Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Recent HintonBurdick Hire Earns CPA Designation

Andrew McCracken, recently hired by HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors as a senior accountant assigned to the firm’s St. George office, has passed the CPA examination, qualifying for licensure as a Certified Public Accountant.

According to HintonBurdick Business Services partner Phillip Peine, “achieving a passing score on this highly-competitive examination is a mark of distinction and attests to Andrew’s dedication and exceptional knowledge of accounting practices.”  The exam, created and scored by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) serves “to admit individuals into the accounting profession only after they have demonstrated the entry-level knowledge and skills necessary to protect the public interest in a rapidly changing business and financial environment."

Peine went on to say that “one of our goals at HintonBurdick is to qualify our staff members as CPAs as soon as possible in order to provide the highest level of service for our clients.  We currently have 15 other employees in the process of passing the exam.”

McCracken first came to HintonBurdick as an intern while attending Brigham Young University-Idaho, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.   During that time, he says, he came to appreciate the area’s friendly atmosphere, its strong family values, recreational opportunities, year round warm weather, and scenic beauty.  He decided to enroll in the graduate program at Southern Utah University and continue working for HintonBurdick while completing his master’s degree.

As a fulltime HintonBurdick employee, McCracken specializes in taxation and internal control consultation.  He states that he and his wife, the former Kandyce Marie Costley, are proud to call southern Utah their home.

HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors is a full service CPA firm with 38 CPAs on staff and offices in St. George, Cedar City, Hurricane, and Richfield, Utah, and in Mesquite, Nevada.  They have been in business for more than 30 years and service clients in 47 states and some foreign countries.

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