REDW Adds Two to Its Phoenix Office

PHOENIX - Jan. 31, 2014 - PRLog -- REDWLLC, one of the largest and most respected certified public accounting and business consulting firms in the Southwest, is pleased to announce that two new team members, Jacob Schnitker and Helen Karolicki, have joined its Phoenix Office.

Jacob Schnitker joins as a Staff Accountant in the firm’s Audit & Consulting department. He brings three years of accounting experience, including work as a Quality Control Analyst for a national commercial bank, and two years of audit experience in the hospitality industry. Jacob earned a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting & Finance at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.

Helen Karolicki joins the firm’s Tax department as an Office Assistant. Given her wide-ranging office management experience and bookkeeping skills, as well as a computer science degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Helen will provide invaluable administrative assistance during the busy tax season. She formerly served as Office Manager for a software start-up, as well as an Accountant for a medical device start-up, and has experience with both tax preparation and financial planning.

About REDWLLC

Founded in 1953, REDW is one of the top 10 largest and most respected certified public accounting and business consulting firms in the Southwestern United States, according to the 2012 Top 100 Firms report released by Accounting Today.

In November 2012, REDW joined forces with two prominent Phoenix-based firms—Abalos & Associates PLLC, and Miller, Allen & Co., P.C., positioning REDW as the 17th largest CPA firm in the Phoenix metropolitan area, according to the 2013 Accounting Firms list published by the Phoenix Business Journal.

With headquarters in Albuquerque, NM and an office in Phoenix, AZ, REDW is home to nearly 200 employees. Together they serve the tax, business and financial needs of a wide range of clients, including privately held businesses, tribes and tribal enterprises, local and state government agencies, healthcare facilities and financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, and individuals both regionally and nationally.

REDW is an independent member of the BDO Seidman Alliance, an association of independently owned local and regional accounting, consulting and service firms, representing over 300 offices nationwide.  In addition, REDW is a member of the Alliance Benefit Group, a national network of independently owned retirement plan consulting; investment advisory; health and welfare consulting; and benefits administration providers.

For additional information, please visit redw.com (http://www.redw.com/).