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Cindy Schoelen is a Partner with BPM’s Business Enterprise Services Team (BEST) group, responsible for accounting, compilations, reviews and audits. She supervises a staff of CPAs and paraprofessionals preparing GAAP and special purpose framework financial statements for use by management and lending institutions. She assists clients in analyzing their financial statements to help them understand and manage their business operations.

Cindy spends most of her professional time supporting Nonprofit clients. She supervises Yellow Book, Uniform Guidance and standard nonprofit audit engagements. In addition, she supervises staff that compiles books, records and schedules for clients that use other audit firms.

Cindy is an AICPA peer reviewer and consults with CPA firms to establish quality control systems. She also holds the Certified Fraud Examiner designation.

Early in her career, Cindy was an IRS auditor. She was provided with intensive tax law training and audited income tax returns for individuals, businesses and corporations.

Cynthia Schoelen holds an active CPA in California.

Quick facts

Certifications
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Certified Fraud Examiner 
Education

BS/Business Administration (Accounting) – California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

News

Special Report: Accounting-Teaming Up – Los Angeles Business Journal (2023)