Governmental Advisory Services Senior Manager
Sharon Rahban Navizadeh, CPA
Sharon obtained her CPA license from the state of California in January 2006. Included in her studies as a double major from UC Berkeley, in the fields of Applied Mathematics and Economics, she also excelled in the fields of Financial Accounting and Auditing. Sharon began her career in public accounting and went on to become a Senior Auditor for local governmental clients. Sharon’s knowledge and experience propelled her to then focus her efforts in public service at the City of Beverly Hills, winning annual awards for Excellence in Financial Reporting, as well as creating value for the organization on a continuous basis. Sharon opened her own accounting practice in 2013 and provided general accounting and consulting services for a wide array of local governmental clients. Sharon has given lectures at GFOA and CSMFO conferences, as well as published articles in GFOA and CSMFO magazines, when she was spotted by an audit firm, who recommended her to be the City Controller at the City of Compton, a position she was hired for in July of 2020. Ever since Sharon held this position, she continuously delivered successes to the City by removing all of Compton’s qualified audit opinions, removing over 100 audit findings, implementing a cost allocation plan, forecasting City-wide revenue, and conducting budget enforcement, just to name a few.
Sharon is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the California Society of CPAs, the Government Finance Officers Association, and the Cal Alumni Association. She has given lectures at the GFOA 2012 conference regarding the implementation of GASB 54, as well as the GFOA 2019 conference in regards to planning and managing banking protocols with local governments during declared disasters.
If she hadn’t pursued accounting and auditing, Sharon would have pursued teaching as a career. She likes to spend her time outside of the office playing tennis, eating pizza, and enjoying time with friends and family. If Sharon’s friends were to describe her in one word, it would be: patient.
