Assurance, insight and greater impact
Greater transparency in your organization doesn鈥檛 just help you meet regulations 鈥� it鈥檚 a crucial part of amplifying your impact.
Visibility into your financial and operational processes gives you the insights you need to make faster, better decisions about programs, services and how you engage members and participants. It can also build stakeholder trust by helping you demonstrate effective stewardship of your resources.
If you鈥檙e ready to do more than verify financial statement accuracy and mitigate risk, Wipfli鈥檚 nonprofit assurance services can help.
Why Wipfli?
Wipfli has extensive nonprofit experience and knowledge of the nonprofit sector, including the accounting standards, tax regulations and reporting requirements that apply to nonprofits, associations and community- and grant-based organizations.
We go beyond assurance to help you improve performance, governance and compliance. From uncovering valuable insight to providing actionable recommendations, we help you gain assurance and the guidance you need to strengthen your organization.
Our assurance services for nonprofits include:
Audit and assurance services
Wipfli鈥檚 dedicated audit practice group has extensive nonprofit experience at the local, state and national levels. We bring new tools and a depth of knowledge to the auditing process, streamlining the time burden on internal staff while leveraging the time-saving tools of big data to help you meet requirements and your financial goals.
Outsourced finance and accounting
Avoid the complications and inefficiencies of building an in-house financial team with Wipfli鈥檚 outsourced services. We provide you with an innovative yet practical team that can help you achieve new visibility into your finances and make more strategic decisions. We also provide nonprofit-specific services, including grant accounting and tracking.
Our team
John E. Hemming, CPA
John oversees the nonprofit and government practice audit engagements and consulting opportunities, as well as works with clients to maintain compliance with laws and regulations. With over 20 years of experience, he has assisted large and small nonprofit organizations in fulfilling their mission. In addition, John performs live training throughout the year on topics such as internal controls, Office of 萝莉社官网ment and Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance compliance, financial statement understanding, and Head Start in-kind.
Mike Webber, CPA
Mike Webber is an auditor in 萝莉社官网’s nonprofit and government practice, with over 15 years of experience in auditing nonprofit organizations. His specialty in and focus on nonprofit organizations give him a deep understanding of the challenges they face. Clients appreciate Mike’s attention to detail and his dedication to helping them achieve their mission.
Karl A. Eck, CPA
Karl's experience is in working with grant-funded nonprofit organizations. He provides audit, consulting, and training services with a primary focus on community action programs and Head Start organizations. As a member of Wipfli’s nonprofit technical issues committee, Karl stays up to date on current accounting and regulation matters affecting nonprofit organizations. With this knowledge, he helps clients navigate through the audit process and provides solutions to their problems.
Kurt A. Peterson, CPA, CFE
Kurt Peterson oversees audit engagements and client relationships, as well as works with clients to maintain compliance with laws and regulations. He leverages his knowledge and skill as a Certified Fraud Examiner to provide additional value on audit engagements. Kurt brings a practical approach to audit engagements and prides himself on providing reasonable solutions while adhering to generally accepted accounting principles.
Craig Hirt, CPA
Craig Hirt, a partner in Wipfli’s nonprofit and government industry practice, specializes in audits and reviews of community-based nonprofit organizations and nonprofit and for-profit companies with grant funding. Craig is a member of Wipfli’s internal inspection team and a member of Wipfli’s nonprofit and government practice’s Technical Issues Committee.
Rachel J. Most, CPA
Rachel Most is a partner in Wipfli’s audit and accounting practice and the leader of the Philadelphia region’s nonprofit practice. She has more than 19 years of public accounting experience. She has extensive experience in coordinating and managing client attest engagements, including audits, reviews and agreed-upon procedures.
