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Ernest A. Almonte, CPA, CFE, CGFM
Auditor General, State of Rhode Island
Ernest A. Almonte is the Auditor General of the State of Rhode Island, a position he has held since 1994. As Auditor General, he is responsible for auditing of the $6 billion State Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the $3 billion Federal Single Audit, Municipal Oversight, Performance Audits, Fraud Audits, and oversight of quasi-public agencies. He manages a staff of 46 and has over 29 years experience in the accounting profession.
From 1982 until 1994 he had his own CPA firm in Smithfield, RI, servicing clients from New England and several other states. From 1989 to 1994, he was Chairman of the Board of the Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency.
He holds both a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Taxation Degree from Bryant University. Mr. Almonte is a graduate of the Senior Executives in State and Local Government and Innovations in Governance at the Harvard Kennedy School.
In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant, he is also a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, and a Certified Information Technology Professional. He has been active in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and other professional associations, as well as charities. Mr. Almonte is the Vice Chair of the AICPA. He was appointed by the Secretary of Defense as the State of Rhode Island Chairman of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and by the Comptroller General of the United States to the Government Auditing Standards Committee. He attended the 54th National Security Forum at the Air War College after being selected by the Secretary of the Air Force. He served as the Chairman of the Members in Government Committee of the AICPA, the New England Intergovernmental Audit Forum and the National State Auditors Association. Mr. Almonte is the Past President of the National State Auditors Association and Past President of the Rhode Island Society of CPAs. He served as the Chair of the Finance Committee and the Audit Committee of the AICPA.
Mr. Almonte is the recipient of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council “Robert M. Goodrich Distinguished Public Service Award” – 2004, the Giovanni da Verrazzano Man of the Year – For Outstanding Service to the Rhode Island Community – 2005 , the Rhode Island Society of CPA’s – Centennial Outstanding CPA in Government, and other awards in his career. “Accounting Today” named Mr. Almonte in 2005 as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the Accounting Profession.
Mr. Almonte is an active speaker on various topics such as government finance, electronic government, auditing, fraud, and the CPA profession.
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