Diane E. Edelstein, CPA

Diane began her public accounting career in 1990 and joined Maher Duessel in 1996. She is the Director of Quality Control for the firm and is responsible for assuring our compliance in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Governmental Audit Quality Center and specializes in Single Audits. She was issued an Advanced Single Audit Certificate by the AICPA in April, 2016. Diane serves as Partner on several audit engagements with local governments and non profits including HUD funded agencies, human service organizations, municipalities, religious institutions, associations, and educational agencies.

Areas of Specialization

• Non Profit Auditing
• Non Profit Accounting
• Governmental Auditing
• Governmental Accounting
• Single Audits
• Employee Benefit Plan Audits
• Tax Filings
• Governmental Consulting
• Non Profit Consulting
• Peer Reviews - Single Audit Specialist Team Member

Diane regularly speaks on a national level on behalf of professional associations such as the AICPA and State Societies of CPAs including New Jersey, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, and New York. She also speaks on a statewide level on behalf of organizations such as the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) and County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP).

Speaking Engagement Topics

• Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Updates
• Yellow Book and Single Audit: Update and Common Deficiencies and Uniform Guidance: The New Single Audit
• Recognizing and Responding to Fraud Risk in Governmental and Non Profit Organizations
• Applying the Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards in Your Single Audits
• Top Governmental and Not Profit Accounting and Auditing Issues Facing CPAs

Professional Involvement

• AICPA Advanced Single Audit Certification
• AICPA Peer Review Board Government and Compliance Audits PMTF (Practice Monitoring Task Force) - Member
• AICPA National Not-for-Profit Industry Conference Steering Committee – Past Member
• AICPA Executive Committee Governmental Audit Quality Center – Past Member
• PICPA Professional Ethics Committee - Member
• PICPA/Delaware Society of CPAs/Virgin Islands Society of CPAs Peer Review Committee – Past Member

Commitment to the Community

• Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh - Board of Trustees
• Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University – Volunteer Coordinator

Education

• B.A. in Accounting (with Distinction) from George Mason University