work that matters most — serve clients, lead their teams, and grow their practices. AFairchild is surrounding owners with the people, resources, systems, and infrastructure of a larger firm, eleviating the burden of managing everything alone.
That support creates greater capacity to focus on relationships, leadership, and building what comes next.
The Community Behind the Partner Community Office.
PCO isn't simply about gaining systems and support. It means becoming part of a firm whose culture is built around how we serve our clients, our people, and our communities.
Start With a Conversation.
Favor Lee, CPA
Favor guides practice owners through the PCO discovery process, helping them explore their goals, understand the model, and determine whether there is alignment between their vision and AFairchild.
Explore Your Goals
Where is your practice today, and where do you want it to go?
Understand the Opportunity
Explore how PCO could support your practice, people, and clients.
Determine Alignment
Decide together whether moving forward makes sense.
From Conversation to Possibility.
The PCO process is designed to give both you and AFairchild the opportunity to determine whether there is a strong strategic, professional, and cultural fit.
Discovery
Start with a confidential conversation about your practice, goals, challenges, and what you're looking for in the next stage.
Alignment
If there appears to be mutual alignment, we'll explore the PCO model more deeply and discuss what it could look like for your practice.
Evaluation & Launch
When both sides are ready to move forward, the process progresses into formal evaluation, planning, onboarding, and launch.
Partner Community Office
Start with the big picture. More detailed information about the PCO program is discussed during the confidential discovery and evaluation process.
What is a Partner Community Office?
Will I still lead my client relationships?
Do I need an existing accounting practice?
Can a PCO operate virtually?
What kind of support does AFairchild provide?
What happens after I contact AFairchild?
Your Next Chapter Doesn't Have to Be Built Alone.
You've already built the relationships, experience, and reputation. Now explore what could be possible with more infrastructure, more resources, and a community behind you — without losing the entrepreneurial leadership that made your practice successful.
