Speaker
Amish Mehta
CPA
Partner and Nonprofit Practice Leader
Friedman LLP
Amish Mehta, CPA, Partner and Nonprofit Practice Leader at Friedman, has spent more than 25 years providing accounting, auditing and advisory services to not-for-profit institutions. Amish has developed strong relationships with board members and senior management, providing sound financial advice which allowed them to fulfill their missions. Amish also serves on the firm's Executive Board of directors and is the Chair of the DFK International Not-for-Profit Committee.
EXPERTISE
His clients have included well-known social service organizations, higher education institutions, private foundations, cultural institutions and religious organizations, among others.
His experience includes:
Seamlessly transitioning new client engagements
Developing and overseeing the planning and execution of the firm's tailored audit approach
Responding to evolving regulatory requirements
Providing advice to clients on enhancing internal controls
Sharing industry-best practices and updating clients on issues crucial to the not-for-profit sector
Ensuring transparency in financial reporting and disclosure
Performing financial statement, Uniform Guidance and employee benefit plan audits
Amish has served as a writer of training materials and an instructor in audit methodology and not-for-profit service issues for staff at all levels of experience. He has led seminars on topics such as Introduction to Not-for-Profit Accounting, Introduction to Uniform Guidance audits and Board Governance and Transparency and has extensive experience speaking and writing on topics relevant to the not-forprofit industry. He has also served as a reviewer in Peer Review and Risk Quality Reviews of audit engagements with a focus on not-forprofit institutions. Amish is an active contributor to Friedman's Nonprofit Advisor newsletter.
AFFILIATIONS:
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Peer Reviewer and Governmental and Not-for-Profit Conference Committee Member)
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Not-for-Profit Committee)
New York Society of Association Executives (Treasurer and Board Member)
DFK International, Chair, Not-for-Profit Committee
Long Island Community Foundation (Member, Professional Advisory Committee)
New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies (Former Adjunct Professor, Not-for-Profit Accounting Fundamentals Curriculum)
EXPERTISE
His clients have included well-known social service organizations, higher education institutions, private foundations, cultural institutions and religious organizations, among others.
His experience includes:
Seamlessly transitioning new client engagements
Developing and overseeing the planning and execution of the firm's tailored audit approach
Responding to evolving regulatory requirements
Providing advice to clients on enhancing internal controls
Sharing industry-best practices and updating clients on issues crucial to the not-for-profit sector
Ensuring transparency in financial reporting and disclosure
Performing financial statement, Uniform Guidance and employee benefit plan audits
Amish has served as a writer of training materials and an instructor in audit methodology and not-for-profit service issues for staff at all levels of experience. He has led seminars on topics such as Introduction to Not-for-Profit Accounting, Introduction to Uniform Guidance audits and Board Governance and Transparency and has extensive experience speaking and writing on topics relevant to the not-forprofit industry. He has also served as a reviewer in Peer Review and Risk Quality Reviews of audit engagements with a focus on not-forprofit institutions. Amish is an active contributor to Friedman's Nonprofit Advisor newsletter.
AFFILIATIONS:
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Peer Reviewer and Governmental and Not-for-Profit Conference Committee Member)
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Not-for-Profit Committee)
New York Society of Association Executives (Treasurer and Board Member)
DFK International, Chair, Not-for-Profit Committee
Long Island Community Foundation (Member, Professional Advisory Committee)
New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies (Former Adjunct Professor, Not-for-Profit Accounting Fundamentals Curriculum)