Erin Mercer is a Manager with over eight years of public accounting experience. Her primary focus is in the Real Estate Services group where she provides audit, accounting, tax and business advisory services to various family-owned real estate businesses. Erin has also worked as a controller for several years in the private accounting industry where she gained a broad spectrum of knowledge to be able to assist her clients. She also has additional experience in other various industries including SaaS, technology and life sciences, food and beverage and employee benefit plans.
Erin’s day to day responsibilities include overseeing the progress of engagements, providing on the job training to staff, developing and controlling budgets, and identifying, researching, and resolving accounting and auditing issues encountered on an engagement.
Erin prides herself on building relationships with her clients as well as her team members.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Concentration in Accounting
Montclair State University
Certified Public Accountant
New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Outside of Wiss, Erin loves to spend time with her family and friends. She loves to travel with her husband and son and they try to vacation to a new destination each year. Erin loves a good cup of coffee, trying new restaurants, gardening and completing DIY projects at home with the help of her husband.
What’s something intriguing that most people wouldn’t know about you?
I originally began my college career enrolled as an architecture major because I was intrigued by being able to use the creative part of my brain to find solutions. I am a visual learner who loves creative problem-solving. I ended up changing my major because I found the technical classes to be so boring and I felt a career in accounting offered a wide range of career opportunities with the ability to choose my own path, which led me to Wiss where I get to use the creative part of my brain every day!
What is the best professional advice someone ever gave you and you still live by?
Do not be afraid to ask questions! We become knowledgeable by asking questions about the things we don’t know – it’s how we learn!