Kenneth R. Cerini, CPA, CFP, FABFA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Ken is the Managing Partner of Cerini & Associates, LLP and is the executive responsible for the administration of our not-for-profit and educational provider practice groups. In addition to his extensive audit experience, Ken has been directly involved in providing consulting services for nonprofits and educational facilities of all sizes throughout New York State in such areas as cost reporting, financial analysis, Medicaid compliance, government audit representation, rate maximization, board training, budgeting and forecasting, and more.

Ken has won numerous awards, and has been quoted in publications such as Newsday, Long Island Business News, the Long Island Press, and the New York Times. Ken is the editor for two of the seven newsletters published by the firm, including The Report Card, written for private schools, and The Special ED-ition, published for special education providers. He taught a graduate level nonprofit accounting course at LIU—CW Post.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Accounting and auditing
Operational and internal control reviews
Forensic audits and fraud investigations
Internal audit functions
Medicaid compliance reviews and testing
Review, modification, and creation of policies and procedures manuals
Various third-party reimbursement matters, including appeals and rate maximization
Budgeting and program design
Merger & acquisition due diligence
Response and support to refute third party funders’ audit findings and assessment of funding recoveries (i.e. OSC, OMIG, etc.)
Exempt organization returns
Litigation Support