Rosemary Rehner CPA, CEPA
-Education and Certification
- Notre Dame College of Ohio, Bachelor of Arts in Accounting
- Management Information Systems Minor
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- AICPA – International Financial Reporting Standards Boot Camp
- AICPA – SOC 1 and SOC 2
- OSCPA Employee Benefit Plan Audits
- Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA)
- Peer Reviewer
-Professional Memberships
- American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
- The Ohio Society of CPAs (OSCPA)
- MGI Association, North American Region Committee
-Community and Professional Involvement
- Greater Cleveland Volunteers, President, Executive Committee Member
- Cleveland Playhouse, Board Member
Rosemary Rehner is a director and president of Barnes Wendling CPAs. Her experience in public accounting includes both private and public company clients. Prior to joining Barnes Wendling CPAs in 2007, Rosie served as a senior manager in Ernst & Young’s assurance and advisory business services group, working on audits of large public and nonpublic companies in the professional services, manufacturing, distribution, and construction industries. In addition, through hundreds of employee benefit plan audits completed throughout her career, she has gained a proficient understanding of the U.S. GAAP reporting requirements and the requirements established by the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Rosie also has experience in assisting clients with internal controls and has performed both consulting and auditing engagements, including SOC 1® and SOC 2® audits and assistance with the implementation of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Rosie understands the importance of information technology (IT) and has had an active role with the IT portions of financial statement audits since the beginning of her career. She enjoys assisting clients with strengthening their control environments for both financial and IT-related processes.
Rosie is currently serving on the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants Report Acceptance Body and previously served on the Technical Issues Committee of the AICPA which is comprised of CPA practitioner volunteers working to represent the views of local firms and their clients in the standards-setting process. In addition, she is serving on the North American Region Committee of the MGI Association.
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BW is a true partner to us. Their knowledge, expertise, and service are a valuable resource to us and play an important role in our success!
John Allen - Vice President of Finance, Kaufman Container
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I appreciate the exceptional tax advice we received over the years. The (BW team) has a good grasp of our business needs. Thank you for your excellent service.
John Griffiths - Owner, Rae Ann, Inc.
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Barnes Wendling has been our company accountants for over seven years. Their knowledge has been instrumental in helping us grow strategically during this time. And although we’ve seen many changes in our economy that we cannot control, we’ve always been able to trust the Barnes team to be by our side. The Barnes team feels like family. We can’t thank them enough for their support!
Christine Kloss - Controller, AT&F
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Barnes Wendling has been our company accountants for over 15 years. During this time, the business has grown exceptionally, and Barnes has kept pace, providing accurate, quality advice. Our finances are more efficient than ever, and the expense of hiring Barnes has been a definite positive add to our bottom line. I give my highest recommendation to their firm.
David Miller, MD - President, Retina Associates of Cleveland
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Barnes Wendling has provided us guidance and recommendations that have strategically helped strengthen our business and position ourselves for growth. We needed to hire a new VP of Finance and Controller this past year, and they were instrumental in helping us find the best candidates for our company.
Sara Blankenship - President, Kaufman Container
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We value the trust, accuracy of information, and reliability of Barnes Wendling and Mike Essenmacher personally. Mike has been instrumental as a trusted advisor on accounting, tax, and personnel issues. His advice is always accurate, and he is very reliable. His associates are also very talented.
Dominic Ozanne - President and CEO, Ozanne Construction Company
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We value Barnes Wendling’s expertise with all things accounting so we can operate our business using our strengths and allowing them to be our experts. They have also brought me a few business sale opportunities to allow me to grow my assets.
John Gaydosh - President and Metallurgical Engineer, Ohio Metallurgical Service
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Barnes Wendling (especially Lena) did a great job with our financials. Everything. It is extremely refreshing and comforting to know that all of our numbers are not only correct, but they are in the right place(s). Your diligence and reporting truly does make me (personally) feel better.
Thomas Adomaitis - Controller, Bialosky Cleveland
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I can wholeheartedly tell you that I have yet to work with an audit or tax team that have been more helpful, easy to work with, and committed than the team at Barnes Wendling- I have been through three different firms in the last few years.
Michelle Saylor, Former Controller, Aero Mag
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Floyd Trouten at Barnes Wendling CPAs is an “expert’s expert” when it comes to M & A accounting. Not only does he understand the evolving details of the Tax Code but he also sees the fine points of their application for owners, managers, investors, and financiers.
Mark A. Filippell, Western Reserve Partners
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The service is amazing at Barnes Wendling CPAs. The benefit is worth more than the cost. Sometimes it’s true that you get what you pay for.
Mark Boucher - Former Owner, Castle Heating & Air