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Jo Ann I Almaraz
Jo-Ann I. Almaraz
CPA
Audit Manager
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Jo-Ann I. Almaraz


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Experience

Ms. Almaraz’s audit and consulting experience includes a wide range of privately held and publicly traded enterprises, including professional service and nonprofit organizations as well as manufacturing and distribution, software development and construction companies. With over ten years of public accounting experience, Jo-Ann works closely with MFA clients, assisting them in meeting filing requirements, performing audits, reviews, compilations, agreed-upon procedures and other attestation services. She also prepares and reviews financial statements for our clients and is responsible for the day-to-day coordination and management of attest engagements.

Jo-Ann is actively involved in the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA) where she assists in the creation and coordination of events and publications relative to the cultivation and advancement of women in accounting. Prior to MFA, Jo-Ann worked for McGladrey & Pullen, LLP where she led audit and consulting engagements for clients in the nonprofit, manufacturing, software development and government contracting sectors.

Expertise

GAAP financial reporting

Internal controls design, documentation and testing

Complex debt and equity transactions

Due diligence services 

Employee benefit plan audits

Nonprofit audits

Government auditing standards

OMB A-133 audits

Preparation of Form 990

Education

BS — Business Administration, Accounting; University of Massachusetts Lowell

Certifications

CPA — Certified Public Accountant

Professional Affiliations

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants

Co-Chairperson — MSCPA’s Women in Accounting Committee