Bronx CPA To Receive Distinguished Service Award

Bronx CPA To Receive Distinguished Service Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lois Whitehead, Public Relations Manager
212-719-8405
lwhitehead@nysscpa.org

NEW YORK, NY, March 13, 2009 – The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) will present Elliot L. Hendler, CPA of the Bronx with its Distinguished Service Award on Thursday, May 14th at the Society’s 112th Annual Election Meeting and Dinner at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel. This award recognizes outstanding leadership services to the profession through publications, public service and other activities.

Hendler received this award for the leadership he has shown to the NYSSCPA as a member of its Board of Directors and Executive Committee and to its Foundation for Accounting Education (FAE) as Secretary and a Trustee, and an advocate of CPA continuing professional education (CPE) to continuously elevate professional standards for the CPA profession. He currently serves as a NYSSCPA Vice President and a member of its SEC Practice, Accounting and Auditing, Industry, Tax Division, Practice Management, Public Sector and Consulting Services Oversight committees. He is also a member of the editorial review board of The CPA Journal, a peer-reviewed technical publication aimed at public and private accounting practitioners, managers, educators, and other financial professionals.

“ Elliot Hendler epitomizes what the CPA profession stands for – integrity, morality, professionalism, and intelligence. He strives to be an educator as well as a sounding board for ideas and questions,” Bruce A. Madnick, Managing Partner, Friedman LLP, said in nominating Hendler for this award.

Hendler has been a member of the NYSSCPA since 1962. He was NYSSCPA Secretary. His NYSSCPA committee service includes serving as chair of the Accounting & Review Services and Membership committees and Annual Study Conferences, and as a member of the Audit, Finance, Nominating, Peer Review, Auditing Standards, Financial Accounting Standards, Committee Operations, Relations with the IRS, Real Estate Accounting, Construction Contractors, Interim Financial Statements and Annual Conference committees. He was also a member of the Task Force on Assessment of Members’ Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Needs and the Committee Coordinator Advisory Group, and a member of the Executive Board of the NYSSCPA’s Manhattan-Bronx Chapter.

He was the recipient of the FAE Outstanding Discussion Leader Award for 1993-1994 and has been a frequent speaker on accounting and auditing matters for the FAE and other groups.

Hendler is a partner emeritus with Friedman LLP where he is a director of quality control and a member of the firm’s continuing professional education planning group.

Hendler is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Accountants Club of America and is chairman of the Reviewers Group of New York.

About the NYSSCPA

Representing 29,000 CPAs, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) is the oldest state accounting organization in the nation, celebrating its 110th anniversary this year.
Incorporated in 1897, the Society is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to establish and maintain high standards of integrity, honor, and character among certified public accountants. Its members are CPAs working in public practice, industry, government and education in a state that serves as the home of Wall Street and major financial institutions.

The New York State Society of CPAs is located at 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. To learn more about the Society call 800-633-6320 or visit the Society’s website at www.nysscpa.org.