Pittsburgh/New Castle, PA – The Carbis Walker Group is pleased to announce that these individuals have earned certifications in the following areas:

Melissa Oakes, CPA, a Senior Associate with Carbis Walker LLP, Certified Public Accountants & Consultants, has earned the designation of Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Requirements for the certification require a Bachelor’s degree, two years of professional experience in a field either directly, or indirectly, related to the detection or deterrence of fraud, and passing a four-part exam which includes Criminology & Ethics, Financial Transactions, Fraud Investigation, and Legal Elements of Fraud. Oakes is a member of the Firm’s Health Care Services Team

Bonnie Richwalls, QKA, a Retirement Plan Consultant with Walker Benefits, Inc., has earned the designation of a Qualified Pension Analyst (QPA). Richwalls had to complete a series of courses and pass exams in the areas of Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit Retirement Plans. She has been a member of the Walker Benefits Team for seven years, and administering Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit Plans for 16 1/2 years.

About the Carbis Walker Group

Carbis Walker LLP was founded over sixty years ago and is a member of the Carbis Walker Group. The Firm has seven offices throughout western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, and specializes in the areas of Construction & Real Estate, Health Care, Manufacturing & Distribution, and Automotive Dealer Services.

The Carbis Walker Group is comprised of Carbis Walker LLP, CPAs & Consultants; Total Practice Management, LLC, a physician billing, recruitment, and practice consulting company; and Walker Benefits, Inc., a retirement plan consulting company. The Group is also a member of the RSM McGladrey Network, an organization of 130 accounting firms throughout the United States associated with RSM McGladrey and McGladrey & Pullen, which, when considered together, rank as the fifth largest provider of accounting, tax, and business consulting services.