Lisa Heller, CPA,

Bethesda, MD, January 16, 2024 – GRF CPAs & Advisors (GRF), a leading provider of audit, accounting, tax, and advisory services worldwide, is pleased to announce Lisa W. Heller, CPA, has joined the firm as a principal in the nonprofit tax services department, effective January 16, 2024.

Lisa Heller, CPA, is joining GRF as a Nonprofit Tax Principal with over 25 years of experience working with tax-exempt organizations. She has helped countless exempt organizations with their tax compliance and advisory needs. In addition to nonprofits, she has also worked with small to midsized businesses and individuals, which allows her to bridge the gap between tax-exempt organizations and for-profit operations. Ms. Heller frequently writes and speaks on topics relevant to the world of tax-exempt organizations. She is a past chair of the Greater Washington Society of CPAs Nonprofit Symposium and serves as a member of the AICPA Exempt Organizations Tax Technical Resource Panel.

“GRF is pleased to add another experienced professional to our senior leadership team serving nonprofit clients,” said GRF’s President and Managing Partner, Jackie Cardello, CPA. “Lisa’s industry expertise strengthens GRF’s strong bench of industry and technical knowledge, allowing the firm to tackle our clients’ most challenging financial and operational issues.”

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Headquartered in the Washington, DC metropolitan region, GRF CPAs & Advisors (GRF) is a full-service professional services firm providing clients with audit and assurance, tax services, outsourced accounting, and advisory solutions. For more than 40 years, GRF has leveraged a deep bench of industry expertise to assist nonprofit organizations, government contractors, privately held businesses, trusts, and individuals with their most challenging financial and operational issues. GRF’s team of CPAs and advisors excel at helping our clients grow and reach their best financial position, which is why clients trust our firm to consult with them on all types of financial matters.

The firm is a member of CPAmerica, Inc., one of the largest associations of CPA firms in the United States. GRF’s membership guarantees clients access to the expertise and resources of more than 4,000 accounting and advisory professionals at 78 member firms throughout the country. CPAmerica is a member of Crowe Global, providing clients with access to the eighth largest accounting network in the world with over 200 independent firms in more than 130 countries.

GRF is consistently recognized among Inside Public Accounting’s Top 200 Accounting Firms and Accounting Today’s list of Best Accounting Firms to Work For. GRF was also named a 2023 Regional Leader and Firm to Watch by Accounting Today.