Success Stories
CPA SAUDHI SOTO PAGAN, ESQ. TAX PARTNER
Saudhi joined the firm in 1990 after graduating Magna Cum Laude with a BBA in Accounting from University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. She started to work as assistant auditor with CPA William Torres Torres & Co. A year later Saudhi approved the CPA certification. After several years working in the audit department, Saudhi started to work new projects related to taxes, such as income tax returns preparation for individuals and corporations, tax planning and tax investigations. Soon afterwards, and under the direction of CPA William Torres, they formally created a tax department bringing new people to the firm and developing them into excellent professionals becoming what today is Torres CPA Group´s Tax and Accounting Department. In 1995, Saudhi was appointed Manager of this department responsible for the planning, administration and supervision of tax and accounting practice with budgeted time over 20,000 hours, 300 companies and individual, and $1,000,000 in fees. In 2001 Saudhi graduated from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law and in that same year she obtained her license to practice law. She also approved the federal bar examination and was admitted, on the Federal Court level, to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She was appointed Tax Partner in 2006.
CPA MARÍA I. OTERO TORRES - SENIOR MANAGER
After graduating magna cum laude from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus, I started to work as assistant auditor at CPA William Torres Torres & Co. On my first day at work I was sent to assist a senior in a governmental audit. What did I know about governmental audits? Almost nothing, just what I have read as part of the Advance Accounting class and the CPA Coaching…But I can tell you, the on-the-job training was excellent. On the field you apply what you have learned at the university and learn many other things that are not written on the books.
The Firm has the commitment to teach you and help you develop your skills and potential at a maximum. Through the years, I have had the opportunity to participate in governmental audits, commercial non-public companies’ audits; I have learned about tax strategies and corporate tax returns preparation, etc. The on-the-job training I received through the years exposed me to different industries such as construction, retail and real estate and property management.
Today, I am a Senior Audit Manager with over nineteen years of experience with Torres CPA Group. I am an expert in construction audits and the preparation of complex combined and consolidated financial statements. I enjoy passing on my knowledge and experience to my audit staff helping them to grow technically as well as professionally.
My dedication and Torres CPA Group commitment to excellence makes me the successful professional I am.
CPA MICHELLE BERRIOS - SUPERVISING SENIOR
On February 2005 Michelle joined Torres CPA Group as assistant on the consulting department. Although she had completed a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, she also completed numerous credits in accounting and business courses in order to take the CPA exam. During early 2005 she became CPA, receiving a distinction for obtaining the highest grade on the exam. Although she has worked on the audit department, most of her professional experience has been on consulting engagements. She has participated on numerous acquisition transactions, gained valuable experience on construction claims and is certified as Six Sigma Black Belt.. Her exposure to challenging engagements as well as her dedication and commitment to excellence has allowed her to reach the Supervising Senior level within three years of her commencement at Torres CPA Group.