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Meet the Professionals of an Award Winning Accounting Firm in the Greater Pittsburgh area & Washington DC
Dennis Piper, CPA, MPA,
PFS
Dennis Piper is a Pittsburgh CPA with over 23 years of experience in providing business advisory, tax compliance and tax consulting services to corporations, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, estates and trusts, not-for-profits, and pension and profit-sharing plans. Dennis also provides computer system support services to clients and is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor® and Certified Enterprise Solution ProAdvisor®. Dennis was named:
Western Pennsylvania Small Business
Financial Services Champion
Awarded by the U.S. Small Business Administration in 2008
Prior to establishing Dennis Piper & Associates, P.C. in 1993, Dennis served as controller for a large distribution company. His hands-on approach as a controller has helped Dennis understand what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. We get to know our clients' business operations and information needs, then implement their accounting and management information systems accordingly. Our success will depend on the success of our customers.
Brian Beerman, CPA
Brian directs our audit, review and compilation practice under the firm, Beerman, Piper & Associates, LLC. Brian has over 25 years of experience including 16 years with the audit practice of the national accounting firm, Ernst & Young. Brian has performed the audits of many publicly and privately held companies in a variety of industries including nonprofit organizations. Brian also provides advisory services on a wide array of business and accounting issues including business combinations, cash flow forecasting, budgeting, profit improvement initiatives.
Marian Linton, CPA
Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor®
Marian Linton is a Pittsburgh Certified Public Accountant who is the lead instructor for QuickBooks Seminars. She partners with several of the regions top Small Business Development Centers including Duquesne University and St. Vincent College to enhance the use of QuickBooks for the business and nonprofit professional. Marian has over 25 years of diverse accounting experience, which includes general accounting, cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial and management reporting, federal and multi-state taxes, and personal computer applications. Prior to working with Dennis Piper & Associates, Marian was the General Accounting Manager for MetPath Laboratories, a medical reference laboratory.
Debra
Shutak, CPA
Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor®
Twenty years plus progressive experience in public accounting encompassing all aspects of accounting, taxes, and payroll services. As the Tax Manager of Client Accounting for TruServ Corporation, Debra gained valuable experience performing personal and business tax compliance and payroll applications for all fifty states. Previous management of a medical laboratory payroll provided experience in complex payroll applications including multistate, pretax & various fringe benefit payroll issues. Multi-company acquisitions provided experience in blending various payroll applications and schedules to one integrated payroll and schedule.
Shamus Brennan, CPA
Shamus Brennan is a CPA with over 12 years of public accounting experience at both a Big 4 firm as well as a large regional firm. His areas of concentration are tax compliance and consulting for high net worth individuals and closely-held businesses. Shamus specializes in the Real Estate industry with experience advising and servicing some of the area's largest developers, owners and investors. Shamus has a BS in Mathematics Education from Waynesburg University and an Advanced Certificate in Accounting from Robert Morris University. Shamus is a member of the American Institute of Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Public Accountants.
Shannon Waldron, CPA, CGMA
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor®
Shannon Waldron has over 18 years of experience in both public and corporate accounting. Areas of experience include internal and external audit, IT, and consulting in a variety of industries. She has held controllership and management positions in the retail, service, HVAC, real estate and banking industries, as well as entrepreneurial ventures and franchise ownership. Shannon graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1991 and is also a Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor. Shannon is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.
Cleveland Piper, E.A.
Cleveland has been an Enrolled Agent to practice for the IRS for ten years. He has 14 years of experience working as a Controller and Tax Accountant in the state of Maryland. Cleveland's previous employment has included working as the Controller for J. H. Burton & Sons, Inc. Cleveland graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Business Administration & Management.
Leslie Fisher,
CPB
Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor®
Leslie has over 25 years of accounting experience in the architectural, engineering and non-profit fields. Her accounting experience includes payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, collections, financial statements, project management reporting, budgeting, and cash management. Prior to coming to Dennis Piper & Associates in 2008, Leslie was the office manager for Lami Grubb Architects, LP.
Cathy Gall
Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor®
She is a 1988 graduate from Robert Morris University with a B.S. in Accounting. Prior to work with Dennis, Cathy has several years of QuickBooks experience with clients including non-profits, retailers and a financial consulting firm.
Alicia
Davis
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor®
Alicia has six years office management and QuickBooks
experience in the construction industry. She
is a Certified Pennsylvania Notary Public.
You can contact any of the above Accountants or other staff members at 412-826-8600.