The Ability You Need. The Attention You Deserve.
Raymond Ciccone
Principal, CPA, MST, CFF
Raymond is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Master of Science in Taxation (MST), Certified in Financial Forensics by the American Institute of CPA's (CFF) and has been a forensic accountant for over thirty years. Raymond began his career at Arthur Andersen & Company where he played a significant role in the development of the firm's hospitality and casino practice. As a member of the firm's worldwide Hospitality Accounting Group, Raymond designed and implemented financial reporting and internal control systems for hotels and casinos.
Over the next ten years Raymond spent considerable time developing the firm's litigation support services practice. As a Senior Manager with the firm, Raymond applied his non-legal skills to the litigation process primarily in fact-finding and damage-analysis determination. Raymond is the managing partner of Ciccone, Gotthold & Koseff, Certified Public Accountants that offers accounting tax, business, and consulting services.
EDUCATION
Stillman Business School - Seton Hall University
South Orange, New Jersey
Masters of Science - Taxation
Dec 1982
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Galloway, New Jersey
Bachelors of Science - Accounting - Honor Graduate
May 1979
| Certified Public Accountant - New Jersey (1981) | Certified in Financial Forensics (AICPA) (2008) |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants | New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants |
| New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants | New Jersey Society of Public Accountants Litigation Support Committee |
| Diplomat of the American Board of Forensic Accounting | The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Foundation Board of Trustees Chairman - Audit Committee, 2009-Present |
| Shore Community Bank Advisory Board, 2001-Present |
| New York Times, Money & Business, Sunday Section, "May I Speak to the Manager? A Storm at Marriott", September 29, 2002 | The Journal of Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals, Feature Article, "Numbers Sleuth" - Raymond R. Ciccone, CPA, March 2001 | New York Times, Feature Article, Sunday Section, "In Person - Raymond R. Ciccone, CPA", April 2, 2000 | Hotel and Motel Management, Quoted in "Industry Analysts Await Final Round in Cendant's $115 M Accounting Debacle", April 1998 | Asbury Park Press, Feature Article, Business Section "Raymond R. Ciccone - Forensic Accounting - Trump v. Hyatt", January 31, 1994 |
| Times Beacon News, Feature Article - "Ciccone's View of The Proposed Contract With America", January 22, 1995 | Asbury Park Press, Feature Article, Sunday Business Section, "1995 New Jersey Economic Forecast, Raymond R. Ciccone Viewpoint", January 11, 1995 |
SPEECHES
- "The Role of Forensic Accounting in Hospitality Litigation" International Society of Hospitality Consultants Annual Conference - Boston, Massachusetts - March, 2000
- "Creative Use of Experts in the Hospitality Industry" Legal Issues in the Hospitality and Gaming Industry Conference - Houston, Texas - October, 1998
- "Identifying What is Wrong With Property Level Management" The Lodging Conference - Phoenix, Arizona - September, 1996
- "Forensic Accounting for the Hospitality Industry" New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, February, 1996
TESTIMONY AS AN EXPERT WITNESS
- Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Cumberland County - Bridgeton, NJ
- Superior Court of Maryland
- Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Special Civil Part, Somerset County - Somerville, NJ
- Delaware Chancery Court
- Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Special Civil Part, Atlantic County - Atlantic City, NJ
- United States District Court of the Virgin Islands
- United States Bankruptcy Court
- International Arbitration