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Corporate Accounting and Finance

As a CPA in corporate accounting and finance (CAF), it may feel like you and your team are on an island. But you are not alone. Almost one-third of all MOCPA members are corporate CPAs. You have a home right here in MOCPA’s CAF Community.

Guided by a member leadership council of your peers, MOCPA’s CAF Community includes exciting ways to connect, learn and grow as a business leader. Explore all of the programs, initiatives and resources we offer that are focused on you and your team.

DEDICATED COMMUNITY NETWORKING AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Build and maintain your peer network by getting active in MOCPA’s CAF initiatives. Getting to know other members in a collaborative environment will help power your personal career journey, your company, and the broader profession in Missouri. Click on each link below to learn more and to realize the full value of your membership!

  • Online Connect Community—Get to know your peers across Missouri, while sharing best practices and learning from each other’s challenges.
  • Customizable Member Profile—Explore your personalized resources and offerings.
  • Networking Roundtables—Engage in guided conversations on pressing topics, expand your business contacts, and meet professionals in related organizations.
  • Online College Recruiting Fair—Recruit new talent at job fairs exclusively for CAF organizations. 
  • Community Badge—Collect and proudly display your MOCPA CAF Community Badge with branded logo.

CURATED LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
As a corporate CPA, we know you place an emphasis on lifelong learning, but it can be challenging to find development opportunities geared specifically to your career stage. MOCPA makes it easy for you with tailored programs for CAF professionals, in a variety of formats. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Call us, and we will help! To get started:

GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY 
MOCPA is protecting your profession with:

  • Continual monitoring of legislation that impacts you and your business;
  • Proactive legislative and regulatory lobbying efforts to protect your interests; and
  • Opportunities to interact one-on-one with legislators through Keyperson communications and Capitol visits.

Click here to learn more about MOCPA’s advocacy efforts that directly benefit you!

SPECIALIZED PUBLICATION, NEWS AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
MOCPA keeps you informed in a rapidly changing profession through:

  • MOCPA.org—your source for profession news and connectivity; 
  • Corporate Accounting and Finance Newsletter—biweekly e-newsletter tailored to CAF members; 
  • The ASSET bimonthly news magazine packed with leading edge information and professional trends;
  • The Flagship Report, a quick-read update of the economic news that affects you and your company; and
  • Knowledge Hub that aggregates currents news geared to you!

Click here to access all of these publications!

For a compilation of additional resources just for CAF members, click here!

2024-2025 CAF COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
CAF Community Leadership Council members advocate for corporate CPAs and their employers by developing MOCPA programs and resources specifically targeted to members of this community. 

Meet the members of the 2024-2025 CAF Community Leadership Council.

Jeff Antrainer, CPA
Fox Associates 
CFO
St. Louis
Zach Morgan, CPA
United Electric Cooperative
CFO
Maryville
Cathy Brown, CPA
Ferrellgas, Inc.
VP, Compliance & Corporate Accounting
Kansas City
Bruce Runyan, CPA
University of Missouri-Columbia 
Associate Teaching Professor
Columbia
Erika Farris, CPA
Caleres, Inc.
VP, Assistant Controller & Audit
St. Louis
Collin Thompson, CPA
Country Club Bank
VP, Corporate Banking
Kansas City
Emily Miller, CPA
Vespa Group
CFO
Columbia