Overview
Kayla has over 15 years of experience serving government contractors of all sizes. She specializes in performing employee benefit plan audits* and has a robust background in benefits consulting. With this experience, Kayla is able to educate her clients on different ways to structure and incentivize their employees.
Experience
She provides business lifecycle planning, advising clients on how to best maximize their value. With half of her week spent at GovCon events, Kayla is always finding new, great people for her clients to connect with. Kayla embodies Aprio’s mission, “passionate for what’s next,” through her desire to make a difference in people’s lives. She enjoys being the go-to person for her clients’ needs. Kayla is a connector, confidant, cheerleader, and sound business advisor, going above and beyond to help clients achieve their goals.
Her entire career has been spent working with government contractors in providing assurance* services for the entities themselves as well as their benefit plans. Throughout her experiences, Kayla has developed a vast knowledgebase around business life cycle planning, employee benefit plan structuring, and the nuances of working with the government. Some of her favorite topics to discuss are indirect rate structuring, small business strategy and incentive compensation. While auditing can be considered an adversarial relationship at times, Kayla prides herself on being my clients’ teammate and biggest fan.
Education & Affiliations
Kayla earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Professional Accountancy degree from West Virginia University. She is a licensed CPA in Maryland and serves as a board member at the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).
*Aprio assurance, attest, and audit services provided by Aprio, LLP.
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