Spencer Tawa

Spencer is a senior manager at Plante Moran. Spencer has over 13 years of experience serving governmental clients, primarily serving local governmental units with a specialty in large retirement system audits (including public employer cost-sharing plans). His work on large public employer plans has provided him with the opportunity to hone his accounting and auditing technical skills needed for complex public pension systems. In addition, his experience further includes presenting technical accounting updates at trainings, writing articles pertinent to public plans, developing specific audit procedures for public plan clients, and assisting clients in implementing new accounting pronouncements such as GASB 67, 68, 72, 74, and 75.

Spencer is a member of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and Michigan Association of CPAs (MICPA). Spencer earned his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Master’s in Business Administration from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.