Overview
School Districts are tasked with one of the most important roles in our society today: educating our youth for a brighter future. This presents the opportunity to dramatically impact workforce preparedness while creating environments where students can thrive beyond academics while growing into well rounded individuals. Opportunities though are not without challenges, and our school district clients must tackle several issues simultaneously. These include staffing shortages, teacher attrition, improving academic performance, declining enrollment, and student absenteeism while making sure technologies and financial reporting processes are modernized and efficient.
A valued partner for school districts.
With a team of professionals dedicated to working with school districts, we don't just see ourselves as your organization's auditors who show up for a few weeks during the year. We thrive on the partnership role we have developed from the long-standing relationships we have cultivated with our school district clients. Beyond our audit services, we have assisted school districts with specialized needs including assistance with day-to-day accounting functions. Regardless of the time of the year, we relish answering your toughest questions - whether it be guidance on how the implementation of a new software system may impact your financial reporting to how your internal controls can be improved with reconfigurations of your finance team member's responsibilities. Whatever your financial goals are - we'll help you get there.
Leaders in school business finance.
Our commitment to providing outstanding service to school districts is reflected in our involvement in professional associations that provide continuing education and resources to industry stakeholders. We have led external seminars on behalf of the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) (including the annual School District Conference). Our school district clients regularly participate in our annual Government Update training session, where we present seminars on a wide range of accounting and auditing topics impacting school districts. These sessions include Single Audit regulatory updates and compliance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) statements.
Services we provide for school districts.
- Financial Statement Audits
- Single Audits
- Annual Financial Report (AFR) Assistance
- Assistance with the Government Finance Officers Association's Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Program
- Assistance with the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO’s) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting program
- Grant Audits
- Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement Implementation
- Agreed Upon Procedures
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Client Accounting and Advisory Services (CAAS)
- Bond and Debt Services
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Move forward with confidence.
The majority of our school district clients require a Single Audit. Our dedicated focus on all aspects of compliance with respect to Single Audit and Uniform Guidance regulations will give you the confidence to move forward with your initiatives while ensuring your financial reporting is accurate and in adherence to the latest standards.
Experience
Experience Highlights
- Our first audit contract with a school district in Western Pennsylvania was signed in 1991, and we continue to serve that client today. We also serve two of the top five Pittsburgh region school districts (as ranked by budget by the Pittsburgh Business Times).
- We have a dedicated team of senior professionals who routinely lead audit engagements with school districts. We consistently offer best practices and advice that is rooted in our sound technical proficiency when it comes to the procedures of your organization's business office.
- We have specialized experience in all aspects of financial reporting for school districts including Annual Financial Report (AFR) assistance, assistance with the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO’s) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting program, and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) statement implementation.
- With our membership in the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO), we receive and relay timely regulatory updates impacting our school district clients.
