Whitman Business Advisors LLC is pleased to announce that Albert J. Frazia, a former Talent Management executive at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP has joined the Whitman team of CPA industry experts.
The addition of Frazia on the Whitman team will broaden the firm’s client support with his focus on human capital growth and development, strategic workforce planning, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
Al, a well-established and highly diversified human resource professional, has helped many organizations realize the connection between high employee engagement and strategic success. Al has also provided specialized search and staffing services to CPA firms and business entities nationwide. Al’s counsel has been sought by senior leaders to guide them through challenging organizational issues and initiatives ranging from succession planning; nurturing future leaders, compensation, awards and incentives; benefit plan design and cost-savings; internal investigations; crisis management among other organization imperatives.
Prior to its merger with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP in 2012, Al was Chief Human Resources Officer for Holtz Rubenstein Reminick a leading New York regional CPA firm with offices on Long island and New York City. After joining Holtz Rubenstein Reminick in 2005, the firm’s workforce more than doubled in size. Moreover, during this period Holtz Rubenstein Reminick was recipient of numerous awards and citations about it’s working environment including “Best Place to Work on Long Island” (No.1)”, Best Companies to Work for in New York State” (six consecutive years.), and the Alfred P. Sloan award for Excellence in Workplace Flexibility awarded by When Work Works Foundation. Al was also a driving force in instituting the award-winning CARE Program at Holtz Rubenstein Reminick – an initiative designed to provide comprehensive coaching and career-guidance for professional team-members. The CARE Program was a recipient of the Best Practices Award by the American Psychological Association that recognized the top-ten workplace initiatives for organizations on both the U.S. and Canada.
Al has presented before groups including the Foundation for Accounting Education (FAE) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) on topical human resources issues. He is a member of the Executive Board and the Directors’ Forum for New York City/SHRM, and serves as VP-Finance and Treasurer for this large, local chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management.
Phil Whitman, President and CEO, shared “Al Frazia’s robust human resources background will help WBA to further increase the depth and breadth of our service offering to our expanding CPA firm client base. From consulting around human resources best practices and human capital optimization, I am sure Al will be instrumental in helping our clients with developing strategies to enhance the recruiting and retaining of talent, which continues to be the most critical issue facing firms of all sizes.”
In commenting on his joining WBA, Al stated: “WBA occupies a vital niche for the CPA firm community. Its’ commitment to helping CPA firms improve net income per partner through their six-pack of services makes WBA an extremely valued and unique resource. I am delighted to join WBA and its’ distinguished team of advisors, and play a part in WBA’s commitment to the CPA firm community going forward.”
David Wolfskehl, Director of Operations, shared: “Al’s addition to the WBA team is important in our mission to positively impact CPA firms. Talent is such an important area and having an expert with Al’s pedigree helping our clients is very exciting.”
