Steve Lemke Earns the Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP) Designation
Grassi Partner, Steve Lemke, CPA, CCIFP, is now among the most highly qualified construction financial professionals in the industry, having recently earned the Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP) designation.
According to the Certification Division of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), the CCIFP designation is “the only construction financial management certification accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB).”
Steve joins an exclusive group of over 1,150 professionals nationwide, and 11 other Grassi construction professionals, who have met the rigorous standards of the CCIFP designation in the practice of construction financial management. He has a proven record of accomplishment, experience, and success, and is now among the most highly qualified construction financial professionals in the industry.
The CCIFP is the only standard to recognize those financial professionals with a superior understanding of the construction industry’s financial opportunities and challenges. To earn the designation, candidates must serve in a professional financial role for a construction contractor or an accounting and/or financial service provider to the industry and pass a comprehensive exam. To maintain their Certification, CCIFPs are required to adhere to a Code of Ethics and complete ongoing continuing education in the field of construction financial management.
The CCIFP exam covers accounting and reporting, income recognition, budgeting and planning, risk management, taxes, human resources, legal issues, and information technology. This designation has garnered endorsements from the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), Construction Industry CPAs/Consultants Association (CICPAC), International Risk Management Institute (IRMI), National Association of Surety Bond Professionals (NASBP), and other well-respected construction industry groups.
