Accounting

Ben Pechan, CPA, CCIFP Professional Credentials (CPA, EA, MBA, etc if any): CPA, CCIFP Age: 32 Employer: Smith & Gesteland, LLP Title: Chief Financial Officer City/State: Madison, Wisconsin Website: www.sgcpa.com Twitter: Professional Associations/Memberships: WICPA (Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants)– Accounting Careers Board Member CFMA (Construction Financial Management Association) – Vice President, Membership   My […]

Christine Boeckel, JD, LLM (Taxation) Age: 33 Employer: Bloomberg BNA Title: Deputy Editorial Director, State Tax City/State: Arlington, Virginia Website:  https://www.bna.com/ Twitter: @Boeckel_Tax I began working as a State Tax Law Editor at Bloomberg BNA in 2011, where I focused on maintaining and updating Bloomberg BNA’s State Tax Portfolios and Navigators. As an editor I […]

Melisa F. Galasso, CPA, CGMA Age: 36Employer: Galasso Learning Solutions LLCTitle: OwnerCity/State: Charlotte, NCWebsite: www.galassolearningsolutions.comTwitter: @hoffmamf, @galassolearning Listen to this podcast   Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA – Technical Issues Committee Member, Leadership Academy Alum (2014) NCACPA – Past Chair A&A Committee, Past President Charlotte Chapter, Charlotte Women Initiative Co-Chair VSCPA – LEAD Task Force Member, Digital […]

Kevin Bong Age: 27 Employer: AuditFile, Inc. Title: Co-founder  City/State: San Francisco, California Website: www.auditfile.com Twitter: @auditfile_team   Kevin is a co-founder of AuditFile, where he works closely with Steven Bong to execute the Company’s vision for designing a simple-to-use, sophisticated audit automation solution that empowers firms to prepare for the future of auditing. AuditFile received […]

In the weeks before my resolution, I researched everything I could find about this new pricing strategy called Value Pricing. I felt bad about charging catch up clients too much because I figured they would just go elsewhere and I would lose out on ...

Meredith Root Elmore, CPA, MBA Age: 28 Employer: Liscio, Inc. (CXO) & Rootworks (Director of Operations) Title: CXO (Chief Experience Officer) City/State: Bloomington, IN Website: liscio.me Twitter: @MeredithRoot Professional Associations/Memberships (please include any leadership roles):   – Intuit’s Account Council   – Rootworks, Director of Operations   I’ve been a member of Intuit’s Accountant Council for 2 […]

Steven Bong Age: 30 Employer: AuditFile, Inc. Title: CEO City/State: Walnut Creek, CA Website: www.auditfile.com Twitter: @AuditFile_team   Steve is a co-founder and head of development for AuditFile, which introduced the profession’s first complete, cloud-based audit automation solution. Prior to starting AuditFile in 2011, Steve used his degree in statistics from UC Berkeley as an analyst in the financial services […]

The American Institute of CPAs supports the National Credit Union Administration’s focus on the overall integrity of audit report submissions, and recently worked with the regulatory body to remove obstacles to the implementation of a new policy designed