KRS CPAs Co-Founder Maria Rollins Named Managing Partner

Pioneering Paramus-based Accounting Firm Has Grown under Leadership and Innovation of Tax Practice and Compliance Entrepreneur

Maria Rollins, CPA, MST has been named managing partner of KRS CPAs LLC in Paramus, N.J..

Maria T. Rollins, CPA, MST, has been named managing partner of Paramus-headquartered KRS CPAs, LLC, the certified public accounting firm she co-founded more than a decade ago. In this leadership role, Rollins will guide the growth and governance of the 25-member firm, where she manages the firm’s tax practice and its business process outsourcing department, and oversees all regulatory and compliance issues. Additionally, Rollins spearheads the company’s business development, community outreach, and marketing efforts.  

“I am honored to be named managing partner of KRS CPAs and I look forward to guiding our firm to sustained growth,” said Rollins, who has more than 20 years of public accounting experience.

Maria has been leading KRS behind the scenes for many years. In recognition of her efforts, the KRS partners unanimously named her the firm's first managing partner, giving her the formal recognition and authority that she has earned through her efforts and results.

Gerald Shanker, Partner and co-founder

Rollins was recently recognized as one of the Top 25 Women Entrepreneurs by Leading Women Entrepreneurs. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the New Jersey and New York Societies of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA, NJCPA), and the NJCPA State Tax, IRS Cooperation, and Estate Tax Committees.

Founding partners Brad Kreinces, Gerald Shanker and Rollins started Kreinces Rollins & Shanker CPAs, LLC in 2005, with an entrepreneurial spirit, high standards, and solution-oriented expertise. Today as KRS CPAs, LLC, and including partner Simon Filip, they continue to be known for being responsive and following through for clients. The firm’s goal is to make it as easy as possible for clients to get the advice and counsel needed, so they can focus on what matters most to them.

“Maria has been leading KRS behind the scenes for many years. In recognition of her efforts, the KRS partners unanimously named her the firm’s first managing partner, giving her the formal recognition and authority that she has earned through her efforts and results,” said Shanker, who leads the firm’s business valuation and litigation support practice and is co-chair of the firm’s tax department. 

“I am excited that Maria has accepted this leadership role and I look forward to her piloting our company’s growth in this rapid, ever-changing business climate,” stated Filip, who leads the KRS commercial real estate practice and plays a key role in its private client advisory group.

Rollins earned a B.A. in accounting from William Paterson University, and an M.S. in taxation from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

For more information about KRS CPAs business valuation, accounting, tax planning, management consulting, estate planning and bookkeeping services, please visit krscpas.com or call (201) 655-7411.

ABOUT KRS CPAs

Paramus, New Jersey-based KRS CPAs provides accounting and auditing, tax planning, preparation and compliance, litigation support, business valuation analysis, and business office/CFO services to small and medium sized businesses in New Jersey and the New York metro area. KRS began serving clients over a decade ago and today is well known for being responsive and following through for clients. The firm’s goal is to make it as easy as possible for clients to get the advice and counsel needed, so they can focus on what matters most to them.

KRS has been honored by NJBIZ as one of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey for multiple years, has been named one of the Best Firms to Work For by Accounting Today, and was a winner in the Best Practices in leadership competition by CIANJ and COMMERCE magazine.

Source: Advantage Marketing on behalf of KRS CPAs