A Partner in the Raleigh office, Jonathan also serves as the head of the Firm's Innovation team. Since 2001, he has conducted audit engagements for a variety of companies and industries throughout the country, as well as writing and delivering courses both inside and outside of the Firm. 

Outside of his work at Cherry Bekaert, Jonathan served as an adjunct professor at Elon University in their accounting department. In 2015, Jonathan was awarded the "Taking it to the Max" award by the NCACPA, which honors the legacy of former NCACPA Chair Maximo Mukelabai. He has also received NCACPA's 5.0 Discussion Leader Award and their Outstanding Seminar Discussion Leader award on several occasions. In 2018, Jonathan was the first-ever recipient of the NCACPA Elevating Women Award, which recognizes a male in the CPA profession who actively supports the advancement of women.

In 2017, Jonathan participated and placed second runner-up in CPA.com's Innovative Practitioner of the Year, which recognizes innovation in process, services or technology implementation in public accounting firms.