Tessa Spinelli, CPA

Senior Manager
Rochester, NY

AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Accounting and auditing
Compliance
Employee benefit plans

Tessa Spinelli is a senior manager in our Audit and Business Advisory Services Group and has been with Insero & Co. since 2011. She primarily focuses on employee benefit plan audits and financial statement audits and reviews of nonprofit, real estate, and manufacturing entities. Her employee benefit plan experience includes defined contribution and defined benefit plans. She is also trained in ERISA and DOL regulations and requirements. Tessa also leads Insero’s outreach initiatives and coordinates volunteer opportunities for community involvement within the firm.

EDUCATION
State University of New York, College at Geneseo, Master of Science in Accounting
State University of New York, College at Geneseo, Bachelor of Science in Accounting

CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Public Accountant – New York

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants

BOARD/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Team Leader, Flower City Habitat for Humanity
NextGen Committee and World of Accounting Committee of the Rochester Chapter of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
Executive Board Member of the Rochester Chapter of the NYSSCPA
Past President of the Rochester Chapter of the NYSSCPA
Past Vice President of the Rochester Chapter of the NYSSCPA
Past President Elect of the Rochester Chapter of the NYSSCPA

AWARDS
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants Forty Under 40 Honoree, 2020

PERSONAL SIDE
Tessa resides in Brighton, New York, and in her free time enjoys exploring hiking trails with her husband Chris and their dog, golfing, and spending time with family.