Press Releases ORBA Welcomes New Hires to Accounting Services and Cloud CFO Services Groups

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11.24.21

ORBA, one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, is pleased to welcome Chris Graaf, Pamela Powers and Wendan Zhang to the firm’s Accounting Services and Cloud CFO Services Groups.

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CHICAGOORBA, one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, is pleased to welcome Chris Graaf, Pamela Powers and Wendan Zhang to the firm’s Accounting Services and Cloud CFO Services Groups.

Chris Graaf joins the firm’s Cloud CFO Services Group. He has experience maintaining general ledgers, reconciling bank statements, managing accounts payable and accounts receivable, and preparing financial statements. He has handled month-end and year-end closing of accounts, cash flow reporting and tax filing. Chris earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Michigan State University, as well as an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Culinary Arts from Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts.

Pamela Powers joins the firm’s Accounting Services Group. She has experience preparing monthly financial statements, recording payments, receipts and journal entries, and reconciling bank statements. She has also processed individual tax returns and has filed monthly sales tax returns. Pamela earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from DePaul University.

Wendan Zhang joins the firm’s Accounting Services Group. She is proficient in reconciling bank statements, maintaining updated general ledgers and preparing financial statements for a variety of industry clients, including health care and real estate. She is also skilled in filing payroll and sales tax returns, and preparing and analyzing quarter-end, annual and expense reports for budgeting. Wendan earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Regina.

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Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA) is a full-service accounting, tax and business consulting firm located in downtown Chicago serving privately-held companies, individuals and not-for-profit organizations. ORBA’s Certified Public Accountants have experience with accounting and assurance, business advisory services, financial and estate planning, fraud investigation, tax, litigation, and mergers and acquisitions. With some of the highest levels of direct client involvement in the industry, ORBA is where clients go to build long-standing, meaningful and successful relationships with resourceful, proactive business and tax advisors. For more information or to subscribe to our blogs: Visit www.orba.com. Connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

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