Stephen Pedneault, CPA/CFF, CFE
Principal
Forensic Accounting Services, LLC
Stephen Pedneault is the Principal of Forensic Accounting Services, LLC, a Manchester, Connecticut CPAfirm, focused exclusively on forensic accounting, fraud, and litigation support matters. His technical expertise and intuitive investigative awareness have made Stephen a sought after litigation expert by legal, accounting and law enforcement communities. StevePedneault is a highly regarded member and invaluable strategic partner of legal teams throughout the state.
Through his investigative work, Stephen has examined frauds ranging from a few thousand dollars to amounts well in excess of several million dollars. His expertise also lies in preventing and investigating embezzlements and financial statement frauds, evaluating financial disclosures in matrimonial and probate concerns, and utilizing forensic accounting within litigation matters.
Stephen Pedneault brings 32 years of public accounting experience, credentialed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), Forensic Certified Public Accountant (FCPA), and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). He has an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from Manchester Community College and a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Eastern Connecticut State University, graduating Summa Cum Laude.
Stephen has written five books published by Wiley. Fraud 101 (September 2009), Anatomy of a Fraud Investigation (January 2010), Preventing And Detecting Employee Theft And Embezzlement, A Practical Guide (June 2010), Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigations for Non-Experts (April 2012), and Managing Client Emotions: The Softer Side of Forensic Accounting and Fraud
Investigations (July 2021) . In addition, Stephen has contributed to four other fraud books, and authored numerous published articles appearing locally and nationally.
As an adjunct faculty member to the University of Connecticut faculty, Steve has developed an innovative course on forensic accounting that has been offered since 2008 within UConn’s Masters of Science in Accounting (MSA) program. The course provides an overview of forensic accounting, identifying the qualities and attributes required of a forensic accountant, and provides students with an approach and skill set to enable them to perform a forensic accounting assignment.
Stephen is a frequent guest lecturer and an adjunct faculty member at the Manchester Community College. He has been requested by businesses and student organizations to speak over 250 times on a range of topics including forensic accounting, fraud prevention, risk assessment, embezzlement,
probate concerns, and other related issues at local and national venues.
