Rick Kelo – The Structure of the Largest Tax Firm, TaxScout

The world of finance is not an industry for everyone. It is a competitive field that requires additional education, a certain level of meticulousness, and an ability to keep countless amounts of data organized and available for use. Top financial firms host a variety of employees and boast a variety of services including investment banking, brokerages, credit unions, trust companies, mortgage loan companies, tax recruitment, and financial advising. The industry of finance is as vast, if not more so, than many other industries and requires intense specialization and experience. RickKelo is a tax recruitment specialist currently working for TaxScout Inc., the largest tax professional placement service in the country. He is an example of the level of commitment that it takes to reach the top in such a broad industry.

After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in general engineering, Rick Kelo and gained military experience and leadership skills through his service to our country. He later returned to his education where he attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, receiving his MBA in Finance and graduating Magna Cum Laude. This leadership and educational background was crucial in his eventual success in the world of finance.

Currently, he works for TaxScout Inc., which is not only the largest firm in the country, but also boasts the highest retention rate of any tax professional placement service in the country. At 70%, their retention rate is nearly double that of other top firms in the industry. Why is this? For two reasons. First, TaxScout prides itself on hiring the most qualified employees and providing the highest quality candidates for their placement services. Rick Kelo works to ensure these standards of excellence, for example, by creating company candidate databases that comply with OFCCP, promoting diversity, developing client bases, advising on retention policies, and advising on fair market compensation. Second, TaxScout recruitment specialists continue to work with candidates and their respective companies after placement in order to ensure their high retention rates. This attention to detail and level of commitment reflects TaxScout’s standards of excellence.

As an Executive Recruiter, Rick Kelo exemplifies this quality of service. In 2008, he placed #70 out of more than 4,000 recruiters in a competition ranking tax specialists; he was the #1 finance recruiter as well as the #2 accounting recruiter globally. He was also Rookie of the Year in his first full year with the company. For more information aboutRick Kelo and TaxScout, visit their website.