Armanino adds entertainment industry team from Prager Metis

Armanino LLP, a national accounting and consulting firm, has added a team of nearly 30 professionals from Prager Metis CPAs specializing in business management for the entertainment sector.

The move will give California-based Armanino its first East Coast location, with a new office in New York City.

Entertainment industry advisors Craig Manzino and Marc Rosen will join the firm as partners. Twenty-six members of their team will also join Armanino.

Manzino and Rosen were previously partners at Cameo Wealth & Creative Management, a boutique business management firm specializing in entertainers and entertainment organizations. The firm was acquired by Prager Metis CPAs in 2018.

Manzino, Rosen, and their team bring extensive experience supporting organizations and high-net-worth clients in the entertainment industry and the arts – including directors, actors, producers, and writers. Their expertise spans business management, royalty auditing, tour accounting, tax planning and compliance, and international tax.

“Coming to New York with the exceptional talent Craig, Marc, and the team bring to Armanino is a major milestone that strengthens our presence in the nation’s business center and allows us to better serve our many national clients,” said Matt Armanino, CEO of Armanino. “We continue to embrace new opportunities for the benefit of our clients and our people, and we are excited to enter the New York market with a strong roster of experienced business managers and a full range of services. We are also proud to be one of the few firms with business management capabilities in both New York and Los Angeles.”

Armanino’s entertainment industry practice’s specialties include day-to-day management of financial affairs and business concerns; tax planning and preparation; and business outsourcing for functions such as accounting, HR, and recruiting. The practice now has more than 100 professionals in LA and New York.

Based in San Ramon, CA, Armanino provides a range of audit, tax, and consulting solutions to clients in a diverse set of industries. One of the 25 largest accounting and consulting firms in the US, Armanino has 10 offices in California, along with further locations in Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Texas, and Illinois. The firm also has an international office in Vancouver, Canada.

“Joining Armanino, a forward-thinking and technology-enabled firm, allows us to offer our clients more as they grow in the future and take on new endeavors,” said Manzino. “Wherever life and careers take our clients, Armanino has a broad, powerful network of professionals with deep expertise and available services throughout the country that can help.”