Katie Belanger, CPA

Partner

Katie provides audit, tax, and consulting solutions to sophisticated nonprofit organizations, including multi-service human & social service providers, residential and day treatment agencies, early education and care (EEC) agencies, and independent schools. She has extensive experience auditing nonprofit organizations in accordance with Uniform Guidance/Single Audit and Government Auditing Standards as well as those with Uniform Financial Statement filing requirements.

She provides best practice recommendations on operational and internal control systems and processes to help clients mitigate fraud risks and gain operational efficiencies. She advises clients on compliance with federal and state grant requirements and optimizing cost allocation methodologies and reimbursements for the best financial results. Katie coordinates with AAFCPAs’ multidisciplinary team, including in-house Tax Consulting Attorneys and healthcare reimbursement consultants, as needed to bring the very best appropriate talent to our clients.

Katie is an active member of AAFCPAs’ Innovation Committee, and a member of the winning team in the firm’s inaugural Innovation Lab Changemaker Challenge. She is committed to championing our culture of continuous improvement and embracing change. Katie is an alumna of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce/ Simmons School of Management 2013-2014 Women’s Leadership Program, and a 2014 recipient of the MSCPA’s Annual Women to Watch Awards. She has been honored for making an outstanding contribution to the accounting profession, to her community and place of employment, and to the development of women as leaders. She is President of the Executive Committee of AAFCPAs’ Women’s Opportunity Network (WON), dedicated to uphold AAFCPAs core values, and emphasize the importance of creating and maintaining a work environment that promotes diversity.

Education

Bentley University – Master of Science, Accounting
Assumption College – Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Publications

AAF’s Katie Belanger Recognized as Women to Watch!

Service

AAFCPAs’ Women’s Opportunity Network – Founding Member, President
Catie’s Closet – Board Member
Strong Women Strong Girls, Boston Chapter – Former Volunteer, Professional Mentor

Contributed Insights

Streamlining Operations: How Modern ERP Systems Solve Inefficiencies and Drive Growth

In this article: Complex nonprofits, especially multi-service health and human services agencies, face the daunting task of managing diverse programs, complex funding streams, and stringent compliance requirements. Fragmented systems and disjointed processes can compound these challenges, leading to inefficiencies and increased administrative workloads. The implementation of a well-designed enterprise resource planning (ERP) system offers a […]

Enhancing Reporting Capabilities With Integrated Systems

For CFOs and financial leaders within the Health and Human Services sector, the challenge of managing and reporting on diverse programs funded from various sources is a significant one. Accurate and efficient reporting is essential but often hampered by data spread across multiple, disconnected systems. AAFCPAs provides the following guidance on how integrating these systems […]

System Integration for Human Services: Watch our OnDemand Webinar

Watch AAFCPAs’ Partner of Business Process, Robyn Leet, along with guests Adam Shuster from Incompass Human Services and AAFCPAs’ Audit Partner Katie Belanger, CPA, speak on overcoming common system integration challenges in health and human services organizations. Learn ways to integrate billing and ERP systems with accounting and GL systems and how to simplify state […]