Crady, Puca & Associates is a women-owned, Denver area based CPA firm with over fifty years of combined accounting, auditing and tax experience. Both partners are members in the following:
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA)
- Special District Association of Colorado (SDA)
A brief description of the qualifications and experience of our Firm follows:
Debbie
L. Crady, CPA, partner, has over twenty-five years of extensive experience in audit, accounting and business consulting in a variety of industries. Debbie's areas of expertise include financial audits of nonprofit organizations, OMB A-133 compliance auditing and local government audits including municipalities and special
districts such as metropolitan, water and fire districts. She also has experience in preparation of the Form 990. Additionally, she has provided consulting services to various nonprofit organizations in such areas as financial reporting, budgeting and internal controls. Debbie’s experience also includes
serving as a controller for a multi-company corporation where she was
responsible for all aspects of accounting to include financial statement
preparation, financial statement review, consolidations, implementation of
internal controls policies and procedures, budget preparation and management of
the accounting department. Debbie also
served as the Treasurer on the board of a small nonprofit organization and is an active volunteer for Girl Scouts of Colorado. Debbie is a Colorado native and a graduate of the University
of Colorado with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.
Laura M. Puca, CPA, partner, has over twenty-five years of accounting experience, twenty years of which have been in
public accounting. She has extensive audit, tax
and consulting experience in the not-for-profit industry, including social welfare organizations, foundations and associations. She also has several years' experience with units of
local government, including metropolitan, water and fire districts. Laura’s experience includes all phases of
audit fieldwork, internal control assessment, and financial reporting as well as OMB A-133 compliance
auditing for not-for-profit organizations and preparation of the Forms 990 and
990-T. In addition, Laura has three years
of practical experience serving as a director of finance for a local
multi-million dollar foundation. Laura
currently resides on the board of a metropolitan district in Arapahoe
County. Laura is a graduate of the
University of Virginia, with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master
of Science in Accounting with a tax concentration. Laura is a Virginia native and has been a
Colorado resident since 1997.
