NICHOLAS D. LOMBARDO CPA

Nick joined the firm in 2004 and has over 18 years of experience in public accounting.  He possesses extensive experience with advisory services, Sarbanes-Oxley procedures, audits, reviews and compilations.  Nick is committed to providing the highest level of quality accounting services to a broad range of medium to large public and private companies.

Nick serves a diversified number of retail, manufacturing, construction, real estate, technology, ERISA, professional service and natural resources clients.  He is a member of various Schneider Downs internal groups, including the retail industry group, the public company services group and the firms Assurance Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC), where he is engaged in the resolution of complex accounting, auditing and business-related issues.

Additionally, Nick is a leader for the firm’s accounting advisory services practice in which he consults with companies on various technical accounting topics and challenges. He works closely with his clients to understand their unique business and challenges, so that he can offer practical advice and solutions to help his client base achieve their long-term goals and objectives.  Nick is one of the firm’s subject-matter experts on navigating the new revenue recognition accounting standards. He has also authored a number of technical accounting publications and is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars within the region.

Education

B.A. – Accounting, Capital University

Professional and Community Involvement

Board Member and Treasurer – Association for Corporate Growth of Columbus (ACG)

Member – The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Member – The Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants

SHARE

Do you have a hobby/personal passion?
Watching movies and sports and playing games with my family.

What was your childhood dream?
To become a professional Athlete. After that didn’t work, I wanted to be a sports broadcaster….Since I am still waiting for that to happen, I just watch a lot of sports.

People would be surprised to know that I…
…have been skydiving twice!

What is the best or most interesting thing about your career?
Every day is different!  I get to interact with so many different owners and executives on a daily basis and seeing how different companies operate is very interesting.

What was your first job?
I was a dishwasher at a local restaurant.

Do you have a “motto”? (spoken or unspoken)
Something I have told my kids since they were very young is that life is all about choices, try to make the best choices you can and make the best out of the bad ones.

When you have an hour of free time, what do you like to do?
I like to spend free time with my family doing different things like playing games, watching movies, hiking, fishing and just spending time together as a family.

Do you have advice for young professionals?
Use the first few years of your career to learn as much as you can and get exposed to as many different situations as you can as it will help you later in your career.  Just take it all in like a sponge!

Our Thoughts On

FEATURED

Big Problem: A Limited Employee Benefit Plan.


Big Thinking: Increased Contributions And Employee Retention.

Shareholder JOE BRUCE has more than 21 years of public accounting experience since joining Schneider Downs in 1996. He has expertise with a variety of clients including construction, manufacturing, retail, oil and gas industries, and employee benefit plans.
One of Joe’s clients had a successful business and was interested in contributing more to their retirement accounts. However, the client was limited by the existing employee benefit plan structure and IRS contribution limitations on their existing structure. Joe’s team was familiar with the structure of their existing plan and offered to do an analysis of their options. “The Schneider Downs Retirement Plan Solutions Group suggested a cash balance plan and provided an analysis to the business owners which quantified the impact and provided options to allow the client to evaluate the direction they were most comfortable moving forward with.” Bruce said. “The client elected to adopt the cash balance plan and was able to significantly increase contributions into the owners’ retirement accounts. This also enhanced the quality of the retirement benefits for their employees, which in turn helped improve employee retention.” Schneider Downs provides Big Thinking and Personal Focus in delivering a variety of services for large and small businesses, both publicly and privately held, as well as nonprofit organizations, government entities and more. Through our commitment to thought leadership and knowledge management, we deliver the solutions our clients need with a personal commitment to service.

Have a question? Ask us!

We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a note, and we’ll respond to you as quickly as possible.

Breached?

Every moment counts. For urgent requests, contact the Schneider Downs digital forensics and incident response team at 1-800-993-8937. For all other requests, please complete the form below.

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.