Rita Piazza, CPA, MBA
Senior Director4 Manhattanville Road
Suite 402
Purchase, NY 10577
Phone: 212.710.1744
Fax: 212.710.1745
rpiazza@markspaneth.com
About
Rita Piazza, CPA, MBA, is a Senior Director in the Professional Standards Group at Marks Paneth LLP. She serves on a team that is responsible for the final release of audited, reviewed and compiled financial statements including pension plan audits, projections and forecasts and agreed-upon procedures.
Ms. Piazza has also been involved with training the audit staff and keeping the firm's professionals apprised of current technical pronouncements in accounting and auditing. She has a particular expertise with pension plan audits and has developed a full-day pension plan seminar for the firm's professional staff.
Prior to joining Marks Paneth, Ms. Piazza spent approximately 15 years working in the quality control practices of several New York area accounting firms. She has approximately eight years of financial and managerial experience with a Big Four professional services firm. She managed concurrent audit engagements for public, private, national and multinational companies as well as nonprofit organizations. Her experience encompasses a variety of industries including entertainment, broadcasting, utilities, telecommunications, fragrances, construction and real estate. She has also served as an assistant professor, teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level for Iona College, Mercy College and Montclair State University.
Ms. Piazza is an active member of the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) and frequently speaks at events. She also serves as a reviewer for The CPA Journal.
Education
Baruch College of the City University of New York
Master of Business Administration in Accounting
Baruch College of the City University of New York
Bachelor of Business Administration
Professional Memberships
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member, Scarsdale Budget Committee
New York State Society of CPAs
Member, Nominating Committee
Member, SEC Committee
Member, SEC/PCAOB/FASB Conference Planning Committee
Former Chair, Accounting and Auditing Oversight Committee
Former Chair, SEC Committee
Former Member, Ethics Committee
Former Member, Investment Subcommittee
Former Member, Finance Committee
Practice Areas
Quality Review
Audit and Accounting Standards
Licensed In
New York