Citrin Cooperman's Leone Earns Coveted 'Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional' Designation

NEW YORK, NY, January 20, 2011 (Press-News.org) Citrin Cooperman, a leading accounting and business consulting firm, announced today that Salvatore Leone, a director in the firm's Construction Industry Services practice, earned the Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional designation. The certification places him among an elite group of construction industry professionals.

The certification is granted to financial professionals who have demonstrated at least 4,000 hours of financial experience in the construction industry over the last five years, and passed a rigorous finance and accounting-based examination. Less than 900 financial professionals hold this credential nationwide.

The certification process is administered by the Institute of Certified Construction Industry Financial Professionals, and endorsed by industry-leading organizations such as the Construction Financial Management Association, the Construction Industry CPAs/Consultants Association and the National Association of Surety Bond Producers.

"The construction industry certification demonstrates my experience and commitment to Citrin Cooperman's construction industry clients," said Leone. "The industry is extremely complex from a financial perspective and construction firms need to know that the professionals they've hired have the experience and knowledge to guide them through vital financial issues."

Citrin Cooperman's Construction Industry Services practice works with general contractors, roadway and bridge builders and a number of specialty trades. They work with these firms to evaluate project profitability, manage cash flow, and assist in addressing concerns with surety and banking communities.

Leone, located in the firm's New York City office, is an active member of the Construction Financial Management Association. He has been with Citrin Cooperman since 2005.

About Citrin Cooperman
Citrin Cooperman (www.citrincooperman.com) is a full-service accounting firm, providing attest and assurance, tax, and business advisory services to clients in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Citrin Cooperman has deep experience in a number of industries and areas including professional services firms, restaurants, real estate, entertainment, staffing and executive search, valuation and forensic services, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. The firm, founded in 1979, is an independent firm associated with Moore Stephens.