AC Stevenson & Partners and its predecessor firms have been providing public accounting services to clients throughout the Moncton area since the predecessor firm was founded in 1982. The firm has grown steadily since that time and now has a staff complement of 21 highly qualified individuals, led by five principals and three associates. Effective January 2011, the partnership reorganized as a professional corporation, AC Stevenson & Partners PC Inc.
While the name may have changed, the firm's success is due to staying true to its founding principles, which were based on a perception of the needs of medium sized enterprises and organizations for quality and personalized attention in the areas of audit, accounting, taxation, bookkeeping, financing, computers and computer audit services. Each day, we strive to anticipate client needs and approach each engagement with a view to providing constructive service to address each client's specific requirements.
Our services include assurance, taxation (both corporate and personal), and accounting. When necessary, we also have corporate reorganization capabilities.
Our Principals
Douglas W. Seeglitz, CA, Principalwas raised in the Boston area, and spent his summers at a family cottage in NB. Choosing to pursue his university education in New Brunswick, he graduated from UNB in 1972. Doug returned to Massachusetts expecting a tour of duty to South-East Asia, but was never called into service. Having subsequently worked in New England and in Canada, including accounting industry experience in Montreal, Doug was later drawn back to the Maritimes to begin his professional accounting career. He received his designation in 1981 and became a partner in 1984. Effective January 1, 2010 he became an Principal after the re-organization of the firm into a professional corporation. Doug has considerable experience in succession planning, Canadian and US tax practice, as well as finance arrangements with forecasting and projections preparation. He has been active in many community organizations in the Greater Moncton are and is a member of both the NB and the NS Institutes. Currently he serves with the AC Group management committee and is a past member of the tax committee.
David P. Lund, B. Comm, CA, Principal is a native of Moncton, New Brunswick who commenced his training in 1979 with a local public accounting firm following graduation from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. In 1984, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and was admitted into partnership in 1987. Effective January 1, 2010 David became a Principal after the re-organization of the firm into a professional corporation. David has been active in community affairs, through the performance of audits and assistance with management plans for local charitable organizations, and serving on the Board of a local non-profit organization. David serves a broad range of clients, but has a focus on providing general accounting and business advisory services to medium/large profit entities, as well as personal and corporate taxation. In his leisure time, he is actively involved in sports, as well as being an owner of standardbred race horses.
Andrew Boudreau, CA, Principal Andrew has a B.Admin (Accounting) and a BA(Economics) from Acadia University. He began public accounting with Stevenson & Partners in 2000 and obtained his CA designation in 2003. In 2011, he completed a three year AC LEADERS program in advanced leadership.
Andrew is a general practitioner, providing a full range of personal and corporate tax, accounting and audit, financial projections, advisory services, etc to meet the needs of his clients. He has considerable experience with audits of credit unions and insurance companies, and with audits and reviews of various NFP organizations.
Andrew became a principal with Stevenson & Partners in January 2011.
John hails from Saint John, NB. Upon graduating from Dalhousie with honours in 1980, he joined a national CA firm, working in its Halifax office before transferring to Moncton in 1982. In 1997 John joined Stevenson & Partners.
John’s practice has focussed on providing a full range of assurance, tax and general advisory services to small and medium sized owner-managed entities and individuals. He has a significant amount of practical computer experience, primarily with Microsoft Windows based applications.
John is active in various community and neighborhood organizations, including a senior volunteer position with the Greater Moncton United Way/Centraide and as a Big Brother for over 10 years. He is also a founding member of the Moncton Squash Club, and has been the Treasurer since its inception.
Clarence Robinson, CA, Principal is a native of the Kitchener-Waterloo area but has also lived in Bermuda and New York prior to moving to Riverview in 2008. He graduated from the University of Waterloo in 1997 and received his CA designation in 1998.
Prior to joining the firm, Clarence was a Senior Tax Manager with a national accounting firm and also spent several years in senior financial roles in industry. Clarence has considerable experience in taxation with a focus on owner/managed businesses, estate and succession planning, and cross border issues. He currently serves as a member of the AC Group tax committee.
Our Associates
David W. Stevenson, FCA, CIRP, Associate was a founding partner of the predecessor firm of Kennedy, Carver & Stevenson in 1982. Born and raised in New Brunswick, he graduated from UNB with a BBA in 1968, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1970, and was elected a Fellow of the Institute in 2002. Since moving to Moncton in 1977, David has been active in community affairs serving as an officer or director of such organizations as the Greater Moncton Family YMCA, the St. John Ambulance - New Brunswick Council, both the National and Atlantic Province boards of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Marine Atlantic, the Greater Moncton Airport Authority and most recently was appointed Chair of the Board of Governors of UNB. Effective January 1, 2010 David Stevenson became an Associate after the re-organization of the firm into a professional corporation.
A licensed trustee in bankruptcy since 1973, David also runs the firm's insolvency and restructuring practice.
Mark E. Beaumont, CA, Associate is a native of Albert County, NB. Mark received his CA designation in 1974. He was a partner with a national accounting firm until August, 1997, prior to joining the firm and becoming an Associate Partner. Mark provides audit, accounting and general business advisory services to a variety of businesses engaged in transportation, manufacturing, hospitality, and the service sector. Other consulting services include preparing cash projections and forecast, financial consulting and general business advisory service. He also provides business and personal financial planning services to owner mangers. Mark is active in community affairs, politics, and his church.
Philip A. Haylock, FCA, Associate has been a resident of Moncton since 1974, but has lived in Bermuda, Toronto and London, England. He received his CA in 1964 and received his FCA designation in 1988. Prior to joining the firm in July 2000 as an Associate, Philip was a partner with a national accounting firm for over twenty years. He has over 40 years of practical experience in the field of public accounting. He provides assurance and tax services to a wide range of businesses and has a particular focus on Credit Unions. Active in community and professional affairs, he has served as President of the New Brunswick Institute of Chartered Accountants and has served numerous community based organizations as President, including The Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Moncton, Rotary Club of Moncton and Mental Health of Moncton. He has also served on the National and Provincial boards of some of these organizations.
Greater Moncton, New Brunswick is situated at the geographic center of the Maritimes. Close to 120,000 people live in Greater Moncton, which is composed of the Cities of Moncton and Dieppe as well as the Town of Riverview. Moncton is a city that prides itself on a dynamic bilingual blend. With more than 60 per cent English-speaking and close to 40 per cent francophone, mainly French-speaking Acadians.
Business has never been better in Moncton. Our economy is booming! His-torically known as the transportation and com-munications hub of the region, in recent years, the centre has moved away from a blue collar economy into more professional and administrative services. The Greater Moncton area now boasts the best rate of in-migration east of Ontario, due in part to an excellent quality of life and low cost of living, which is among the lowest among urban areas in North America.
We appreciate the level of service and attention a local firm provides, and the knowledge that as we grow, they have the backing of the AC Group association to grow with us.Peter MacWilliam CA, VP Finance, Brunswick Valley Lumber Inc.
I was in the banking business for 20 years and worked with accounting firms of all types and sizes. When I made a career change 10 years ago one decision that was very easy to make was to use a local CA firm. I had seen first hand the importance of receiving personal, uninterrupted accounting and financial advice.Jean Jacques Normand, President, Plaza Chevrolet Pontiac Buick GMC
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