about us
about us
Stephen Pedneault is the principal of Forensic Accounting Services, LLC, a local CPA firm in Glastonbury, Connecticut specializing only in forensic accounting, employee fraud and litigation support matters. His technical expertise and intuitive investigative awareness have garnered him the respect of the legal, accounting and law enforcement communities. As a result, Steve is called upon as a litigation expert on an ongoing basis and is considered a highly regarded member of legal teams.
Working in public accounting for over twenty years, Steve is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Forensic Certified Public Accountant (FCPA). He has an Associates Degree in criminal justice from Manchester Community College and a Bachelors Degree in accounting from Eastern Connecticut State University, where he graduated Summa Cum Lauda.
Steve has authored numerous articles appearing in local and national publications. Business and student organizations request him to speak on a wide variety of subjects including forensic accounting; fraud prevention; risk assessment; embezzlement; probate concerns; business valuation and other related topics on an ongoing basis. He is often referenced and quoted in articles appearing locally, regionally and nationally.
Through his investigative work, Steve has examined frauds ranging from a few thousand dollars to amounts well in excess of $5 million dollars. His expertise also lies in preventing and investigating embezzlements and financial statement frauds, evaluating financial disclosures in matrimonial and probate concerns, as well as, other types of forensic accounting matters.
Recently appointed as an adjunct professor to the University of Connecticut faculty, Steve has authored a new and innovative course on forensic accounting that will be offered in the summer 2008 as an online class within UConn’s Masters of Science in Accounting (MSA) program. The course will provide an overview of forensic accounting, identify the qualities and attributes required of a forensic accountant and provide students with an approach and skill set to enable them to perform a forensic accounting assignment.