SPECIALISTS

Harry W. Carpenter

Partner, Citrin Cooperman Advisors LLC

Partner, Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP

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Experience

Harry Carpenter is a partner and the firm’s Cannabis Advisory Services Practice Co-Leader based in the firm’s Florham Park, New Jersey office, with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in audits, reviews, compilations, and consultation on general accounting, business strategy, operations, budgeting, and internal controls. He also provides litigation support and forensic accounting services.

Harry is a CPA, providing a wide variety of accounting, assurance, and consulting services to private clients in a number of specialized industries, including primarily the cannabis and manufacturing and distribution industries. 

Harry was recognized in NJBIZ’s “Power 50 in Accounting" lists for the past five consecutive years, which highlights individuals who make important contributions to the New Jersey business community. He was also named one of New Jersey’s “Top 24 CPAs" in the NJBIZ inaugural "Vanguard Series" published in February 2019.

Harry serves as the New Jersey Practice Leader and Co-Chairman for the firm’s Cannabis Advisory Services Practice. Due to his specialized knowledge in cannabis industry-related business issues, he has been a featured speaker and panelist at some of the industry’s foremost events. Additionally, Harry is one of the co-leaders and co-founders of the firm's Rainmakers Program and participates significantly on the firm’s scholarship, campus recruiting, staffing, and various other firm committees and initiatives. In 2023, Harry’s Cannabis Advisory Services team was recognized for “Excellence in Consultancy – Accounting and Finance” at the NJ Cannabis Insider Awards, and then, later in 2023, they were named "Accounting Firm of the Year" at the EMJAYS International Cannabis Awards, which took place at MJBizCon in Las Vegas, the largest annual cannabis conference in the world.

Prior to joining Citrin Cooperman in 2012, Harry served as audit senior manager at a Big 4 accounting firm, supervising approximately 25 staff annually on audits, reviews, and special projects.

Harry is featured in Citrin Cooperman’s Focus on What Counts - Video 1 and Video 2.  

CREDENTIALS

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Delaware

Licenses

Certified Public Accountant in the States of New York and New Jersey

Affiliations

Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Member, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)

Co-Chairman, New Jersey Rainmakers Program

Partner-in-Charge, New Jersey-based firm activities

Honors & Awards

Power 50 in Accounting, NJBIZ (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)

  • Awarded to 50 honorees chosen by industry participants and the business community each year for their visibility as accounting professions who are driving New Jersey business, making an impact on the New Jersey economy, and making important contributions to the New Jersey business community.

2019 Top 24 CPAs, NJBIZ

  • Awarded to 24 people in the accounting profession who are recognized as having made significant contributions to their firms, communities, or the business in general over the past year.

Presentations & Publications

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