Janelle Murphy O'Brien, Cpa, Cfe, Cams, Cff Email & Phone Number

Janelle is a seasoned financial practitioner with over a decade of experience providing auditing, tax, litigation support, forensic, bankruptcy support and advisory services. Janelle’s hands on and holistic approach to client service, leaves her clients satisfied, enlightened, and financially empowered. Having led an array of high-profile engagements, Janelle has mastered the balance between providing the guidance and objectivity her clients need. A proud wife and mother, Janelle understands and values the need to provide both the practitioners of Enlight CPA, LLC and our clients with the flexibility, care and expert support they need to balance their personal lives with their business affairs and personal financial goals. Her consistent track record of uncompromising integrity and client service instills confidence and trust. Janelle started her career as an auditor at the prestigious Big 4 accounting firm, EY (formerly “Ernst and Young LLP). While at EY, Janelle’s audit and advisory clients included a variety of both public and private financial services companies of various sizes, including banks, broker dealers and credit default swap companies. As a result, she is knowledgeable in the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002. She was also the project leader on several anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) large-scale due diligence projects, and thus is also well versed in the AML regulatory framework set forth by the Bank Secrecy Act (1970 and as amended) and The USA PATRIOT ACT (October 2001).Janelle is also the Founder and Executive Director of NexGen Women in Accounting Inc. (NexGen W.I.A), a non-profit organization committed to increasing the representation and accelerating the advancement of black women in the accounting profession. Janelle received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Science in Forensic Accounting, summa cum laude from the accredited School of Business at the University at Albany. She is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified in Financial Forensics and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. She is an active member of several professional and community organizations, such as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Listed skills include Auditing, Cpa, Accounting, Valuation, and 21 others.