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Maureen M. DeCicco

CPA, CGMA Partner, Team Leader, Media and Publications

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Maureen has more than 28 years of professional accounting and audit experience, encompassing more than 33 years of public accounting experience and five years in private industry accounting and internal audit.

She is the Team Leader of the Firm’s Media and Publications Services Team and an active team member of the Audit Services Team. In addition to providing audit and accounting services to the broadcasting, construction, manufacturing, distribution, publishing, healthcare and not-for-profit industries, Maureen specializes in consulting engagements, including Sarbanes-Oxley assistance, Outsourced Internal Audit services, and Risk Advisory consulting services for both financial and operational management. She has previous experience in private accounting as an internal auditor for a large closely-held international pharmaceutical and consumer products company, working with all operational and financial areas within the company as well as start-up company experience in the telecommunications space.

She was named in 2011 NJBIZ, “Top 50 Women in Business.”

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Learn more about my professional experience and how I spend my time outside the firm.

Education:

  • BA, Accounting, William Paterson University

Professional Affiliations:

  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Member, New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA)
  • Member, New Jersey Broadcasters Association
  • Member, Media Financial Management Association
  • Member, William Paterson University Cotsakos
  • College of Business Advisory and Advancement Advisory Board
  • President, Thomas Edison Media Arts Consortium, Black Maria Film and Video Festival

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