Career Experience
 

1994 - Present

Co-Founder and Partner: Parmelee, Poirier & Associates LLP, Warwick RI

PP&A ia a full service firm offering a range of accounting, auditing, income tax planning, tax preparation, financial planning, and third-party consulting services for businesses and individuals. Additionally the firm performs audits and consulting services for municipal and state governments, school departments and private industry.

Responsibilities within the firm include:

- New business development

- Resolution of clients’ business and accounting issues

- Performance of executive administrative responsibilities as required.

- Serve as Partner-In-Charge for select client engagements

Areas of specialty:

- Auditing and consulting services for government and not-for-profit organizations

- Design of accounting systems for business and government

- Income tax planning and preparation for businesses and individuals

1985 - 1997

Partner and Co-Founder: Parmelee, Bacon & Edge, CPAs (formerly Parmelee, Gardner & Hayek, Ltd.), a mid-sized firm servicing most industries. Services included accounting (audits, reviews, and compilation), tax planning and preparation, and management consulting.

Responsibilities within the firm included:

- New business development

- Resolution of clients’ business and accounting issues

- Performance of executive administrative responsibilities as required.

- Serve as Partner-In-Charge for select client engagements

- Serve as reviewer in the following national awards programs: GFOA Certificate of
  Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting; GFPA Distinguished Budget
  Awards; ASBO Certificate of Excellence

Areas of specialty:

- Utility reviews

- Auditing and consulting services for government and not-for-profit organizations

- Design of accounting systems for business and government

- Income tax planning and preparation for businesses and individuals
 

1974 - 1985

Founder and President: Shehan, Parmelee & Company, CPAs. Operations commenced as a sole practice (John A. Parmelee, CPA), and associated with a sole practitioner (William P. Shehan, CPA) in 1976, and was incorporated at that time. Employment reached 18 persons and serviced over 100 clients in various industries.

Firm services included:

- Certified audits

- Financial management services

- Tax planning and preparation

- General accounting services.

1965 - 1974

Audit Supervisor: Ernst & Ernst.

Responsibilities included:

- Supervision of audit field work on large, medium, and small audit engagements

- Report preparation including:           

- Annual stockholders’ reports

- SEC reports

- Tax Returns

- Analysis of and recommendations for improvement on systems of internal control

- Design of financial reporting systems for companies in various industries

Accomplishments include: design of financial operating systems for RI’s Newport Bridge (Pell

Bridge); recommendation of and assistance in implementing toll systems for RI’s Mount Hope Bridge.

Professional Memberships
 

- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

- Rhode Island Society of Ceritfied Public Accountants (RISCPA)

- Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MASCPA)

- National Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)

- Rhode Island Government Finance Officers Association (RIGFOA)

- New England States Government Finance Officers Association (NESGFOA)

- Special Review Committee: National Government Finance Officers Association

  (GFOA)

- Distinguished Budget Awards Committee, National Government Finance Officers

  Association (GFOA)

- Special Review Committee: American Schools Business Officers Association

- Society of Governmental Accountants of Rhode Island

- National Association of Accountants

- International Institute of Rhode Island (Assistant to Treasurer of Friends of I.I.)

 

Education/.Certification
 

Continuing Education:

-  American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) National Government and Not-for

  Profit Training Program

Education:

- Licensed as a Certified Public Accountant

- Bachelor’s Degree: Boston University

Licensing:

- Licensed by the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy for 35 consecutive years

- Licensed by the state Board of Accountancy in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Maine,

  and New Hampshire.