Maria Giambona, CPA

Maria is an audit and advisory partner in the San Francisco office of Hood & Strong LLP. She is responsible for overseeing the execution of audits, compilations, reviews, analysis of internal controls and operations, forecasts, and projections. Maria has thirteen years of experience in accounting working with a variety of private industries.  She also has experience in governmental projects, pensions, and profit sharing plans, assisting clients with exit strategy planning, year end tax planning, financing negotiations, and mergers and acquisitions.  Maria is the Chair of Hood & Strong LLP's Employee Benefit Service Group.

Areas of Expertise

• Audits of employee benefit plans
• Audits of manufacturing and distribution organizations
• Professional service entities
• Internal control and operations reviews
• Mergers and acquisitions
   

Professional/Civic Affiliations

• Licensed by the California Board of Accountancy
• Member, AICPA's Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center
• Member, California Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Former Board of Directors, A Home Away From Homelessness
• Member, National Association of Women Business Owners
• Member, Women in Real Estate
   

Education

• B.S. Business Administration, University of San Francisco