Sonya D. Coates, CPA, CGMA
Sonya Coates began her career with HLB Gross Collins, P.C. after receiving her Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from the University of Georgia. She is a Senior Audit Manager in the firm's Audit and Advisory Servicesdepartment.
Specialized
Services
Sonya provides auditing,
consulting, advisory, and attestation services for privately-held businesses
and non-profit organizations. She serves a broad range of clients and has
experience in a variety of industries Including the wholesale and retail
distribution, manufacturing, construction, education, and service industries.
Sonya provides services to clients doing business both domestically and abroad,
and she has specialized expertise in International Financial Reporting
Standards.
SonyahasexperienceinassistingclientswithIRSauditdefense,businesssalesandacquisitions,business valuations, due diligence, and budgeting and
forecasting. She has experience in fraud risk assessment, forensic accounting,
and assisting plaintiffs and defense litigators in civil litigation and
allegations of white- collar crime. Sonya also has experience in assisting
corporate leaders, boards, and audit committees with internal fraud
investigations, including providing needed guidance and suggesting important
financial controls to prevent potential problems in thefuture.
Sonya is adept at helping
clients to realize their financial success by continually offering improvement
strategies, suggestions for strengthening internal controls, and methods of
cost reduction. Sonya seeks to establish trusted business relationships with
her clients by providing attentive and timely professional services to enhance
client operations.
Within the firm, Sonya
functions as a quality control reviewer for the auditing and accounting
department, maintains the firm's standard auditing and accounting
correspondence and reporting templates, oversees audit engagement
finalizations, and participates in the firm's peer review processes.
About Sonya
University of Georgia, Bachelors in Accounting
Acts as the firms Quality Control reviewer and conducts audit and accounting training
Sonya enjoys spending time with her husband and 3 children, as well as supporting the Georgia Bulldogs
Professional and Community Memberships
University of Georgia Alumni Association
Georgia Society of CPAs
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
As a former principal at HLB Gross Collins, I am pleased to continue to be able to work with the firm’s professionals as the Chief Financial Officer of a long-time client of the firm. Serving a complex operation such as Mirasco’s is challenging, and Michael Bohling and Iliana Malinov meet that challenge by constantly thinking about our business and being in regular contact with me. Along with the managers, Adil Amou and Michelle Jenkins, they keep us current on reporting and tax developments. Our international scope requires advisors who are constantly thinking about all the implications of our transactions, and the HLB team does a great job bringing us ideas and responding to our questions.
Rick Hamilton EVP & CFO
MIRASCO Inc.
As a new client of HLB Gross Collins, we have found ourselves extremely happy and satisfied with the quality of services offered. Their knowledge, follow-up, timeliness, and organization is superior to those I have seen in the past. They understand the value of building relationships with their clients. All questions and inquiries are answered in a timely manner either via email or phone and they are always willing to accommodate urgent requests. I would highly recommend HLB Gross Collins CPA's to any individual or business for their tax preparation, consulting, and business needs. We look forward to a continued relationship!
Elishiba Hunter
Timothy Baptist Church, Inc.