Biography

Carol has practiced public accounting since 1991. She has significant experience in accounting, auditing, and general business and management consulting, serving multigenerational family-owned and private equity-managed manufacturers, distributors, and other consumer product companies.

Carol provides assurance services to middle-market clients that sell products to retail and distribution channels including mass, club, grocery, e-commerce, restaurants, spas, and hotels. Her clients include companies with worldwide international subsidiaries.

Carol served on the board of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants from 2011 through 2013. In 2010, she was honored with the organization’s prestigious Women to Watch Experienced Leader award. She was also awarded the San Fernando Business Journal’s Trusted Advisor award in 2011. For 2020, she was honored as one of the top 500 influential leaders in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and of that group, was recognized as a Top Leader.

External Publications

  • The Food and Beverage Industry in Los Angeles: A Roundtable Discussion (Los Angeles Business Journal, July 2018)
  • Money Efficiency (Digger Magazine, April 2018)
  • The Food and Beverage Industry in Los Angeles: A Roundtable Discussion (Los Angeles Business Journal, July 2015)

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Food and Agriculture Industry Update, Moderator
    (Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) 101, March 2018)
  • Food and Agriculture Industry Update, Moderator
    (Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) 101, March 2017)
  • Investments and M&A
    (Moss Adams Natural Resources Conference, May 2016)
  • From Farm to Shelf: Healthy Growth in Organic and Natural Foods
    (Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) 101, March 2013)

Professional Affiliations

  • Board member, California Society of Certified Public Accountants (2011-2013)
  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, California Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, Fresh Produce and Floral Council

Education

  • BS, accounting, California State University Northridge

Insights from Carol Suruki-Carmany

Baker Tilly US, LLP, Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Moss Adams LLP and their affiliated entities operate under an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiaries, and Baker Tilly US, LLP and its affiliated entities, trading as Baker Tilly, are members of the global network of Baker Tilly International Ltd., the members of which are separate and independent legal entities. Baker Tilly US, LLP and Moss Adams LLP are licensed CPA firms that provide assurance services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and consulting services to their clients and are not licensed CPA firms. ISO certification services offered through Moss Adams Certifications LLC. Investment advisory offered through either Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC or Baker Tilly Wealth Management, LLC.