Jennifer Riva, CPA | Redwitz, Inc.

Jennifer is responsible for audit and accounting services in the Bay Area. She is also the firm’s Quality Control Director, assuring the highest level of accounting services and managing our Peer Review engagement. Jennifer is the partner in charge of all Employee Benefit Plan Audit engagements and is also the partner responsible for the day to day operations of Trust Management Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Redwitz providing Trustee services to funded health and welfare plans.

Experience

Jennifer has extensive experience in general and subcontractor construction entities; non-profit entities with a special emphasis in affordable housing compliance and tax-exempt bond financing; mergers and acquisitions transactions; and audits of employee benefit plans.

From 1994 to 1996 Jennifer was the controller at a construction company. In 1996, Jennifer started her public accounting career as a staff accountant at Redwitz, Inc. and was admitted as a partner of the firm in 1999. In 2001, she relocated to the firm’s San Jose, California office.

Education

Jennifer received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting from California State University, Fullerton in 1995.

Professional and Community Involvement

Jennifer is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of CPAs.

Since 2003, Jennifer has served as the Vice President of Finance of The Caritas Corporation. The Caritas Corporation owns and maintains 30 mobile home parks through California dedicated to providing affordable housing to low and very low-income qualifying individuals and families in an attractive and safe community. The Caritas Corporation currently has over 3,000 mobile home spaces.

Jennifer is a member of the Rotary Club of San Jose California and is active in various Silicon Valley community projects.

Outside of her career, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her twin boys.