Super-Regional CPA Firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) Names 12 New Partners
Enterprise, AL (PRWEB) January 19, 2015 -- Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC (CRI), ranked as the 22nd largest accounting firm nationally and the largest in the South, has promoted 12 CPAs to partner.
“At CRI, our people serve as the cornerstones of the firm, and I’m proud to announce twelve additions to our partner leadership,” stated William H. Carr, managing partner and chairman of CRI. “We believe in growing and nurturing talent from within and promoting strong leaders to partnership. Each newly named partner enriches our industry and service offerings with their specialized expertise, which ultimately helps CRI achieve our accelerated growth strategy.”
New Partners from Atlanta, Georgia:
With 14-plus years of experience, Chad Sexton, CPA, focuses on providing auditing services to a variety of industries including manufacturing and distribution, construction, and healthcare. He also has extensive knowledge and experience with mergers and acquisitions and internal control systems consulting. Additionally, Chad offers specialized knowledge in the area of employee benefit plan (EBP) audits to plan types including defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans (401k and 403b).
Mac Smith, CPA, CFP, provides more than 20 years of public accounting experience specializing in state and local tax, tax planning, and consulting services. His clients extend across a number of industries including professional service firms, not-for-profit organizations, and real estate entities—as well as other closely-held businesses and their owners. Additionally, as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), he specializes in the areas of retirement and estate planning.
New Partner from Greenville, North Carolina:
Robbie Rice, CPA, delivers nearly 20 years of professional experience. He provides tax compliance and planning services to closely-held business with an emphasis in the construction, hospitality, and professional services sectors. Robbie also provides client accounting outsourcing services designed to act as an entire accounting department or to supplement an existing structure by providing a higher level of accounting support.
New Partners from Houston, Texas:
James Weber, CPA, concentrates on providing tax planning, compliance, consulting, and estate planning services to closely-held businesses and their owners. He has been in the public accounting sector for more than 18 years.
With more than 15 years of public accounting experience, Ana Gallardo, CPA, delivers auditing and consulting services to construction entities, condominium and homeowner associations, and not-for-profit organizations. Additionally, she offers specialized knowledge in the area of employee benefit plan (EBP) audits to plan types including defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans (401k and 403b).
New Partner from Jackson, Mississippi:
Greg Derrick, CPA, CGMA, capitalizes on more than 20 years of audit experience in public and private sector accounting focusing on agreed-upon procedures, financial statement audits, and internal audits. His industries of specialization include financial institutions, government services, and manufacturing and distribution.
New Partners from Melbourne, Florida:
Yvonne Clayborne, CPA, CAM, has more than 22 years of experience focusing on providing audit and other assurance services to local governmental entities, condominium and homeowners associations, closely-held businesses, and not-for-profit organizations.
With more than 9 years of experience in public accounting, Christine Noll-Rhan, CPA, primarily serves government contractors, local governments, and not-for-profits organizations. She has in-depth knowledge of federal and state single audits, financial reporting, and employee benefit plan audits (EBP) audits.
New Partner from Shreveport, Louisiana:
Michael Gould, CPA, CGMA, offers more than 11 years of public accounting and auditing experience. He provides audit, review, and compilation services to construction entities, not-for-profit organizations, and healthcare companies. Additionally, he prepares Medicare and Medicaid cost reports for a variety of healthcare organizations.
New Partner from Tampa, Florida:
David Alvarez, CPA, CGMA, has over 12 years of accounting and auditing experience. His industries of focus include not-for-profit organization, governments, and healthcare entities. Additionally, he offers specialized knowledge in the area of employee benefit plan (EBP) audits to plan types including defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans (401k and 403b).
New Partner from Tallahassee, Florida:
Doug Nordby, CPA, CPME, specializes in providing third-party administration and pension plan services to medical practices. Additionally, he offers specialized knowledge in the area of employee benefit plan (EBP) audits to plan types including defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans (401k and 403b). Nordby has more than 39 years of experience in public accounting.
New Partner from Tifton, Georgia:
Julie Bennett, CPA, leverages 18 years of experience in public accounting to assist closely-held businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and governmental entities with internal controls, financial statement audits, reviews, and compilations.
About Carr Riggs & Ingram, LLC
CRI is ranked as 22nd largest accounting firm in the nation. Today, CRI has more than 1,250 employees in 21 markets throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas and is recognized as one of the fastest growing CPA firms in the United States. CRI’s industry specializations include construction companies, governmental entities, financial institutions, healthcare entities, insurance companies, not-for-profit organizations, and manufacturing and distribution companies. CRI also offers specialized services including business consulting, forensic accounting, IT audit and assurance, SEC compliance, service organization control (SOC) reports, tax, transaction advisory services, and wealth management. For details regarding our service and industry specialties, please visit CRIcpa.com or our accounting blog available from http://blog.CRIcpa.com.
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Bri Harding, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, http://www.cricpa.com, +1 (615) 457-0069, [email protected]
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