“We’re dedicated to ensuring that Forvis Mazars is a place where everyone has a strong sense of belonging, and every individual can reach their potential. I’m incredibly proud of our culture and work we are doing to accelerate inclusion, and believe our actions demonstrate our continued commitment to placing diversity, equity and inclusion at the heart of who we are as an organisation. We know that we still have more work to do. We will continue to challenge ourselves to better represent the diversity of the clients we serve, being leaders for ensuring professional services are open to all, no matter their starting point”
Access accountancy
We are proud to be a signatory of Access Accountancy – an ambitious collaboration of employers and professional bodies, dedicated to improving access to the accountancy profession. Access Accountancy’s mission is to increase awareness and aspirations among young people to join the accountancy profession.
Social mobility foundation
We work with the Social Mobility Foundation and have been ranked #14 in the Top 50 Employers in the 2019 Social Mobility Index. The Top 50 Social Mobility Index recognises the organisations that are taking the most action to ensure they are open to accessing and progressing talent from all backgrounds.
The Purpose Coalition
We are part of the Purpose Coalition, comprised of leading accountancy firms and a number of educational institutions. Chaired by the Rt Hon Justine Greening and Nick Forbes CBE. Its mission is to work together to identify innovative solutions to some of the barriers that exist in our industry, ensuring opportunities to enter and progress are equally accessible to people from all backgrounds.
Stonewall
We are proud to partner with Stonewall, the leading LGBTQ+ charity working with organisations to build more inclusive workplaces. As a member of their diversity champions programme, our aim is to ensure all LGBTQ+ team members feel safe, welcomed, and free to be themselves.
Women in finance
Forvis Mazars has signed up to Her Majesty’s Treasury Women in Finance initiative. Through this, organisations pledge to increase the representation of women in senior roles.
Menopause workplace pledge
We are very pleased to have signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge; in signing the pledge we have committed to making our organisation a supportive and understanding place for team members going through the menopause.
Business Disability Forum
Forvis Mazars are proud members of Business Disability Forum (BDF), working with them to create an inclusive workplace by removing barriers to improve the experience of team members, and create a disability-smart firm, through reviewing and updating our policies and processes from a disability inclusion lens, and ensuring our application and recruitment processes are more accessible.
Valuable 500
Forvis Mazars has signed up to the global initiative focused on putting disability on leadership agendas. As a firm we have made a commitment to play our part in creating a firm that is inclusive of all. Our commitment is “We will actively engage with our DisAbility network (disability network) through our Inclusion Alliance ensuring that the network plays a key role in the development of the firms’ policies and practices in relation to inclusion and both visible and hidden disability. We will provide a platform for the network to share more lived experiences to help educate and raise awareness of disability across the firm”.
Neurodiversity in Business
We have signed up to Neurodiversity in Business, a forum which brings experts and employers together to create more inclusive experiences for neurodiverse individuals. By partnering with Neurodiversity in Business our aim is to build a better workplace for neurodiverse employees, whilst supporting those with neurodiverse loved ones and families, through raising awareness, breaking down stigmas and improving our internal support and resources.
Beyond grades
We hire talented people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, recognising that potential doesn’t stem from people’s background. Strong academic performance is important; however, we understand that things don't always go to plan. Our recruitment process looks at your whole self – academic achievements as well as other experiences in which you have grown and developed. To ensure diversity in early careers recruitment we use Rare’s Contextual Recruitment System, using big data to help us identify candidates with the greatest potential. Allowing us to make more informed choices about candidates by considering the context in which their academic achievements have been gained.
Returners Programme
At Forvis Mazars we are proud to offer career returners coaching to any successful applicants who have taken a career break of 12 months or more as part of our work to be an inclusive employer of choice. We know that careers and life are not always linear, and that sometimes extra support from experts and peers is all that’s needed to help us take the next step.
Diversity networks
We have a number of diversity networks. They aim to provide a sense of community, inspire and support diverse talent, and raise awareness of diversity, equity and inclusion within Forvis Mazars. The diversity networks are open to all and play a critical role in creating an inclusive firm focused on connecting individuals, driving positive change, and creating a culture of allyship. Our networks work closely with our senior leaders to impact change across Forvis Mazars. The network groups include:
- Balance – Support and promote gender balance and equity within the firm
- DisAbility – Champion seeing the ability in disability across the firm
- REACH – Supports race equality, inclusion and allyship across the firm
- Families@ForvisMazars – Supports families across the firm who are navigating the demands and challenges of work and family life
- LGBTQ+ Champions – Provide a safe and inclusive space for LGBTQ+ team members and allies in the firm
- SoMobile – Champion equality of opportunity for all, regardless of background.
Our faith networks:
- Christian Network
- Muslim Network
- Jewish Network
- Hindu Network
Wellbeing
Wellbeing at Forvis Mazars means creating an inclusive environment that is based on shared values, acceptance, and trust. We make a collective commitment to always show support, respect and take responsibility for building positive wellbeing, enabling us to be a healthy and high-performing team.
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