Risk Advisory
2021 Round-up: AAFCPAs’ Top 7 Most-Read Content
How can we do more with less? Over the past year, AAFCPAs published a wide array of alerts & insights that explore topics ranging from compliance, to productivity & business intelligence, to data security. In this end-of-year roundup, we share key insights and trends from our most-read content of 2021: Tax Planning Guides for Businesses […]
Meet Mr. Anderson, AAFCPAs’ Certified Ethical Hacker
AAFCPAs’ reminds clients that October is cybersecurity awareness month in the United States. AAFCPAs performs Information Technology (IT)/Cyber Security Assessments which help clients identify risks from the use of technology that could potentially cause information loss and/or financial and reputational harm to your organization. Our assessments include Vulnerability & Penetration testing performed by Mr. Anderson, […]
Cybersecurity: Tools & Strategies to Protect Yourself and Your Family
October is cybersecurity awareness month in the United States. Breaches continue to affect various aspects of our increasingly connected world: from fortune 500 companies to large municipalities and public utilities. AAFCPAs urges clients to remain vigilant and to consider the following tools and strategies to protect yourself and your family: Access Your Credit Report The […]
IT Execs Must Balance Security with Productivity
COVID-19 has challenged businesses to think about operations in a new way, and in many cases, your IT specialists may be supporting employees for the first time ever that were never intended or conceived to be remote or fully remote. This shift in the way we work has created competing interests for IT departments, who […]
Be Cyber Smart: decrease risks and protect yourself online
Now in its 18th year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October) continues to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across our Nation so Americans can take the steps they need to be safer and more secure online. To decrease cybersecurity risks and protect yourself online, AAFCPAs offers cybersecurity technical and non-technical resources to help you and […]
AAFCPAs to Present Workshop on Anticipating Fraud for Charter Schools
Leaders in AAFCPAs’ Education Practice, John Buckley, CPA, CGMA, and Nichole Reilly, CPA, will present an educational webinar: Is Fraud Preventable? Safeguard Your Charter Public School’s Fiscal Operations in collaboration with the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association (MCPSA) on June 3rd, 2021. This session is open to board members, school leaders, and CFO/COOs. Recent events […]
High-Profile Charter School Fraud: Lessons Learned
As you may now be aware, the Charter School community was shocked by recent news that Democracy Prep founder Seth Andrew was charged with stealing school funds. Andrew is a key figure in the rise of charter schools in New York and he went on to work as an education adviser to the Obama administration. […]
Leet, Kontoglis Promoted to Directors, Business Process & IT Consulting
AAFCPAs (Westborough, Boston, Wellesley, and Waltham) happily announces the following promotions to support the continued growth of the firm’s Business Process & IT Consulting practice. Promotions Robyn Leet (left) has been promoted to AAFCPAs’ Director, Business Process Assessments & Attestations. She is a solution-oriented, business process improvement architect & strategist with broad expertise in identifying […]
Download Checklist: IT & Cybersecurity HealthCheck
AAFCPAs designed this comprehensive IT & Cybersecurity HealthCheck to assist clients in surfacing, understanding, and managing priority IT risks that may be mitigated to better secure your organization’s Personally Identifiable Information (PII), client records, proprietary information, and/or other sensitive data.