PKF O’Connor Davies Welcomes Heyam Janell as Partner
Tax leader joins with nearly three decades of public accounting experience serving high-net-worth individuals and families
PKF O’Connor Davies, one of the nation’s largest accounting, tax and advisory practices, today announced that it has hired Heyam Janell as Partner. Janell joins the organization with nearly 30 years of experience supporting the complete tax needs of high-net-worth individuals and families. She is based out of the Providence, Rhode Island office.
“For nearly three decades, Heyam has developed tax strategies to address the specific needs of high-net-worth clients and advance their individual financial goals,” said Stephen Noyes, Partner-in-Charge of PKF O’Connor Davies’ Providence office. “I look forward to the many ways Heyam will work with our team to help deliver greater value, insights and outstanding service to our clients.”
Prior to joining PKF O’Connor Davies, Janell served as a tax partner for a national accounting firm, where she provided an array of consulting, planning and compliance services to high-net-worth individuals and their trusts. Additionally, she served as the firm’s tax operations leader, responsible for streamlining, standardizing and automating processes to produce efficiencies, optimize workflows and enhance client service across the firm. She also executed internal training programs for new hires and existing staff, implemented new performance evaluation systems, and mentored staff and managers to promote their development and achieve career goals.
“I’m thrilled to launch the next chapter of my career with PKF O’Connor Davies and apply my decades of tax expertise to the organization’s work with high-net-worth individuals and their families,” Janell said. “I’m grateful for the welcome I’ve received, and I’m eager to begin collaborating with the team as we continue serving as our clients’ trusted advisors.”
Janell holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance, as well as a Master of Taxation degree, from Northeastern University. She is a Certified Public Accountant and an Enrolled Agent. In addition, she is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, the National Association of Enrolled Agents, the Massachusetts Society of Enrolled Agents and the Rhode Island Estate Council.