At a glance

As a member of the Assurance Services Department, Mark primarily focuses on consulting services provide to a variety of the firm’s closely-held businesses. Mark helps streamline processes and provide management with financial information by researching, analyzing, and preparing financial statements. As a member of the Firm’s Forensic Accounting Group, he routinely assists in forensic accounting matters, litigation support services, and fraud prevention techniques.

His breadth of experience includes audits and reviews of organizations spanning multiple industries, while also directly interacting with clients with recommendations to improve the efficiency of their fiscal operations. As a member of the Firm’s Risk Advisory Services Team, he assists clients with performing risk assessments, evaluating and improving internal controls, developing fraud prevention programs and complying with the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley’s assessment of internal controls over financial reporting requirements.

He joined Dopkins in 2015 with previous public accounting experience in tax gained from another WNY firm.

Professional affiliations

• Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• Member, NYS Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)
• Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

Education

• M.B.A. from Niagara University
• B.B.A. in Accounting from Niagara University with a minor in Fraud Examination and Economic Crime

Industries Served

• Cooperatives
• Manufacturing
• Privately Held / Family Owned Business
• Publicly Held Companies

Principal Areas of Practice

• Financial Reporting
• Audit
• Risk Assessments
• Internal Controls
• Fraud Prevention
• Litigation Support
• Fraud investigations
• Data Analytics
• Lease Standard Implementation & Accounting Services

Designations

• Certified Public Accountant
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB)

Awards & Achievements

• Completed Course in Lean/Six Sigma (2019)

News & Events

• Hot job market: Mark Stamer speaks with Business First about the competitive world of accounting recruiting
• Dopkins & Company Announces 2022 Promotions
• Dopkins & Company Announces 2019 Promotions
• Dopkins & Company Announces 2018 Promotions
• Dopkins & Company Announces Promotions

Blog Posts

• The art of program and project management
• Transform your business with finance automation
• Understanding root causes of material weaknesses in internal controls
• 6 steps to achieving SOX compliance
• The Rise of Data Analytics Part IV: A Road Map
• The Rise of Data Analytics Part III: The Data Analytic Technique – Benford’s Law
• The Rise of Data Analytics Part II: Benefits and Obstacles
• The Rise of Data Analytics: Part I
• Big Picture: Remember to consider all costs when pricing goods or services
• ASU 2015-17 to simplify balance sheet classification of deferred taxes