Assurance that delivers clarity and confidence
An accurate look at your financials and compliance is critical for manufacturers.
The manufacturing industry faces unprecedented disruption, with evolving regulations, tax laws and technology changing the way you operate. When you work with an experienced assurance team, you gain the insights needed to build strategies and make decisions that will sustain your success.
Wipfli’s manufacturing assurance services provide the assurance you need, with support and guidance to help strengthen your business.
Why Wipfli?
With extensive manufacturing experience, we understand manufacturers’ unique audit and accounting challenges. We help you gain greater insights into your business, including identifying risk and providing actionable recommendations so that you can optimize performance and production processes.
Our assurance services for manufacturing include:
Audit and assurance
Wipfli brings deep knowledge of a variety of manufacturing sectors to every engagement, delivering manufacturing audits that are efficient, focused and insightful. Our assurance services go beyond reports and regulatory compliance to provide insights that can help you optimize operations and drive continuous improvement.
Accounting services
In today’s competitive manufacturing landscape, financial reporting should do more than meet compliance — it should drive decision-making. With Wipfli, your accounting function becomes a source of insight and foresight. Our professionals understand the complexities of manufacturing accounting and can help equip you with the knowledge to manage risk and plan for growth.
Our team
Mike Devereux, CPA, CMP
Mike Devereux has identified millions of dollars in tax incentives for manufacturing clients, led hundreds of research and development (R&D) tax credit study engagements and demonstrated leadership and exceptional judgment in the tax structuring of various acquisitions. He speaks nationally to various professional and industry trade organizations and associations about opportunities to reduce federal and state tax liabilities and has written dozens of articles for trade publications.
Anne Kirschling, CPA
Anne Kirschling is a partner in Wipfli’s Milwaukee office with over 10 years of accounting experience. She has experience in assisting companies achieve their goals in the manufacturing, distribution and service industries, including entities that are privately held, private-equity owned and SEC reporting entities.
Sara L. Funk, CPA
Sara Funk is an audit partner in Wipfli’s Green Bay office, with over 25 years of experience in assisting manufacturing and distribution companies. She provides audit, review and compilation services to her client base of closely held businesses. Clients appreciate Sara’s attention to detail and the application of sound strategies that help them overcome challenges and achieve their goals.
Todd D. Hagedorn, CPA
Todd Hagedorn is a partner with extensive experience in providing a blend of technical and practical approaches to help business owners face their challenges today and prepare for tomorrow. Todd provides audit, tax, and business consulting services to his clients. His industry-specific knowledge and experience provide him the ability to discover and understand critical issues, accurately evaluate problems, and develop unique, sound business solutions.
Dan Fabich, CPA
Dan Fabich is a partner in the audit and accounting practice. He works with a wide range of closely held and private equity owned companies in the manufacturing, distribution and retail industries. Dan leverages his knowledge and experience to provide practical guidance and help clients to overcome their challenges and achieve their goals.
Implement the right systems for success
We helped Jones Sign select an ERP that helped them unify data and eliminate manual processes across seven facilities.
