Certified Public Accountants

Mark A. Flinchum, CPA

Partner

PROFILE

Mark Flinchum is a partner in Katz, Sapper & Miller’s Business Advisory Group. He has been with the firm since 1987. As a business advisor to his clients, Mark is responsible for providing strategic consulting, tax and accounting support. Mark’s expertise includes strategic tax planning, operational analysis, business projections, advocacy in IRS matters, and financial statement issues. Mark has been involved in assisting clients with growth opportunities and financing structure. Mark has significant experience in planning, structuring and negotiating merger and acquisition transactions. Mark represents several ESOP-owned businesses and has structured a number of business sales to existing and newly formed ESOPs.

Mark has industry experience in manufacturing and distribution, transportation and hospitality. His commitment to building long-term professional relationships has enabled him to provide proactive advice that creates true value to his clients’ business operations. Mark is a member of the firm’s Transportation Services Group. He has helped the firm grow the transportation practice to be recognized as the premier accounting firm representing the industry. He is also a member of the firm’s Manufacturing and Distribution Services Group. Mark is the editor of the firm newsletter, The Advisor, and the Transportation Services Group newsletter, Truck Times. Mark is frequently a contributing author to industry trade publications in the manufacturing, trucking and hospitality industries.

EDUCATION

Mark received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Indiana University.

ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Mark is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society. He is also a member of the Tennessee Trucking Association and participates in the American Trucking Association. Mark serves on the Noblesville City Small Business Loan Guaranty Review Committee and is a past chairman of the board of Noblesville Chamber of Commerce as well as a past board member of the Better Business Bureau of Central Indiana and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana. He is active in coaching basketball and also provides financial mentoring to his church. Mark is a past-distinguished president of Kiwanis and has worked with Junior Achievement in an instructional capacity.