About Miller Cooper

At Miller Cooper, we care about helping people win.

Founded in 1919, Miller Cooper is the 11th largest accounting firm in the Chicago area. Our 500+ professionals provide accounting, tax, due diligence, IT, retirement plan and business consulting services to middle market and entrepreneurial companies in a variety of industries, as well as government entities, public school districts and nonprofit organizations.

Our Purpose: “The Why” – We Care about Helping People Win

We envision a world where success is within the grasp of our clients, our team members and our entire community. Where goals are realized, and then new goals are formed. Where we strive every day to achieve success by helping people win. It’s our way of making a difference. It’s our way forward. It’s our “Why.”

Our Values: “The How”

We accomplish our “Why” through our values:

Commitment   Saying we want to help our clients, our team members and our community win is not the same as doing it. We show up. We try new approaches and ideas until we are successful. Then we challenge ourselves to do it again.

Focus   Some things are not negotiable: Our clients’, our team members’ and our communities’ success. Miller Cooper was built on this foundation, as relevant as ever after 100 years, and we will continue to build on it for the next 100 years.

Continuity   By locking arms with our clients, our team members and our community, we achieve great things. At Miller Cooper, we believe one plus one equals three through the power of a talented team.

Passion for What We Do  Our determination to serve gets us up in the morning and motivates us to bring our best game every day. We believe in building relationships that go beyond immediate tasks to long-term partnerships and outcomes. Our measure of success? Getting our clients, our team members and our community to “win.”

Our Services: “The What”

Helping people win is our “Why.” Commitment, focus, continuity and passion, in other words, Exceeding Expectations is “How” we embrace our purpose. And the “What”? Those are the services we offer. The skills and experience we provide to our clients, fellow team members and the community. It’s the rubber hitting the road, the hours, the research, the listening, the analyzing, the finalizing. It’s the culmination of our vision for our clients, ourselves and our world.

Miller Cooper has served Chicago area clients for 104 years. Our commitment to the middle market has helped us grow into Chicago’s 11th largest firm according to “Crain’s Chicago Business.” The firm is also an “Accounting Today” Top 100 Accounting Firm and Regional Leader, as well as an “INSIDE Public Accounting” top 100 firm and 2023 Best of the Best Firm.