On the move: MassCPAs hosts high schoolers

August 11, 2023 9:00 AM

Horsey, Buckner & Heffler launches sports division; NASBA bestows 2023 Accounting Education Research grants; and more news from across the profession.

CALIFORNIA

Courtesy of BPM LLP

BPM, San Francisco, announced two new partnerships: with global governance, risk management and compliance solutions provider Archer to offer companies a new solution to managing risk and compliance; and with Sustain.Life, a carbon accounting company, to enhance the firm's environmental, sustainability and governance advisory services practice

DELAWARE

Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, Wilmington, announced a number of promotions: to senior accountant, Emily Bowman, Broden Hudson, Amanda Johnson, Rachel Mulderrig and Alyce Smith; to staff II accountant, Noah Raine; and to accounting associate, Phillip Gerecke.

ILLINOIS

The living room in Grant Thornton's Chicago headquarters

In its audit quality and risk practice, Grant Thornton, Chicago, appointed to Kendra Decker as the national managing partner of the professional practice, and Graham Dyer as chief accountant and partner-in-charge of the accounting principles group.

Jason Alexander was appointed enterprise industrials leader and Michele Juliana enterprise nonprofit and education leader at RSM US, Chicago.

Sax, Parsippany, was named one of The Top 50 Construction Accounting Firms by Construction Executive, ranking No. 24.

INDIANA

CBIZ Somerset, Indianapolis, announced a number of promotions: to consultant, Luke Balciunas and Lottie Jordan; to associate II, Bryan Bookout, Kaitlyn Dover and Riley Sexton; to senior associate, Nikki Abrams, Avery Bundy, Emma Denney, Lewis Dilts, Megan Finerty, Courtney Flint, Justice Legan, Jordan Nakaguchi, Matt Rhoad, Hayden Sharp, Jordyn Shaw, Morgan Shields, Payton Smalley, Natasha Wujek and Kim Zinn; to senior associate II, Baxter Cox, Rebecca Crofts, David Haggard, Josh Irelan, Branden McCarty, Lucas Olds, David Tapia and Cody Turpen; to manager, Kyle Cernetig, Jennifer Gibson, John Graves, Carrie Moss, Joel Naab and Hillary Steberl-Showley; and to senior manager, Steve Baker, Rob Carlson, Mack Dyer, Erik Forbes, Kyle Stuckey and Jordan Wright.

MASSACHUSETTS

The Massachusetts Society of CPAs partnered with Suffolk University to host two groups of the Accounting Careers Exploratory Leadership Program for 26 high school students across the state. (Read the full story.)

AAFCPAs, Westborough, promoted Vassilis Kontoglis and Andrew Puricelli to partner; JoAnne Starks to chief content officer; and Patrick Huegel to director of digital marketing and technology. It also hired Erica Nadeau as a tax partner and Traci Grady as a tax manager.

NEW YORK

Julie Bonness was hired as senior vice president of global strategic partnerships at SAPRO, New York.

Rachel DeMatteo was named director of the New York office at Your Part-Time Controller. Additionally, YPTC was named to the 2023 Best Places to Work by the Philadelphia Business Journal, ranking No. 1.

PENNSYLVANIA

Horsey, Buckner & Heffler, Philadelphia, launched a new HBH Sports division, providing tax compliance, advisory and planning services for a growing roster of clients including professional athletes, student athletes and other high-net-worth individuals in peripheral industries.

Centri Business Consulting, Philadelphia, launched an accounting transformation service, a new offering under the firm's accounting support practice, led by accounting and audit support practice leader and managing director Tori Jancovic. In addition, Centri was recognized as one of Philadelphia Business Journal's 2023 Soaring 76, highlighting the area's region's fastest-growing companies.

TENNESSEE

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Nashville, announced the recipients of its 2023 Accounting Education Research grants: the team of Dennis Bline and Xiaochuan Zheng, of Bryant University, for their proposed study, "How does the slow wage growth in the accounting profession impact the CPA pipeline?" was awarded a grant of $6,600; and the team of Charles Thomas, Judd Leach and Laura Gordey of Tarleton State University, received a grant of $13,800 for their proposal, "How industry and academic trends have affected candidates graduating from small accounting programs and how those effects have impacted the CPA pipeline."