Amish Mehta

Amish Mehta

CPA, Partner, Nonprofit Practice Leader

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New York, NY 10006
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Amish Mehta, Partner and Nonprofit Practice Leader at Friedman, has spent more than 25 years providing accounting, auditing and advisory services to not-for-profit institutions. Amish has developed strong relationships with board members and senior management, providing sound financial advice which allowed them to fulfill their missions. Amish also serves on the firm’s Executive Board of directors and is the Chair of the DFK International Not-for-Profit Committee.


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Expertise

His clients have included well-known social service organizations, higher education institutions, private foundations, cultural institutions and religious organizations, among others.

His experience includes:

  • Seamlessly transitioning new client engagements
  • Developing and overseeing the planning and execution of the firm’s tailored audit approach
  • Responding to evolving regulatory requirements
  • Providing advice to clients on enhancing internal controls
  • Sharing industry-best practices and updating clients on issues crucial to the not-for-profit sector
  • Ensuring transparency in financial reporting and disclosure
  • Performing financial statement, OMB Circular A-133 and employee benefit plan audits

Amish has served as a writer of training materials and an instructor in audit methodology and not-for-profit service issues for staff at all levels of experience. He has led seminars on topics such as Introduction to Not-for-Profit Accounting, Introduction to OMB Circular A-133 and Board Governance and Transparency and has extensive experience speaking and writing on topics relevant to the not-for-profit industry. He has also served as a reviewer in Peer Review and Risk Quality Reviews of audit engagements with a focus on not-for-profit institutions. Amish is an active contributor to Friedman’s Nonprofit Advisor newsletter.

Affiliations
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Peer Reviewer)
  • New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Not-for-Profit Committee)
  • New York Society of Association Executives (Board Member)
  • DFK International, Chair, Not-for-Profit Committee
  • Long Island Community Foundation (Member, Professional Advisory Committee)
  • New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies (Adjunct Professor, Not-for-Profit Accounting Fundamentals Curriculum)

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Education

    New York University

    Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

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