About the Owner
Lynette Rhodes
CPA, CFE, CFF
Lynette operates and manages The Lost Coin, LLC, deploying over 30+ years as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She has been licensed through the State of Missouri since 2013. She is also a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credentialed by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and she holds a Certificate in Financial Forensics (CFF) through the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Lynette obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Science degree in Economic Crime Management from Utica College in New York.
Lynette began her accounting career with then prestigious Arthur Andersen & Co as an auditor. She spent nearly 10 years in internal audit, accounting, and finance positions at Hewlett-Packard Company, and also has extensive experience as a real estate investor. She has prepared hundreds of individual and corporate tax returns and payroll tax filings.
More recently, she spent two years in New Orleans performing fraud investigation and forensic accounting work for the largest class-action court-ordered settlement program in U.S. history. She also spent nearly a year investigating allegations of embezzlement at a closely-held family business, identifying stolen funds exceeding $1.6 million along with fraudulent corporate tax filings.
From her public accounting roots at the largest global accounting firm to her corporate and consulting experience, Lynette has developed a proven track record as a well-rounded finance professional.