Meet the Professionals of an Award Winning Accounting Firm in Pittsburgh

Dennis Piper, CPA, MPA

Dennis Piper is a Pittsburgh CPA with over 20 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:

2008 Western Pennsylvania Small Business
Financial Services Champion

Awarded by the U.S. Small Business Administration

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.

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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, St. Vincent College, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 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.

 

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, and internal audit.

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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.

Rachel Keck, MBA Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor®            Graduate of University of Pittsburgh in 2004 with a Bachelors degree in Business Management and Accounting. Prior to working with DPA, she has two years of corporate accounting experience with Education Management Corporation.           Xiaohan Li, MBA, MSA Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor® 2005 graduate from Duquesne University with her MBA and 2007 with her Master of Science in Accountancy.  Xiaohan has worked for Dennis Piper & Associates since 2005.       Beverly Grimm Strategic Accounting Professional Graduate of Robert Morris University, is a strategic Accounting Professional with broad-ranging expertise in many aspects of business and personal tax accounting. She has been active in public accounting for 19 years and also functions as a Controller for an architectural firm and a private Financial Consultant.         Leslie Fisher Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor® BillQuick Certified Advisor  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                                                                                                          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.       Marsha Smolcic, CPA, MST       Marsha Smolcic, CPA, MST,  earned a Bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and her Master’s degree in Taxation from Robert Morris University.  Prior to joining Dennis Piper, she worked for 5 years  with the tax department of a national accounting firm. While there, she handled tax issues for large and medium size corporations often outsourced to corporate tax departments experiencing staffing needs.  She also worked as a tax manager for two multi-state corporations.  For the past 8 years she has worked with clients in public accounting.  With over 20 years of experience, Marsha is our new senior tax reviewer and complex tax-issue specialist.     Sharon Doczkat, MBA                                                                                            Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor®                                                                                      Sharon Doczkat is a 1987 graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University with a B.S. in Accounting/Business, and a 1994 graduate of Robert Morris University with an M.B.A. She has over twenty-seven years of progressive experience in accounting, including fifteen years of experience with QuickBooks for small businesses in the Pittsburgh area.  Her experience includes financial statements, cash management, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and budgeting.   Nancy Mueller, MBA                                                                                             Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor®     Nancy Mueller is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Finance and an M.B.A. from Florida Atlantic University. She has over fifteen years of financial services experience in internal audit and commercial/residential real estate underwriting.  Her background provides her with process, financial and tax analysis expertise.                 You can contact any of the above Accountants or other staff members at 412-826-8600. Visit Dennis Piper & Associates on Linked In