Practitioner's Profile

William A. Messina, CPA

President and CEO | Phone: 724.519.8977 | Email: Bill@wamessinacpa.com

Experience:

Prior to establishing his own firm, Bill had experience in various non-profit and for-profit businesses. He has worked in hospital settings; has retail and wholesale experience as the Assistant Controller of the division of a national company; prepared consolidated financial information for a Pittsburgh-based, national multi-divisional company; was Auditor/Controller of a prestigious private club located in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh.

During his time in public accounting, Bill worked with firms of varying sizes ranging from accounting for “mom & pop" retail outlets to audits of multi-state, multi-divisional manufacturing operations.

Memberships:

  • Member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Associate Member of the American Society of Certified Fraud Examiners
  • Past President of the Rotary Club of Monroeville and a Paul Harris Fellow
  • Treasurer of the Monroeville Foundation
  • Endowment Life Member of the National Rifle Association
  • Life Member of the McKeesport Sportsman's Association
  • Founder/President of Sheriff's Volunteer Unit of Westmoreland County, PA

Interests:

Bill enjoys golf, shooting trap, skeet or pistol, riding motorcycles, hockey and reading suspense and spy novels.

Education:

Bill graduated with a BS degree in Accounting from St. Francis College in Loretto, PA in 1972. He successfully completed the PA CPA exam on his first sitting.