Limit liability and accelerate growth
The demand of the modern marketplace keeps rising, placing more pressure on architects and engineers to deliver bigger and better outcomes while keeping costs in check.
Most midmarket A&E teams are so focused on those day-to-day challenges that stepping back to plan long term feels out of reach. Yet the future doesn’t wait. You need clarity about where your firm is headed and the people strategy, planning and tools that will help you get there.
Wipfli’s advisory for A&E firms helps you build the future while you’re running the present. We’re ready to deliver the tools, processes and support you need to improve your financial operations and project management, build your team and grow.
Why Wipfli?
Wipfli advisors’ deep understanding of engineering and architecture firms allows us to anticipate your needs and guide you through your next inflection point with confidence. We also work extensively with the broader construction industry, giving us a clear view of the forces shaping your work.
Our architecture and engineering industry consultants don’t just pop in, drop a solution and then disappear. We move quickly to get you the results you need today, while taking the time to build a long-term relationship that can continually fuel your growth and value.
Business outsourcing services
Hand off the tasks that your staff doesn’t have the time or experience to handle, from planning against cost overruns to running payroll and strengthening cybersecurity. Our outsourced services include support for accounting, IT, operations, HR and fractional executives.
Construction technology consulting
Wipfli’s digital services help A&E firms adopt solutions and build strong data foundations so that leadership can make informed decisions, better serve clients and enhance efficiency with AI and automation.
Tax services
Wipfli takes the complexities out of your taxes, even if you operate in multiple cities, states or countries. We handle tax planning, reporting and filing and help you predict the tax consequences of future strategies. We also help you leverage tax-advantaged growth, supporting opportunities such as energy incentives and R&D tax credits.
Performance management consulting
Build the team you need and the culture you want. Wipfli’s performance management services help you develop an effective strategic plan, improve processes and develop the leaders and teams you need to drive stable, long-term growth.
Private client services
As an A&E firm leader, your personal financial strategy deserves the same level of rigor as your business decisions. Wipfli’s private client services provide integrated tax, wealth and estate planning tailored to your financial goals.
Construction assurance
Are you using investor funding wisely? How close are you to turning a profit? Wipfli associates can evaluate the financial position of your firm — and optimize it for growth. We help you tighten financial controls, anticipate future financial needs, design and maintain stock-based compensation plans and prepare you for the next phase.
Construction risk management services
Scaling and delivering speed brings risk. Wipfli can conduct federal acquisition regulation audits or set up internal controls and cybersecurity assessments to help lower your chances of assessment findings or fraud. We stay on top of complex regulations, wherever you operate.
Our team
Curtis R. Olson, CPA, CCIFP
Curt Olson, a senior manager in the firm’s Denver office, concentrates on providing audit and tax services primarily for clients in the construction industry. He also specializes in employee benefit plan audits and overhead rate audits in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Curt is passionate about building strong relationships and helping his clients succeed.
Kevin Johns, CPA
Kevin Johns is a partner who is dedicated to helping small and mid-size business owners expand their businesses. He specializes in providing tax and accounting services to architecture and engineering clients around the globe. His entire career has been focused on supporting high-growth entrepreneurial companies by providing a deep knowledge and appreciation for the needs of the business owner.
Brad Werner, CPA, MBA
Brad Werner is the Chicago market construction and real estate practice leader and an audit partner whose primary focus is on attest and accounting services. Working closely with members of management to improve their overall operations, he provides value to clients by offering broad experience in many industries and aspects of accounting and financial reporting. Brad ensures efficiency through solid planning and organizational skills in coordinating all aspects of each engagement. He effectively communicates complex accounting issues and solutions to his clients, enhancing overall retention.
Steven A. Barnes
Steve Barnes is a manager on the cost segregation team with expertise in the engineering approach of cost segregation for both new construction projects and purchased properties. His understanding of construction finances and his ability to analyze construction documents are important assets in the process of cost segregation projects.
Danielle Johnson
Danielle Johnson is a director of digital strategy with experience in guiding construction and real estate companies through technology-enabled transformation. She partners with executives and leadership teams to align people, processes and technology, helping organizations unlock growth, efficiency and stronger customer experiences.
Client success story
See how Wipfli helped a client ID security gaps, improve internal controls and mitigate risk.
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