Accavallo & Company, LLC

Meet Our Partners

John Accavallo

Managing Partner, CPA

John A. Accavallo

Managing Partner, CPA, CGMA

John A. Accavallo is the Managing Partner of Accavallo & Company, LLC.  John has acquired extensive knowledge in Governmental, Not-for-profit, Construction, Manufacturing and Professional Service. 

John is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Connecticut with over 20 years of experience.  Prior to becoming a partner with Accavallo & Company, LLC, he was an engagement manager with a national firm, servicing entities ranging from $1 million to $8 billion dollars.  He is a graduate of Sacred Heart University with a B.S. degree in Accounting.    

Marilyn Ferris

Partner, MBA, CPA

Marilyn Ferris

Partner, MBA, CPA

Marilyn L. Ferris is a manager at Accavallo & Company, LLC.  Marilyn has acquired extensive knowledge in Individual and Business Taxation, including Real Estate, Public Housing, Construction, Retail, Wholesale, and Professional Services.  Marilyn is a certified public accountant in the State of Connecticut with 25 years of experience. 

She is a graduate from Sacred Heart University with a Master’s in Business Administration degree in Taxation and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. 

 

JOHN ACCAVALLO

Managing Partner, CPA

John A. Accavallo is the Managing Partner of Accavallo & Company, LLC.  John has acquired extensive knowledge in Governmental, Not-for-profit, Construction, Manufacturing and Professional Service.  John is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Connecticut with over 20 years of experience.  Prior to becoming a partner with Accavallo & Company, LLC, he was an engagement manager with a national firm, servicing entities ranging from $1 million to $8 billion dollars.  He is a graduate of Sacred Heart University with a B.S. degree in Accounting.    

John has participated and taught in governmental and not-for-profit accounting and auditing seminars in accordance with the requirements of the General Accounting Office Yellow Book and Uniform Guidance.  John also oversees the firm’s continuing education programs and prepares accounting seminars for staff and clients alike.

John’s experience includes working with companies and organizations in a variety of industries including:

  • Construction
  • Manufacturing & Distribution
  • Non-profits
  • Quasi-public Town and Municipalities
  • Financial Institutions
  • Public & Private Education Institutions

 

John has performed accounting, audit and reporting in several unique industries including:

  • Housing and urban development audits under HUD handbook guidelines,
  • Audits of construction and engineering overhead costs under the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Uniform Audit and
  • Accounting Guide and Federal and State of Connecticut single audits under Uniform Guidance, Audit of States, Local Government and Non-Profit Organizations and the State of Connecticut single audit act.

John is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). John is an active member Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountant’s Governmental Company Committee.

 

 

MARILYN FERRIS

Partner, MBA, CPA

Marilyn L. Ferris is a manager at Accavallo & Company, LLC.  Marilyn has acquired extensive knowledge in Individual and Business Taxation, including Real Estate, Public Housing, Construction, Retail, Wholesale, and Professional Services.  Marilyn is a certified public accountant in the State of Connecticut with 25 years of experience.  She is a graduate from Sacred Heart University with a Master’s in Business Administration degree in Taxation and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. 

Marilyn’s greatest enjoyment and expertise is in maximizing your cash flow through analysis of business and/or personal income strategies, and especially tax savings.  She has prepared tax plans for complex, high net-worth individuals and businesses with great success.  Marilyn has represented and negotiated on behalf of clients during numerous federal and state audits and achieved favorable payment arrangements with the IRS saving clients up to a half-million dollars. Marilyn also has experience working as a controller in private industry.

Marilyn is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and AICPA Tax Section. 

She has authored and presented several tax seminars.

Marilyn’s experience includes working with companies and organizations in a variety of industries including:

  • Non-profits
  • Quasi-public authorities and Municipalities
  • Manufacturing & Distribution
  • Health Care
  • Services companies
  • Private Education Institutions.
  • Investment companies
  • Estate planning and Probate

Marilyn’s experience includes:

  • Housing and urban development audits under HUD handbook guidelines,
  • Accounting Guide and Federal and State of Connecticut single audits under OMB Uniform Guidance, Audit of States, Local Government and Non-Profit Organizations and the State of Connecticut single audit act.
  • Cost reporting for State entities including the Department of Developmental Services, Department of Social Services, Department of Children and Families and the Department of Transportation

Marilyn is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and AICPA Tax Section. 

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Sherri Fisher is a Tax Manager at Accavallo & Company, LLC.  Sherri has longstanding expertise in Trust and Estate Taxation, Eldercare, and Estate planning. Sherri appreciates the relationships she has built with estate planning attorneys and advisors, to provide a team approach to assisting her clients. Sherri also has seasoned experience in business and individual taxation and is partial to assisting start-ups in developing overall accounting and operating plans.

Prior to joining Accavallo & Company, LLC, Sherri was a manager in a large firm, servicing high net worth trust clients, business, and personal clients. She was also a Partner in a large bookkeeping firm, which specialized in cloud accounting systems for regional and national companies. Sherri led a team in assisting clients to organize their accounting systems.  She is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University with a B.S. degree in Accounting.    

Sherri’s experience includes working with companies and organizations in a variety of industries including:

  • Investment Trusts

  • DAPT and Family Investment Partnerships

  • Estate and Probate Administration

  • E-Commerce

  • Manufacturing

  • Construction

  • Real Estate Investment

  • Marketing and Service-based industries

In addition to her professional accomplishments, Sherri is an Intuit Advanced Pro Advisor, Intuit Future Firm Advisory Board member, member of the Valley WIN Network, and proudly served as past Connecticut Public School liaison for the Yale Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer. Sherri enjoys time with her family, Cleveland sports, thrifting and gardening.