Felicia Donaldson
Partner CPA I’m afraid of heights, but I’m a roller coaster enthusiast, and I’ve also gone parasailing and ziplining. I will not let fear stop me!”
Felicia Donaldson
Partner, CPA
Experience
As leader of the firm’s risk and accounting services (RAAS) practice, I set the strategy for the RAAS practice, support our growing team, and ensure clients receive exceptional service. Change is something many companies fear — and I help them turn that fear into progress. I specialize in stabilizing and optimizing the accounting and finance functions of manufacturers, consumer goods, and business service companies in the middle market. I offer enterprise risk management and finance function optimization services to organizations that are experiencing major transitions. My background encompasses CFI/controllership responsibilities, internal and external auditing, internal controls and risk management, transaction advisory services, and restructurings. I’ve helped clients address a broad range of technical accounting, financial reporting, process optimization, and systems and data integration issues.
Organizations undergoing significant change — whether it’s due to rapid growth, mergers and acquisitions, or other factors — look to me and my team for support so that the organization’s owners can concentrate on what they do best: running the business and making it succeed.
My clients appreciate the fact that I can turn a vague idea into a concrete series of action steps. They also appreciate that I’ve worked as both a company executive and an external consultant. Being able to shift my perspective means that I can help organizations find practical solutions to complex problems. It also means that I’ll never stop learning — not that I’d want to! I value the opportunity to work with a wide variety of companies and industries.
I’m active in my profession and my community. In 2024, I was recognized on Crain’s Chicago Business’ list of Notable Black Leaders for the class of 2024. In 2019, I was named one of Crain’s Chicago Business’s “notable minorities in accounting, consulting, and law.” I belong to the AICPA and the Illinois CPA Society. I’m also a member of the Minority Advisory Board for the College of Business at Southern Illinois University — Carbondale, which is where I earned my B.S. in accounting.
In my free time, I enjoy traveling, watching my children compete in baseball, track, and swimming, and scrapbooking our family’s adventures. I like reading suspense novels, too.
