Rebekah Martin, partner in the higher education/not-for-profit group of Baker Tilly, has been with the firm since 2005. Rebekah specializes in performing financial statement and compliance audits for higher education institutions and other not-for-profit organizations.

Bachelor of Science in accounting
St. Cloud State University (St. Cloud, Minnesota)

Partner-in-charge on financial statement audits for colleges and universities and not-for-profit organizations  

Partner-in-charge on audits of government programs of federal and state awards received by colleges and universities and not-for-profit organizations

Performs agreed-upon procedures and reviews engagements for private colleges, universities and not-for-profit organizations

Manages benchmarking ratio projects for more than 100 private colleges and universities

Performs operating and efficiency reviews for organizations, including internal control reviews and sustainability analyses

Assists with implementation of new accounting standards

Assists with financial statement preparation

Provides accounting assistance, including accounting for alternative investments and endowment funds

Develops and delivers trainings for private colleges and universities and not-for-profit organizations 

Builds tools and templates for our audit teams and clients to use when implementing new accounting standards or looking to improve internal controls

Serves on the development team for the Baker Tilly Higher Education Data Analytics tool

Performs quality reviews as part of Baker Tilly’s internal review process

Performs technical consultations for higher education audit teams, including researching and providing relevant guidance on technical matters

Serves as the firm’s Professional Practice Leader for higher education and services on the technical committee for single audits

American Institute of Certified Public Accounting

Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants 

Minnesota Association of Financial Aid Administrators 

National Association of College and University Business Officers 

Central Association of College and University Business Officers 

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Nonprofit Financial Group of the Twin Cities, Program Committee

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