Melissa Musser, GRF CPAs & Advisors

Melissa Musser, GRF CPAs & Advisors

Ms. Musser is a partner at GRF with over 20 years of professional experience. She
is the department director of the firm’s Risk and Advisory services, where she and
her team deliver comprehensive assessments to help organizations proactively
develop innovative strategies to mitigate and identify opportunities related to
strategic, financial, compliance, operational, and IT risks. Her expertise includes
establishing and maintaining Internal Audit Departments, strategic planning,
optimizing internal controls, compliance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
and cybersecurity programs. Ms. Musser is honored for Excellence in Innovation
in Consulting Magazine’s 2022 Women Leaders in Technology awards and is a
distinguished recipient of the 2018 AICPA Information Management and
Technology Assurance ( IMTA) Standing Ovation award. She is also the current
president of the Washington, DC Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Musser spent 10 years in public accounting focusing
largely on nonprofit organizations. Her career also includes four years in Internal
Audit Management roles for global SEC companies where she led major
transformation initiatives such as transitions to shared service centers,
cybersecurity, SOX optimization, and the development of an ERM council.
Additionally, Ms. Musser spent two years at the University Of Akron where she
was responsible for ERP system upgrades and system integrations while also
working as an adjunct faculty member teaching micro computer business
applications

Ms. Musser is a proud CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) and has a passion for being
of service to the Deaf and Nonprofit community at large. Ms. Musser has sat on
numerous nonprofit boards throughout her career and actively volunteers.