Joyce Ripianzi
Organized Books & Records Support Efficient Financial Statement Audits and Timely Tax Filings
We all know that clean, complete, and well–organized prepared by client materials (PBCs) can directly shorten audit and tax compliance preparation timelines. However, teams do not always provide those in the ideal condition. As busy season reaches its peak, pressure intensifies for fellow public accounting auditors and their clients alike to keep financial affairs in […]
How to Level Up Financial Planning & Analysis
The Crucial Role of FP&A Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) plays a crucial role in an organization’s success and increasingly overlaps with business intelligence and data analytics. Budgeting, forecasting, and analytics support decision makers at organizations of all sizes. Most have the basic building blocks to drive FP&A—for instance, a good grasp of their industry, […]
Top Skills and Tools CFOs Need to Stay Future Ready
Finance leaders work across functions, shaping decisions in real time and navigating complexity that cannot always wait for quarterly updates. Their insight is drawn into conversations about growth, risk, technology, and talent. Meeting these expectations calls for a blend of technical knowledge, business awareness, and the ability to move across systems and departments with clarity. […]
Continuous Close Approach Allows Nonprofits to Streamline Month-End Processes
For many nonprofits, month-end close follows a familiar rhythm: reconcile books, gather receipts, post final entries, and generate reports. It is a routine shaped by habit and deadlines, often carried out under pressure. But in practice, this model can create as much friction as it resolves, especially when organizations rely on outdated systems or must […]
MA Nonprofit Annual Report Due by Nov 1
AAFCPAs reminds clients that every nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts must file a nonprofit annual report with the Corporations Division on or before November 1st of each year. Failure to file can lead to a loss of good standing as a corporation in Massachusetts. Learn more here: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/cor/corpweb/cornp/npfrm.htm
Helping Clients Get Audit-Ready: How Advisory Team Supports Auditors
As year-end approaches, many finance teams and their external auditors navigate the season’s challenges with a shared goal: ensuring financials are audit ready. Disorganized records, such as missing source documents or unreconciled general ledgers, can add unnecessary complexity to this process, leading to longer hours and heightened stress for both clients and auditors. CFOs and […]
How Close Automation Tools Support Smarter Nonprofit Operations
The nonprofit month-end close has become an exercise in endurance—manual checklists, spreadsheet reconciliations, and long hours spent assembling reports under deadlines. For lean finance teams, the process is not only inefficient but difficult to sustain. Close automation platforms help reduce that burden by bringing structure, consistency, and transparency to the process. These tools organize workpapers, […]
Is Your Tech Stack Built for Real-Time Decision Making?
Finance leaders face increasing pressure to produce faster, accurate reports and maintain strong internal controls—all while managing lean teams and limited resources. Technology should help ease this burden. However, when systems are disconnected, it often creates more work. Teams spend more time managing data across platforms than leveraging it for decision-making. Reconciliations get delayed. Reports […]
Seminar Recap: Keynote Discussion with Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell
During AAFCPAs’ recent Nonprofit Seminar (April 2025), Massachusetts’ Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell engaged in a question-and-answer session and shared perspectives with nonprofit leaders looking to navigate current funding and regulatory challenges. This discussion offered practical guidance for finance leaders on navigating funding complexities, ensuring compliance, and fostering collaboration to enhance organizational resilience and effectiveness. […]