Our People
Amy Buben, CPA, CFE
CPAs & Advisors
Amy Buben is a Principal in the Consulting Service Line. Amy leads the firm’s Manufacturing Services Group, and is a member of the Tax Services Group and the Business Valuation & Litigation Support Services Group. She previously worked as a Controller for a Michigan manufacturer. Amy joined Yeo & Yeo in 2006 and is based in Yeo & Yeo’s Saginaw office.
Expertise
- Business consulting for management, financial reporting and tax issues with a strong focus on manufacturers, auto dealers, retail and wholesale sectors
- More than 25 years of experience working with manufacturers
- Fraud investigation and prevention
- Accounting structures and internal control analysis
- Consulting on QuickBooks, Sage and other accounting software packages
Professional Certifications and Education
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- Saginaw Valley State University – B.B.A. (2000)
- Rapport Leadership International – Master Graduate Degree, JFDI Leadership Training
Professional Membership
- Michigan Association of CPAs
- American Institute of CPAs
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Women in Leadership Great Lakes Bay, past President
- Michigan Manufacturers Association
- Michigan Manufacturers Association Tax Policy Committee
- Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce
Publications/Seminars
- Look Out for These Five Fraud Perpetrators, April 2019
- Can Your Human Firewall Stop a Cyber Attack? published in MiMfg. Magazine, July 2018
- Statewide Manufacturing Forum to Address Emerging Critical Issues
- Shielding Michigan Manufacturers Against Cybercrime: Evaluating Phishing Vulnerability presented at the Manufacturing Forum, May 2018
- How to Prevent Fraud in the Family Business presented for The Stevens Center for Family Business, March 2018
- Spotlight on Fraud in Manufacturing – MiMfg Magazine, June 2017
- Fraud and Internal Controls presented for Great Lakes Bay Manufacturers Association members, February 2017
- How Will New Revenue Recognition Change My World? presented for the MICPA, September 2016
- Fraud Risks and Why Internal Controls are Important
- The Basics of Fraud presented in October 2015 and 2014 to Saginaw Valley State University students
- The Basics of Fraud presented in October 2011 to both Northwood University and Central Michigan University students
- Fraud and Internal Controls presented in October 2014 to Yeo & Yeo staff
- Partnership Taxation presented in February 2013 to Yeo & Yeo staff
- Variable Interest Entities presented in September 2011 to Yeo & Yeo staff
- Mentoring: More Than Just Setting Goals presented in January 2009 to Yeo & Yeo staff
Community Involvement
- Covenant Healthcare Foundation, board chairperson
- Covenant Healthcare, board member
- Great Lakes Bay Manufacturers Association, former treasurer
- Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce, Ambassador Alumni
- Junior Achievement of Northeast Michigan – volunteer and past board member
- 1000 Leaders program participant
- Leadership Saginaw Class of 2011
Awards
- Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants’ Women to Watch Emerging Leader award – September 2014
- 1st State Bank RUBY Award, March 2018