Radar · Finance & Accounting Services in Illinois
Best Finance & Accounting Services Companies in Illinois, United States
The 155 best Finance & Accounting Services companies in Illinois, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: True Partners.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
155companies tracked
$20Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
4have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FINANCE & ACCOUNTING SERVICES × ILLINOIS
Our analysis of 50 Finance & Accounting Services companies
$6.2b in tracked funding; 80% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2022.
50companies analysed
80%cloud-native stacks
2022funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2009median founding year
432kcombined LinkedIn audience
96%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Finance & Accounting Services companies in Illinois
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Employees | Stage | Last round | Founded | Founder | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Thornton Merger and acquisition advisory firm | — | 6,500 | Acquired | 27 mo ago | 1924 | Alexander Grant Founder | — |
| 2 | UHY LLP Provider of accounting, tax, and business consulting services | — | 1,687 | Late Stage | 18 mo ago | 2006 | — | 1 award |
| 3 | Cdhcpa Provider of assurance, tax, and advisory services to businesses | — | 239 | Unfunded | — | — | — | 1 job opening · 2 partnerships |
| 4 | Accelerated Growth Advisors Provider of accounting, advisory and financial analysis services | — | 137 | Acquired | — | 2009 | — | 1 job opening |
| 5 | True Partners Provider of tax consulting services 45Market top 49%Funding top 50%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 29% All 4 signals ▾Markettop 49% Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Market: 133 employees (top 38% of Finance & Accounting Services) Funding: Raised $20.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 21 yrs (0.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $20M | 133 | Acquired | 247 mo ago | 2005 | Cary D McMillan Founder & Chairman | — |
| 6 | dhjj (digiovine, hnilo, jordan + johnson ltd.) DHJJ is an accounting company based in Naperville, IL. | — | 108 | Unfunded | — | 1974 | Patrick Kolzow CEO & MD | — |
| 7 | ATG Provider of recovery audit and purchase transaction analytics for retailers | — | 79 | Unfunded | — | 2004 | — | — |
| 8 | chawla & associates Chawla & Associates offers cloud-based accounting, FBAR reporting, IRS, and financial planning services for… | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
Top 6 Finance & Accounting Services companies in Illinois
#1
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2005 · 133 employees$20Mraised▾
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2005 · 133 employees
Provider of tax consulting services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 49%Funding
top 50%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 29%Market: 133 employees (top 38% of Finance & Accounting Services)
Funding: Raised $20.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 21 yrs (0.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Nov 2005)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
- Nov 2005Series B$20M
Founders & team
Investors
Waud Capital Partners
#2
Late Stage · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2006 · 1687 employees—raised▾
Late Stage · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2006 · 1687 employees
Provider of accounting, tax, and business consulting services. They serve various industries including construction, dealerships, energy, financial institutions, government, healthcare, manufacturing and distribution, not-for-profit, private equity, real estate, staffing, and technology. Services are tailored to each industry's specific needs and challenges. The firm also operates a charitable giving program supporting community initiatives.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 70k LinkedIn followers — 16.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024PE—
Investors
Summit Partners, Caltius Capital Management
Tech stack
AlliAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAzureBackbone.JsCallrail
#3
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1924 · 6500 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1924 · 6500 employees
Merger and acquisition advisory firm. Middle-market focused investment bank. Provides services such as merger and acquisition advisory, corporate financing, capital raising, and restructuring. The industry sectors served include construction, real estate, energy, and more.
Founders & team
Investors
New Mountain Capital, CDPQ, OA Private Capital, Europa
Tech stack
Adobe Client Data LayerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAdobe TargetClickdimensions
#4
Acquired · Mokena, Illinois · founded 1956 · 36 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Mokena, Illinois · founded 1956 · 36 employees
Provider of freight auditing services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Oct 2018PE—
Founders & team
Investors
Firmament, The Firmament Group, NextGen Growth Partners
#5
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2010—raised▾
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2010
Tax consultancy for businesses
Funding rounds
- Jun 2017Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Cane Investment Partners
#6
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1942 · 1 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1942 · 1 employees
M&A and strategic advisory firm focused on healthcare, fintech, manufacturing, and multiple sectors
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 219k LinkedIn followers — 50.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
Europa, Alceon Group, Accelerate Okanagan
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAureliaBabelBootstrap
Funding & investor landscape
$20Mtotal disclosed funding
1companies funded
1disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Cary D McMillan
Founder & Chairman · True Partners
Will Davies
Owner · Grant Thornton
Alexander Grant
Founder · Grant Thornton
Dave Newberry
CEO · Condata Global
John Long
Chief Executive Officer · NRTT
Bryan Lorello
Managing Partner · Crowe
Serge Jorgensen
Managing Principal · Crowe
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 4,671,638 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Finance & Accounting Services coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH FROM Illinois · institutions
What Illinois researches in fintech
University of Illinois institutions (led by UIUC) research fintech, crowdfunding, and blockchain with a cautiously optimistic tone, balancing advancements against concerns in digital finance and financial inclusion.
26 papersstance +0.2514% breakthrough38% concern
local research themes
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceMicrofinance and Financial InclusionBlockchain Technology Applications and SecurityElectrical and Electromagnetic ResearchGeological Modeling and AnalysisAdvanced Technologies in Various Fields
top institutions
- University of Illinois at Springfield7
- Eastern Illinois University4
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign4
- Illinois Institute of Technology4
- Western Illinois University3
Common questions
How many Finance & Accounting Services companies are there in Illinois, United States?
Radar tracks 155 indexable Finance & Accounting Services companies headquartered in Illinois, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Finance & Accounting Services companies in Illinois, United States?
The Finance & Accounting Services companies in Illinois, United States on this list have raised a combined $20M in disclosed equity funding across 1 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Finance & Accounting Services company in Illinois, United States?
True Partners is the highest-funded Finance & Accounting Services company in Illinois, United States, with $20M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Finance & Accounting Services companies in Illinois, United States are funded?
1 of the 155 Finance & Accounting Services companies in Illinois, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Finance & Accounting Services unicorns are there in Illinois, United States?
None of the Finance & Accounting Services companies in Illinois, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Illinois, United States Finance & Accounting Services companies?
The most active investors in Illinois, United States Finance & Accounting Services companies on this list include Europa, Accelerate Okanagan, Alceon Group, CDPQ, Caltius Capital Management.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.