Name: Simone Quinerly
Age: 26
Occupation: Chief executive officer and accountant of Quinerly Financial Group
The last day to file taxes is April 18 and CEO Simone Quinerly has taken initiatives to best serve the community in accounting and tax preparation.
Quinerly Financial Group, started in 2015, provides an abundance of tax services for all kinds of people, including small businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals.
To kick off tax season, Quinerly created a pop-up tax shop at the Trevor James Experience, on the North Side, where individuals in a familiar relaxing atmosphere were able get answers for 2016 tax returns.
“Using high-skilled accountants, we ensure that this work it is a smooth and painless transition, so clients are able to focus on their missions, and leave the heavy accounting work to us,” said Quinerly.
Additionally, the financial group provides bookkeeping, cash management, credit readiness, payroll, and financial management. Quinerly offers accounting system design and implementation, tax preparation, IRS Correspondence, local level quarterly fillings and grant readiness for non-profit organizations.
“Sick of the economic status of African Americans, I am dedicating my career to becoming a guru in the financial sector so I can teach others and help them manage and obtain wealth,” said Quinerly. “I get excited watching my clients conquer each objective. I love educating business owners and teaching them techniques that can help them save money for their business.”
Quinerly and her financial group have plans on expansion. Soon, the group will launch a financial series and create a training center that will feature three workshops to helping small businesses. She also has plans to start a financial non-profit campaign to obtain financial backing to provide a discount in the form of a grant to non-profit clients to help mitigate some of the costs.
“Our financial workshop will ensure that small businesses are getting the help they need to start a successful business endeavor,” said Quinerly.
Also, she is creating an online portal for tax season, which will allow tax preparations in Florida, North Carolina, Chicago and New York.
Quinerly is a member of the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI)- Class XXIII, where she serves on the steering committee and leads the finance committee. She also serves as the treasurer for The Door Campaign, a non-profit that provides resources for youth affected by generational poverty in the Pittsburgh, and is a board member for 5A Elite Youth Empowerment.
Quinerly, who graduated from Pittsburgh Schenley in 2008, earned a bachelor’s degree in financial services and accounting from Edinboro University. While at Edinboro, she received the President’s Award for dedicated leadership service. She was only the second African American woman to be elected student government president, managing a $1.8 million budget and helping in the expansion of the university.
Currently, she is pursuing a master’s in accountancy at the University of Pittsburgh and her Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
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