Celina Cereceres

About Celina Cereceres

I am both a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner. Working with local governments is my passion. Since 2001, I have provided services to school districts, large local governmental entities receiving large amounts of federal and state assistance as well as to non-profit entities. We take pride in our extensive knowledge of federal and state requirements such as the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and the State of Texas Grant Management Standards. I\'m also able to provide governments with training and/or auditing services/agreed-upon procedures in regards to their construction manager at-risk projects. We strive to help entities reach their greatest potential. Our team is ready to serve, committed to the public sector industry, and continuously growing in knowledge. Specialties: Governmental Auditing, Consulting, CPE, Federal Single Audits OMB, Uniform Guidance; CMAR Construction, Forensic accounting services for governments and not-for-profit entities. State and Federal Single Audits,

Experience

1. Audit Partner

   Whitley Penn

   May 2012 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Provide a wide range of services to governmental entities that receive large federal and state assistance in Houston, Dallas, Austin, and Fort Worth Public Sector Lead Partner-Firm\'s Designated Audit Quality Partner for the AICPA\'s Government Audit Quality Center-18 years of experience working with Texas School Districts with enrollments ranging from to students-Extensive experience in Federal and State Single Audits for entities that spend anywhere from to $250 Million-Provide continuing professional education to firm staff as well as clients and other professionals in the industry. Topics covered include compliance with the Uniform Guidance and its compliance supplement, TEA\'s FASRG, GASB pronouncements, Government Auditing Standards, and GFOA CAFR preparation- Webinar speaker for CPE providers-Speaker for industry groups such as Texas Association of School Business Officials and the TSCPA School District Conference, TSCPA Single Audit Conference,

Education

• University of Texas at El Paso

  Masters

  1998 — 2002