Joyce Ripianzi
Ripianzi to Present MNN, FEI-Boston Nonprofit Outlook for 2024
Joyce Ripianzi, CPA, leader in AAFCPAs’ Fractional CFO & Outsourced Accounting practice, has been invited to co-present the “Nonprofit Outlook for 2024: Guidance for the Year Ahead”, a joint professional development event hosted by FEI Boston and the Mass Nonprofit Network. Ripianzi will offer insight into ways in which nonprofit organizations can improve audit preparation. […]
How to Level Up Financial Planning & Analysis
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) plays a crucial role in an organization’s success. 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, clear strategic objectives, and a wealth of financial data. But they may lack the […]
Ripianzi to Present at FEI-Boston/MNN Joint Event
Joyce Ripianzi, CPA, Nonprofit Partner in AAFCPAs’ Fractional CFO & Outsourced Accounting Practice, has been invited to present strategies for improving audit preparation at the joint professional development event, ‘Nonprofit Outlook for 2024: Guidance for the Year Ahead’, held by FEI Boston and the Mass Nonprofit Network. The event will be held on January 10, […]
2023 Year-end CFO/Controller Projects
As we approach the end of the year, finance leaders are immersed in a critical phase: ensuring tax compliance readiness, devising year-end tactics to maximize 2023 tax benefits, and crafting budgets and forecasts for 2024. This period often brings a surge in workload, challenging teams to do more with the same resources. This is where […]
Best and Worst Practices in Nonprofit Finance
During AAFCPAs’ recent Nonprofit Educational Seminar (April 2023), leaders in our Managed Accounting & Advisory Solutions practice provided more than 400 attendees with a behind the scenes glimpse into some of the best and worst practices in nonprofit financial operations. The session included insight, thoughts, and recommendations from Joyce Ripianzi, CPA, Lauren M. Duplin, CPA, […]
Hindsight is 20/20: Observations into the Best and Worst Practices in Nonprofit Finance
In 2023, AAFCPAs celebrates 50 Years of Impact! Time and deep nonprofit experience have been wonderful teachers for us. With new clients, AAFCPAs’ Managed Accounting & Advisory Solutions practice is brought in to leverage this experience. We often start engagements by cleaning up books and modernizing processes and technologies. Some of our observations into the […]
How Sage Intacct Enhances Financial Operations for AAFCPAs’ Clients
AAFCPAs’ expertise in cloud-based accounting solutions continues to expand with our longstanding collaboration with Sage Intacct, a recognized leader in financial management technology. This partnership reflects our commitment to providing clients with scalable tools to optimize financial operations, improve decision making, and stay competitive in today’s business environment. Sage Intacct, the only AICPA-recommended accounting platform, […]
Joyce Ripianzi Receives ECCF Professional Advisor Award
Essex Community Foundation (November 1, 2022) – Joyce Ripianzi is often the first person that nonprofit leaders turn to when they need immediate and sound advice. As a financial services professional with more than 30 years of diverse accounting experience, Ripianzi, a CPA and partner with Westborough-based AAFCPAs, is sought out by many local organizations […]
2022 Year-end CFO/Controller Projects
As the year winds down, finance leaders are focused on tax compliance readiness, year-end strategies to optimize 2022 tax, and budgeting and forecasting for 2023. For many, this time of year means workload compression, as your resources remain constant. AAFCPAs Managed Accounting & Advisory practice is available to provide specialized resource enhancements, including access to […]