Experience

Joseph Turkewitz is Citrin Cooperman's Assurance Practice Leader. Joe has over 14 years of public accounting experience and extensive expertise auditing and serving public and privately owned companies that range from large multi-national corporations to small entrepreneurial companies in a wide variety of industries. He is responsible for helping to maintain the highest quality audit and attest standards at Citrin Cooperman.

In his role as Assurance Practice Leader, Joseph oversees the firm's Assurance Practice and the Quality Control Department. He plays an integral role in deployment and development of firm assurance methodologies, policies and procedures, consultations on the application of complex accounting principles and strategic investments in and integration of innovative technologies to modernize the assurance process. Joseph is a proven leader and is laser focused on driving results, serving clients and developing people. 

Joseph has significant experience working with SEC accelerated filers inclusive of SOX compliance and their public filings (Forms 10-K and 10-Q, IPOs, and other registration statements). He has an extensive track record working at the highest levels with complex clients, managing the coordination and delivery of services, which includes the simultaneous management of multiple engagement teams, other U.S. offices, audit support personnel (IT, tax, valuation, etc.) and international offices.

Prior to joining Citrin Cooperman, Joseph was an audit senior manager at a global accounting firm where, in addition to his audit engagement responsibilities, he assisted the national office in several roles including the internal control over financial reporting resource center, engagement quality control reviews, reviewing consultations on complex accounting matters, and development and delivering of national and regional training programs. He also served on an audit methodology subcommittee, which assisted in the development of firm policies on significant matters such as auditing revenue recognition, group audits, accounting estimates, materiality, and sampling.