Our Insurance Industry experts specialize in Property & Casualty, Life & Health, and Healthcare Insurance areas. Our experience includes working with insurers, re-insurers, HMOs, regulators, third-party administrators, captives, self-insureds and law firms domestically and nationally.
Tax Services
Amper Financial:
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financial planning
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investment
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insurance
Accounting & Auditing Approach:
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financial controls recommendations
• operating controls recommendations
Ken Croarkin CPA, CA
Insurance Services group
Partner
•14+ years of professional accounting experience
•property and casualty
•life insurance and insurance brokerage
•GAAP and statutory audits
•internal control consulting services.
Daniel J. Gibson CPA, MST, EA
Accounting & Auditing, Tax Services
Partner
•compliance and planning for individuals, corporations and partnerships
•member of the firm's State and Local Tax (SALT) Group
•lectured and published articles on a variety of topics including Federal and New Jersey tax changes, individual/business tax planning and business strategies
Joan Monaghan CPA
Director
•16 years of public accounting and consulting experience
•accounting
•auditing
•tax planning for middle market companies
•acquisitions
•expansion planning
•succession and exit strategy planning
Hayes Mac Arthur MHRM
Human Resources
Partner In Charge
•15 years of Human Resources and Consulting experience
•member of the Society for Human Resource Management
•NOVA Board of Advisors
•Central Jersey Job Developers Committee
•NJSCPA's Scholar's Institute Board
•NJ Organizational Development Community
Michael Hadjiloucas CPA, MS
Tax Services
Partner
•13 years of experience in both domestic and international corporate tax issues
•formation
•acquisition
•reorganization
•due diligence
•partnership transactions
•inbound and outbound transactions
•taxation of foreign corporations
•review of corporate, partnership, individual and taxexempt entity tax returns
•representation at Federal and State audits.
His client base includes:
•retail
•technology
•healthcare
•foundation
•service organizations
Paula Young CPA
Audit & Assurance
•SEC compliance
•reporting requirements
Her client base includes:
•supermarkets
•cooperatives
•franchises
•construction contractors
•leasing
•marketing companies
•manufacturers/distributors
As one of the
Best Places to Work in NJ, Amper is one of the largest independent CPA,
accounting,
tax preparation, and
auditing firms in the New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York region.
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Fall 2007

Ken Croarkin
CPA, CA
Partner
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Ken Croarkin has been promoted from
Senior Manager to Partner in the firm's
Insurance Services group. Ken joined the
firm in November 2004 and has more than
14 years of professional accounting
experience including his role as a Senior
Director of internal audit with the Marsh &
McLennan Companies and as a Senior
Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers in
both New York and in the UK. He also
worked for Baker Tilly in the UK. He has
extensive experience in property and
casualty, life insurance and insurance
brokerage, GAAP and statutory audits as
well as internal control consulting services.
A graduate of the University of Dundee in
the UK, with a Bachelor of Accounting
degree, Ken is a licensed CPA in New
Jersey and Colorado and is a member of the
American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the New Jersey Society of
Certified Public Accountants. Ken is also a
member of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Scotland and the
Association of Chartered Accountants in the
United States. |

Daniel J. Gibson
CPA, MST, EA
Partner |
Dan Gibson has been promoted from
Director to Partner in the Bridgewater office
tax practice. He joined the firm in 1990. Dan
works extensively with individuals and small
to medium-sized businesses in a wide range
of industries providing accounting, tax and
consulting services. Prior to his public
accounting career, he spent four years as a
Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
Dan is a graduate of the University of
Scranton, has attended graduate studies at
Bernard Baruch College, and has earned a
Masters in Taxation from Golden Gate
University.
Dan is a Certified Public Accountant and an
Enrolled Agent and his area of specialty
includes compliance and planning for
individuals, corporations and partnerships.
Dan is also a member of the firm's State and
Local Tax (SALT) Group. He has lectured
and published articles on a variety of topics
including Federal and New Jersey tax
changes, individual/business tax planning and
business strategies. Dan serves on the Board
of Directors for the Greater Somerset County
Chapter of the American Red Cross and is the
Chairman of the Audit Committee for the
Chapter. |

Joan Monaghan
CPA
Director |
Joan Monaghan has been promoted from
Senior Manager to Director in the Wall
Office A&A practice. Joan joined the firm
in December 1997 and has over 16 years of
public accounting and consulting
experience specializing in the areas of
accounting, auditing and tax planning for
middle market companies in various
industries.
Joan's expertise includes assisting clients in
acquisitions, expansion planning,
succession and exit strategy planning. Joan
also plays a key role in the firm's staff
training process and mentoring program.
Joan received her Bachelor of Science
Degree in Accounting from Rider
University. She is a member of the New
Jersey Society of Certified Public
Accountants. |

Hayes Mac Arthur
MHRM
Partner In Charge
Human Resources |
Hayes Mac Arthur has been promoted from
Director to Partner. He has been Amper,
Politziner & Mattia's Director of Human
Resources since joining the firm in 1999.
Hayes has more than 15 years of Human
Resources and Consulting experience, most
recently serving as Regional Manager of
Deloitte's NY, PA, CT, NJ and MA offices.
He was also a Human Resources Professional
with a Fortune 100 company and the New
Jersey Department of Labor.
Hayes is a member of the Society for Human
Resource Management and various
professional human resources advisory
groups. He served on the NOVA Board of
Advisors, Central Jersey Job Developers
Committee, NJSCPA's Scholar's Institute
Board and is active in the NJ Organizational
Development Community. Hayes holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in both Business
Management and Organizational Behavior
from Rider University and a Master of
Human Resources Management degree from
Rutgers Graduate School of Management and
Labor Relations. |

Michael Hadjiloucas
CPA, MS
Partner |
Michael Hadjiloucas has been promoted
from Senior Manager to Partner in the
Edison tax practice. Michael joined the
firm from KPMG in December 2003 and
has 13 years of experience in both domestic
and international corporate tax issues,
including formation, acquisition,
reorganization and due diligence, as well as
partnership transactions, inbound and
outbound transactions and taxation of
foreign corporations. Michael also has
extensive experience with the review of
corporate, partnership, individual and taxexempt
entity tax returns and representation
at Federal and State audits. His client base
has included retail, technology, healthcare,
foundation and service organizations.
Michael earned his Bachelor of Business
Administration Degree in Accounting from
Baruch College and his Master of Science
in Taxation from Seton Hall University. He
is a member of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants. |

Paula Young
CPA |
Paula Young is a Partner in the Audit &
Assurance department of Amper, Politziner
& Mattia. Paula has served both public
and private companies throughout her
career in various industries including
supermarkets, cooperatives, franchises,
construction contractors, leasing and
marketing companies as well as many
manufacturers and distributors. She also
has experience in SEC compliance and
reporting requirements.
As a member of the quality assurance
department, Paula performs the majority of
quality reviews of the Edison office
engagements. She is a member of the
American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the New Jersey Society of
Certified Public Accountants. Paula is a
graduate of Wagner College with a
Bachelor of Science degree in accounting
and a minor in mathematics. |
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