Kaufman Rossin Announces Bumper Crop of Professional Promotions

Kaufman Rossin, one of the top 100 CPA and advisory firms in the U.S. and the largest independent accounting firm in Florida, announced it has promoted 29 professionals to the manager and senior manager levels – the largest group ever to be promoted at one time.

Assurance Services

Kyle Leverett is a manager in the assurance and advisory services department, where he works on audit engagements for various industries such as broker-dealers, investment advisers, distributors, and real estate entities. He is working toward a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification and is a member of the CFA society.

Robert Maya is a manager in the assurance and advisory services practice. He participates in consulting, audit engagements, due diligence projects, and 401(k) audits for clients ranging from start-ups to large international businesses in the healthcare, manufacturing, and distribution industries.

Zachary Siegel is a manager in the assurance and advisory services department. He participates in consulting and due diligence projects, and primarily works on assurance engagements for small to large-sized companies across various industries, including retail, real estate, technology, entertainment and hospitality. His experience includes helping public companies with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX 404) compliance procedures.

Eduardo Silva is a manager in the assurance and advisory services department and leads numerous audits, review and compilation engagements for clients across several industries, including broker-dealers, real estate, construction, and technology.

Michael Perez is a senior manager in the assurance and advisory services practice. He provides internal and external audit services, SOX compliance, accounting and advisory services. He has worked with business of all sizes, from start-ups to multi-state and multi-national corporations.

Business Consulting Services

Nikoleta Angelova is a senior manager in the business consulting services department. She is part of a team that specializes in transaction advisory services. She helps companies navigate mergers and acquisitions, optimizing their financial and operational performance to drive growth.

Ian Goldberger is a senior manager in the business consulting services department and helps lead the firm’s transaction advisory services practice. He advises clients through capital raise and merger and acquisition initiatives.

Ryan Marks is a senior manager in the business consulting services department, where he leads the firm’s corporate finance and strategy practice. He advises clients on strategic planning, capital and transaction advisory, corporate restructuring and performance improvement engagements.

Business Outsourced Services

Audrey Campos is a manager in the business outsourced services department. She works closely with clients to help them understand their financial results and optimize their accounting operations.

Technology Development

Juan Sierra is a manager in the technology development department, where he leads a team of developers to design and implement accounting and financial automation solutions and applications. His experience includes full-stack design and architecture in JavaScript, NodeJS, Ruby, and SQL.

Entrepreneurial Services

Orlando Tejedor is a manager in the entrepreneurial services practice where he provides customized accounting and tax services to small and medium-size businesses across a variety of industries. His areas of expertise include accounting systems, financial statements, and business and individual income tax matters.

Forensic, Advisory, and Valuation Services

Alexandra Coupet is a manager in the forensic, advisory, and valuation services practice. She works with clients on various consulting matters, including commercial litigation, economic damages and lost profit calculations. Her forensic accounting experience includes international assignments throughout Europe, South and Central America, and the Caribbean.

Jayni Current is a manager in the forensic, advisory, and valuation services department. She leverages her forensic accounting experience to assist clients with forensic investigations and complex business litigation matters.

Elan Sternberg is a manager in the forensic, advisory, and valuation services practice. He executes commercial litigation support engagements and performs financial forensic analyses to drive economic damage calculations.

Charnele Ramphal is a senior manager in the forensic, advisory, and valuation services practice and is one of the leaders of the firm’s valuation practice. Her experience includes deal advisory, financial reporting, tax advisory, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, tax compliance and planning, and allocation of value among equity securities.

Family Office Services

Michelle Morris-Penn is a senior manager in the family office services department. She has over two decades of experience assisting clients in the areas of accounting and finance, including financial statements, budget preparation, internal and external audits, and facilities and fixed asset management.

Kaufman Rossin Alternative Investment Services

Aissa Tirera-Cisse is a senior manager and the head of Kaufman Rossin’s Abidjan, Ivory Coast office. She handles back-office operations for investment funds, NAV calculation and preparation of financial statements for investment advisers and investors. She has also worked as a portfolio investment analyst.

Risk Advisory Services

Nathalie Feria is a manager in the risk advisory services practice. She works with clients on information security and investigative engagements related to anti-money laundering, due diligence, and internal corporate compliance.

Daniel Rosenberg is a manager in the risk advisory services department, where he plans and executes engagements on Service Organization Controls (SOC) reports, and consulting engagements focused on information technology risks assessments and internal controls.

Victoria Tercilla is a manager in the risk advisory services practice. She specializes in internal audit and consulting engagements for financial institutions and helps clients manage risk and compliance.

Brian Frankel is a senior manager in the risk advisory services practice. His specialized experience includes anti-money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance, federal fraud investigations, and various regulatory compliance matters in both the public and private sectors.

Julia Marina is a senior manager in the risk advisory services department, where she leverages her legal background to helps clients implement solutions to address regulatory compliance matters and data privacy regulations.

Alexander Smith is a senior manager in the risk advisory services department. He is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). He provides financial institutions with strategic and practical risk management solutions.

Tax

Carlos Grosmann is a manager in the tax department. He specializes in state and local taxes and assists clients with the planning and preparation of income tax and franchise tax returns, voluntary disclosure agreements, agreement applications, and resolution of notices and audits.

John Holden is a manager in the tax services group. He provides tax and accounting services to high-net-worth individuals and businesses across various industries, including real estate, manufacturing, and investments.

Andres Noyola is a manager in the firm’s tax practice. He oversees the preparation of corporate, partnership and individual income tax returns. His business clients include companies in the real estate and construction industries.

Lisandra Alderete is a senior manager in the tax department. She manages the preparation of corporate, partnership and individual income tax returns for clients in various industries, including real estate, constructions, healthcare and insurance.

Daniel Maya is a senior manager in the tax services department. He leads the firm’s ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes group, which assists public companies with this complex tax provision. His experience includes the preparation and review of federal and state income tax returns for corporations, partnerships and individuals.

Esther Baralt is a senior manager in the international tax group. She manages tax engagements for foreign clients investing in U.S. businesses and real estate.