If you’ve read about our governmental services experience, you’re likely aware of our distinguished reputation for serving schools. The professionals at Case | Sabatini stand ready to assist you, wherever your school is located, from our four offices headquartered in Pittsburgh. Please don’t hesitate to call us with any questions you may have regarding our expertise in serving post-secondary schools.
Typical Engagements for Our School Clients:
- Title IV Compliance Audits and Consulting
- Financial Statement and OMB A-133 Audits
- Acquisition Due Diligence for Buyers and Sellers
- 90/10 Rate Analysis and Consultation
- DOE Composite Ratio Analysis and Consultation
- Gainful Employment Studies and Appeals
- Tax Planning and Preparation – Nonprofits, C Corps, S Corps, LLCs and Partnerships
About David J. Mesko, CPA
Director, Post-Secondary Education Group
An honors graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, Dave has performed several hundred audit, acquisition, due diligence, and Title IV consulting engagements for proprietary and non-profit schools across the country. Dave has been asked to present technical seminars at several APSCU, AACS and state society annual conferences on subjects as diverse as DOE Composite Ratios, 90/10 Regulations, Common Title IV Compliance Audit Findings and the proposed revision of the DOE Audit Guide. Dave’s 30 years as a financial professional include several years of Big 4 audit experience, and a decade of serving in mid-sized privately owned and publicly-traded companies in positions such as budget director, corporate controller, SEC reporting, and chief accounting officer.
About Sean Boyle:
Sean Boyle received his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting as an honors graduate from Liberty University. While at Liberty University, he was a four year letterman, two year Academic All-American, and team captain of the football team his senior year. After starting his career in the accounting department of the subsidiary of a large public university, Sean embarked on a career of exclusively auditing proprietary and non-profit post-secondary schools.
About Pete Evans:
A graduate of St. Vincent College, Pete Evans began his career in retail and commercial lending; growing to regionally supervise the Southwestern PA operations. Pete’s career in post-secondary education began in the finance/student accounting department of a large school group, and expanded into cash management supervisor of multiple schools.
Sean and Pete have each performed over 100 Financial Statement and Title IV compliance audits; as well as numerous acquisition projects, and they have represented Case | Sabatini at numerous national and state society industry conferences. They, and our other experienced auditors, are sensitive to the varying dynamics that exist in individual family-owned schools and in large corporate school groups. Case | Sabatini is well-acquainted with the intricacies of auditing schools with varying Title IV disbursement characteristics, whether they disburse by credit hour, clock hour or in modules, and in program lengths which run the gamut from certificate to doctoral degree.
Proud of Our Involvement
In and Support of:
Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities
Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators
American Association of Cosmetology Schools
MBEs and WBEs: Case | Sabatini maintains professional relationships with numerous Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs).
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