BMSS Advisors & CPAs Auditor Profile

BMSS Advisors & CPAs is a certified public accounting and business advisory firm established in 1991 in Birmingham, Alabama, by Keith Barfield, Don Murphy, and John Shank. The firm has grown to 37 partners, more than 125 CPAs, and over 350 people across offices in Birmingham, Gadsden, Huntsville, and Mobile, Alabama, plus Ridgeland, Mississippi.

Beyond traditional audit, review, and tax work, BMSS operates affiliated businesses in IT consulting, human capital advisory, and wealth management. Its assurance and technology practices deliver SOC 1 and SOC 2 examinations and IT general controls work for service organizations, with technology delivery supported by its subsidiary Abacus Technologies.

BMSS best serves small and mid-market service organizations in the Southeast, especially technology, manufacturing, and healthcare-adjacent companies that want SOC reporting bundled with broader accounting and IT advisory relationships.