Accounting and Auditing Update for Small Businesses (E2109091)

Renee is the CEO and managing member of Rampulla Advisory Services. She has more than 30 years of professional experience as well as writes and lectures on technical accounting and auditing issues for continuing professional education (CPE) classes. Her experience in the auditing of public and privately held entities ranges from manufacturing and service sectors to financial services. She previously was a partner in a regional accounting firm in the northeast in charge of the firm’s accounting and auditing practice and quality control group. While working for the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), she performed professional ethics investigations; collaborated closely with senior technical committees; presented technical guidance before standard setters; and authored and updated several AICPA publications. She is a five-time recipient of the AICPA’s Outstanding Instructor Award and a recipient of the 2016 New Jersey Society of CPAs “Women of Note." Renee is a national standard setter, who currently serves as a member of the AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board (ASB). She also has served as vice president of Professional Issues for the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA), is a past member of the NYSSCPA Executive Committee and former NYSSCPA Director at Large board member. Renee also served as the chair of the NYSSCPA’s Professional Ethics Committee from 2015 – 2017, and in 2018 was the president of the NYSSCPA’s Staten Island Chapter. She was previously an adjunct lecturer at Hunter College.