Joseph J.  Kanjamala, CPA
Partner

Joseph J. Kanjamala, CPA, is a Partner in the Nonprofit and Government Services Group at Marks Paneth & Shron LLP. His responsibilities in this role include designing audit strategies, supervising and training staff, liaising with clients, and providing oversight so that audits are conducted in a timely and cost-effective fashion. During his nearly 12 years of public accounting experience, Mr. Kanjamala has developed deep skills in providing tax and audit services for nonprofit organizations. He has served numerous charitable organizations, private foundations and educational institutions.

Prior to joining Marks Paneth & Shron in 2004, Mr. Kanjamala worked in the assurance and advisory practice of Ernst & Young LLP, where he served both for-profit and not-for-profit clients. Mr. Kanjamala was also a previous assistant controller for a large nonprofit organization that received New York City, New York State and Federal funding. In that role, he learned first-hand the positive impact that sound accounting and financial practices can have on a nonprofit entity and, in turn, upon the constituents it serves.

Mr. Kanjamala is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also a member of the New York State Society of CPAs and currently serves its Tax Exempt Organizations Committee. In addition, he is an active member of the National Asian American Society of Accountants (NAASA).

In his off hours, Mr. Kanjamala donates his time and expertise to the Syro Malabar Catholic Congress where he is the National General Secretary of the Education and Bye-Law Committee. Based in Chicago, this national nonprofit organization conducts youth education, leadership and career-development activities throughout the United States. He is also Finance and Long-term Planning Committee Chairman and a parish council member at Saint Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church in New York.

Mr. Kanjamala holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the City University of New York as well as a Bachelor of Commerce from Kerala University in India. Mr. Kanjamala holds the distinction of scoring among the Top 10 candidates at the state level in the November 1996 Uniform CPA Examination.

Mr. Kanjamala is licensed to practice in New York. He is based in Marks Paneth & Shron’s Manhattan headquarters and is a resident of Greenburgh, New York.

City University of New York
Bachelor of Science
Major: Accounting

Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Bachelor of Commerce
Major: Accounting

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
Tax Exempt Organizations Committee
National Asian American Society of Accountants
Fellow Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

National General Secretary, Education and Bye-law Committee, Syro Malabar Catholic Congress
Finance and Long-term Planning Committee Chairman and Council Member, Syro Malabar Catholic Church