Cindy is the Managing Partner of O&S CPAs and Business Advisors and partner in charge of Audit and Tax. She is responsible for accounting, compilations, reviews and audits. She supervises a staff of CPAs and para-professionals preparing GAAP, GASB, and OCBOA financial statements for use by management and lending institutions. She assists clients in analyzing their financial statements to help them understand and manage their business operations.
Cindy spends the majority of her professional time in the nonprofit and governmental sector. She supervises Yellow Book, A-133 and standard nonprofit audit engagements. In addition, she supervises staff that compiles books, records and schedules for clients that use other audit firms.
Prior to working at Onisko & Scholz, Cindy was principal of Cynthia D. Schoelen, CPA PC, located in Long Beach CA. There she provided accounting and tax services to small businesses and nonprofit organizations.
She also has experience working at the Internal Revenue Service where she went through intensive tax law training and audited income tax returns for individuals, businesses and corporations for more than three years.
Cindy is the proud mother of a daughter who is a recent graduate of UCLA, and a son who attends California State University, Long Beach. She is a health nut, likes to go on walks, reading, going to the movies, and enjoys traveling. Cindy is a roller coaster buff and an active member of American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACEE).
Education
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona: Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Accounting)
Licenses
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), State of California License: 60980
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE): 576993
