The Partners
Arguably, it can be said that most people would never leave a prominent position at a powerful firm.
This is not the case with the founders of Clarke, Snow & Riley. A strong belief that smaller businesses deserve the same level of attention as big corporations reinforced their already solid motivation towards opening their own accounting firm; the result is right here. Read more about each one of the partners below and get better acquainted with them. After all, they will be working closely with you to help you achieve your business success.
Thomas Clarke, CPA
Thomas has been working closely with businesses and their owners throughout his career in public accounting. He has worked in both regional and national firms. The opportunity to work with clients on planning and growth issues is the challenge he enjoys the most.
Thomas brings his expertise to managing client arrangements. His strong analytical abilities, a desire to fully understand the client's business and financial position, along with a broad, in-depth knowledge of key business issues have proven to be invaluable to his clients. He understands and anticipates a client's overall financial needs and objetives and helps set and attain financial goals by formulating business plans and directing clients to the most appropriate financial structure.
Thomas co-founded Clarke, Snow & Riley with the goal of providing high-quality services for small and middle-market companies. A basic tenet in his business philosophy is the belief that a majority of these companies want a personal relationship with their CPA firms. He also believes that understanding management's objectives is of paramount importance in providing advice on financial, business, and tax issues.
Thomas is a graduate of Brandeis University, and a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. Prior to entering public accounting, he worked as a multi-location manager for a large international retail chain and in the field of education.
Mark Kozol, Esq., MST
A Senior Tax Principal with the firm, Mark has been working with closely held businesses and their owners for more than 25 years. He has a proven expertise in corporate planning and tax law, transactional planning, choice of business entity decisions, estate and succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, and international and domestic planning for foreign entities. He has lectured extensively on these topics to business groups, local universities, and professional organizations.
Mark's expertise is the interrelationship between a closely held business and its shareholders. He has done significant work with S Corporations, multi-generational planning, benefit plans with employees and shareholders, as well as strategic long range tax planning. Mark frequently works with the shareholders of closely held businesses to address their tax concerns in a variety of areas as diversified as planning to implement ESOPs for an S Corporation to issues involving the tax preferential treatment of foreign-source income.
Mark is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Brandeis University. He has also received a Juris Doctorate degree from Boston College Law School and a Master of Science degree in taxation from Bentley College. Mark has worked in senior tax positions at two international accounting firms. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Boston Estate Planning Council.
William T. Riley, Jr., CPA
William has been advising businesses and their owners on auditing and financial reporting-related matters for over 20 years. He has a deep commitment to understanding his clients and their objectives. He has developed a strong technical background and is able to draw upon a broad base of in-depth technical accounting and business advisory skills to assist his clients appropriately.
William is involved with financial reporting and technical compliance issues. His responsibilities include keeping current on changes in accounting and reporting standards and planning opportunities for clients to ensure the highest level of timely, focused service. He is dedicated to continuously improving practice quality, service, and efficiency.
William is an honors graduate from Suffolk University with a Bachelor's degree in accounting. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants.