Steven Heyendal is a partner at RSM US LLP with over 14 years of public accounting experience across various industries, including retail, consumer products, contract manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing and technology. His clients have ranged in size from the prerevenue development stage to those with over $30 billion in revenue, including entities with significant international operations.
Experience
Steven plans and performs financial statement audits and reviews, including supervision and personnel training in completing these engagements. He is highly experienced in planning and performing integrated audits under the guidance of the PCAOB audit standards.
Prior to his involvement in assurance services, Steven was a member of RSM’s technical accounting consultation practice, where he focused on assisting his clients with the transition to the new revenue recognition and lease accounting rules, variable interest entity analysis, impairment analyses, business combination accounting and carve-out financial statements. He also focused on capital markets transaction work and is experienced with the process for a company to go public via either the traditional initial public offering (IPO) or de-SPAC pathway.
Prior to joining RSM, Steven spent over seven years in the audit practice with a Big Four firm in San Francisco and San Jose, California. He primarily audited large, publicly traded companies.
Professional affiliations and designations
- Certified public accountant, California
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- California Society of CPAs
Education
- Bachelor of Science, management science, University of California, San Diego
- Bachelor of Science, biochemistry and cell biology, University of California, San Diego
