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Ann-Marie Walsh LaRocca, CPA
San Francisco and San Jose Office


Director of Quality Assurance and Central Review

Ann-Marie is responsible for the central review function firm wide. She reviews all attestation engagements prior to report issuance ensuring the engagements meet the firm’s high standard of quality on a consistent basis. She is also responsible for coordinating the firm’s internal inspection and tri-annual peer review under the direction of the partner who chairs the firm’s Quality Control Committee. Ann-Marie provides technical consultations on the application of auditing standards and accounting principles within the firm.

Ann-Marie began her career in public accounting with a local Bay Area firm, concentrating on nonprofit and governmental audits. She spent five years as the Director of Finance of a local special district. With more than sixteen years of combined public accounting and private experience, she is able to provide the firm with significant resources to assist the professional staff with technical resources needed to provide outstanding service to our clients.

Professional/Civic Affiliations

  • Licensed by the California Board of Accountancy
  • Member, California Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Committee Member, California Society of Certified Public Accounts, Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards State Committee
  • Member, United Irish Cultural Center


Education

  • B. S. degree in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting from San Francisco State University
  • M. B. A. degree with concentration in finance from the University of San Francisco