James A. Krupinski CPA
James A. Krupinski
CPA
Partner
Assurance Services Group
At a glance
Jim has 25 years of experience providing audit and consulting services to clients from a diverse range of industries. In addition to his many audit management responsibilities, he currently serves as the leader of the Firm’s risk management services group. He has assisted his clients with performing risk assessments, evaluating and improving internal controls, developing fraud prevention programs and complying with the requirements of Sarbanes Oxley’s assessment of internal controls over financial reporting requirements. He is also an integral member of Dopkins Employee Benefit Team, and remains focused on best practices to improve audits, client communications on industry developments and providing value to governance committees. Jim also serves in a leadership capacity in the management of the Dopkins quality control practices in the areas of audit and accounting.
Principal areas of expertise
- Audit
- Risk Assessments
- Internal Controls
- Fraud Prevention
- Employee Benefit Plans
- Financial Reporting
- Revenue Recognition Standard Implementation Services
- Lease Standard Implementation & Accounting Services
Industries/Clients Served
- Auto Dealerships
- Manufacturing
- Agricultural Cooperatives
- Construction
- Service
- Retail
- Not-For-Profits
- Employee Benefit Plans
- Group Workers Compensation Trusts
- Government Contractors
- Wholesale Distributors
- Financial Services
Professional Affiliations
- Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Member, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
- Member, National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives (NSAC)
Designations
- Certified Public Accountant
Education
- B.S. in Business Administration, concentration in accounting, cum laude, State University of New York at Buffalo
Community Service
- Member of the Advisory Board for Lancaster Central Schools Academy of Finance
- Participant in National Multiple Sclerosis Walk since 1999
Awards & Achievements
- Listed, Who’s Who in Banking and Finance, published by Business First of Buffalo
Speaking Engagements
- Panelist, Fraud – Pulling the Thread. A discussion on constructive steps to take when fraud is suspected or discovered, presented by the Turnaround Management Association, Upstate New York Chapter. (April 2022)
- Presenter, Trends in Fraud Prevention– Keeping Up in the Digital Age (September 2018)
- Presenter, The New Revenue Recognition Standard: Are You Ready? (April 2018)
- Presenter, Best Practices on Fraud Awareness and Prevention, Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association (July 2017)
- Presenter, COSO Framework of Internal Controls, Financial Management Association of Rehab Agencies for the Central New York Region (March 2017)
- Jim has also recently presented to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Western New York Chapter on the COSO Fraud Risk Management Guide and Fraud Prevention (November 2016)
Representative Clients
Jim has consulted with public companies to successfully remediate material weaknesses. He has also consulted with public companies to assist in implementing Sarbanes Oxley’s assessment of internal controls over financial reporting using COSO’s Internal Controls – Integrate Framework.
News & Articles
- Nicholas Fiume, CPA and James A. Krupinski, CPA Named Partners of Dopkins & Company, LLP
- Dopkins Receives Highest Rating in AICPA Peer Review
- Jim Krupinski provides insights to Business First on a recent LendingTree report on Regional Fraud (April 2018)
Blog Posts
- 6 steps to achieving SOX compliance
- New Auditing Standard for Employee Benefit Plans (2020)
- 2019 Auditing Standard for Employee Benefit Plans
- Is Cyber Fraud Prevention a part of the Internal Controls at your business?
- Changes to Hardship Distributions Rules for Employee Benefit Plans
- Proposed Changes to Employee Benefit Plan Auditor Reporting
- Fraud: Risk Check-Up for Your Business
- Fraud: Can You Afford to Lose $150,000?
- Fraud Prevention: What is a Not-for-Profit Board Member’s Duty of Care?
- Why You Need to Think About the New Lease Standards
- How Changes to U.S. Mortality Rates Affect Your Benefit Plan
- ATTN: Private Companies with VIE Leasing Arrangements
- Private Companies Now Have Alternatives for Goodwill and Interest Rate Swaps Accounting