Liren Wei, Partner

Background

Liren began his accounting career seventeen years ago as a part-time staff accountant at Steve Wei, CPA’s office. Today, as a partner of Wei, Wei & Co., LLP, he is responsible for overall administration and coordination of engagements, including planning and developing audit strategy, directing and implementing audits, supervising staff, and working with clients to ensure the timeliness and quality of our accounting and auditing services.

Liren is in charge of our multi-state and local audit engagements, financial and compliance audit engagements with the New York City Department for the Aging, Department of Youth and Community Development, Department of Homeless Services, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Human Resource Administration, as well as the audits of a regional bank's employees' retirement plans on behalf of the FDIC. Other recent engagements also include, agreed-upon procedures and audits performed on behalf of the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation and New York City Housing Authority.

Liren serves as an instructor in various firm training courses and acts as a quality control reviewer for certain audit engagements which he is not directly associated with. As a quality control reviewer, he reviews reports and related workpapers to ensure compliance with GAAP, GAAS, and other professional standards. He also acts as a liaison between our firm and other accounting firms and consultants we work with.

Liren has fulfilled and exceeded the continuing professional education requirements under the Government Auditing Standards, the "Yellow Book," issued by the Comptroller General. Liren also completed the training to perform peer reviews of other firms on behalf of the AICPA.

Education

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting
Baruch College, CUNY

Professional Certification

• Certified Public Accountant, New York

Years of Experience

• Audit - 14 years
• Audit Supervisory - 10 years
• Management Advisory - 10 years
• Tax - 14 years

Professional and Trade Affiliations

• Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Member, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Vice President, Chinese American Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Past President, Wall Street Lions Club Cultural Foundation.
• Past Treasurer, New York Wall Street Lions Club
• Member, Queens Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Flushing Chinese Business Association
• Member, Beta Gamma Sigma