A. Aviña CPA, PLLC is owned by Anne-Marie Aviña. Anne-Marie graduated in 2001 from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Shortly thereafter, she began her career in Seattle, WA, at a firm that serviced mainly non-profit organizations. Anne-Marie spent the next five years in the tax department, preparing tax returns for non-profits, small businesses and individuals. This is also where she worked when she passed the CPA exam (on the first try!) and obtained her license as a CPA.
In 2006, Anne-Marie returned to the east coast to be closer to family and has resided in Goldsboro, North Carolina ever since. She started working for a firm in Rocky Mount, where she provided tax services to mid-sized businesses and high-worth individuals. While Anne-Marie enjoyed her experience with the firm, she was eager to be closer to Goldsboro and return to non-profit clientele.
From 2008 to 2014 Anne-Marie worked at a local firm in the tax and audit department. Initially, she was assigned non-profit clients, either in tax, accounting and auditing, or both. Her clientele gradually shifted after a few years to again being mostly for-profit businesses and high-worth individuals. After a large firm acquired the company she was with, Anne-Marie began to formulate a plan to start her own business.
Anne-Marie's passion has always been working with non-profits, smaller companies, individuals and entrepreneurs. In July 2014 she established her own firm: A. Aviña, CPA. In January 2017, the business became A. Aviña CPA, PLLC. This firm specializes in non-profit and small business tax and accounting services, as well as individual income tax.
CREDENTIALS, AFFILIATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
Certified Public Accountant, licensed in North Carolina. License #32833
Certified ProAdvisor for Quickbooks Online
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Member, North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (NCACPA)
Leadership Wayne County Program of the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, 2009-2010
Board of Regents for Leadership Wayne County Program, 2010-2013
President, Coastal Plains Chapter of the NCACPA, 2014-2015