Sterling Heights, MI (PRWEB) February 14, 2014

UHY LLP, a leading national certified public accounting firm, recently announced that one principal, Josh Kirkbride, has been promoted to partner. Also, six senior managers; Tom Bowen, Tim Brennan, Brent Jones, Michelle Moore, Kyle Percin and Aaron Witalec, have been promoted to principals.

Based in the Sterling Heights office, Josh Kirkbride is a leading member of the Audit and Assurance Department. He started with the firm in 2003, passed his CPA exam in 2005, and transitioned quickly from staff all the way up to partner. He is one of the youngest people to make partner. Kirkbride specializes in strategic business consulting, tax planning and compliance, financial reporting, operational improvements, industry-specific tax issues, and estate and business succession planning. He is a licensed CPA in the State of Michigan and holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Accounting from Central Michigan University.

Tom Bowen, who works out of the Farmington Hills Office, is a member of the Audit and Assurance Department and Consulting Department. He started with the firm in 1990 as a junior accountant. Tom has over 20 years of experience in public accounting providing professional services to privately-held businesses in a variety of industries. Bowen received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting Information Systems from Eastern Michigan University and is a CPA in the State of Michigan.

Tim Brennan is a member of the Audit and Assurance Department and ERISA Audit Practice in our Farmington Hills Office. He began his career with the firm in 1997 as a staff accountant. Brennan has extensive experience working on audit, review, compilation and tax engagements. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Eastern Michigan University and is a licensed CPA in the State of Michigan.

Brent Jones practices out of the Farmington Hills office and is a member of the Tax Department. He specializes in providing professional services to closely-held, middle market businesses. Jones started with the firm in 2004, so this year marks 10 years with the firm. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Michigan State University, a Masters of Business Administration in Tax from Wayne State University and is a licensed CPA in the State of Michigan.

Based in the Sterling Heights Office, Michelle Moore is a member of the Audit and Assurance Department, where she works primarily with middle-market companies to provide audits and review of financial statements, and reporting on internal controls in accordance with applicable professional standards. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting from Western Michigan University and is a licensed CPA in the State of Michigan.

Kyle Percin is a member of the firm’s Audit and Assurance Department in the Farmington Hills office. He is also a member of the firm’s National Independence and Ethics Committee. Percin started as a junior accountant in 1993. He currently works closely with a variety of clients including privately-owned businesses, publicly traded corporations and high net worth individuals. Percin has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Michigan Dearborn, a Master of Science degree in Taxation from Walsh College and is a licensed CPA in the State of Michigan.

Based in the Sterling Heights office, Aaron Witalec is a member of the Forensic, Litigation, and Valuation Services Department. He is also an active member of the firm’s National Transaction Services Group. His primary focus is on buy side and sell side transaction advisory servicing strategic and private equity clients engaged in acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring, carve-outs, private capital raising and venture capital. Witalec has Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mathematics from the University of Michigan – Dearborn. He also has Master of Science Degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Accounting and Finance from the University of Michigan – Dearborn. Witalec is a licensed CPA and CMA in the State of Michigan and also carried the CFM, CIA and LIFA licenses.

UHY LLP is the seventh largest accounting firm in southeast Michigan and has over 275 employees. Currently, the Sterling Heights office is the number one largest accounting firm in Macomb County.

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About UHY LLP

UHY LLP, a licensed CPA firm, provides audit and other attest services to public and private companies. UHY Advisors provides tax and consulting services to a variety of sectors. UHY Advisors FLVS provides forensic, valuation, intellectual property, electronic discovery and international arbitration services to law firms and their clients. Many of these services grew from client business needs and their requests for assistance in a variety of areas of expertise.

UHY LLP, operating in an alternative practice structure with UHY Advisors, forms one of the largest professional services firms in the US. While that scale might provide confidence for some clients, others tell us our greatest value is the way we bring these resources to bear to help address today’s evolving business challenges. It’s a philosophy we call “The Next Level of Service”. To learn more visit http://www.uhy-us.com.

All of the above entities are members of UHY International, a global network of independent professional services firms that provide audit, tax and consulting services around the world. UHY International member firms comprise one of the top international accounting networks in the world. As a member firm, we provide our clients with resources in business centers strategically located around the globe. We are an active member in this organization with significant participation that brings the power of an international network to bear for our clients.

UHY LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that performs attest services in an alternative practice structure with UHY Advisors, Inc. and its subsidiary entities. UHY Advisors, Inc. provides tax and business consulting services through wholly owned subsidiary entities that operate under the name of “UHY Advisors.” UHY Advisors, Inc. and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. UHY LLP and UHY Advisors, Inc. are U.S. members of Urbach Hacker Young International Limited, a UK company, and form part of the international UHY network of legally independent accounting and consulting firms. “UHY” is the brand name for the UHY international network. Any services described herein are provided by UHY LLP and/or UHY Advisors (as the case may be) and not by UHY or any other member firm of UHY. Neither UHY nor any member of UHY has any liability for services provided by other members.

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