Speaker

Joseph Turkewitz

Joseph Turkewitz is Citrin Cooperman’s assurance leader.  He has over 10 years of public accounting experience. He has extensive expertise auditing and serving public and privately owned companies that range from large multi-national corporations to small entrepreneurial companies in a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, defense and aerospace, construction contractors, restaurant and franchise operations, retail markets, distribution, and courier services. 

 

Joseph has significant experience working with SEC accelerated filers inclusive of SOX compliance and their public filings (Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, IPOs, and other registration statements). He is also responsible for managing the coordination and delivery of all audit services which includes the simultaneous management of multiple engagements and engagement teams, other U.S. offices, audit support personnel (IT, tax, valuation, etc.) and international offices.

 
Additionally, Joseph is a partner in the firm’s Quality Control Department, where he conducts technical reviews and plays an integral role in developing internal firm standards to ensure engagements are conducted with the highest standards of quality and are in compliance with U.S. GAAP and U.S. GAAS standards.

 
Prior to joining Citrin Cooperman, Joseph was an audit senior manager at a global accounting firm where, in addition to his audit engagement responsibilities, he assisted the national office in several roles including the internal control over financial reporting resource center, engagement quality control reviews, reviewing consultations on complex accounting matters, and development and delivering of regional and national training programs. He also served on an audit methodology subcommittee, which assisted in the development of firm policies on significant matters such as auditing revenue recognition, group audits, accounting estimates, materiality, and sampling.

 

AFFILIATIONS

Joseph is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

 

EDUCATION AND LICENSES

Joseph received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Hofstra University and is a Certified Public Accountant.