Kenneth H. Pun is the Founder and the Managing Partner at The Pun Group, LLP, which he founded in 2012 after serving in senior-level positions for well-established national and regional firms. Under his leadership, The Pun Group has become one of the “Top Accounting Firms” in Orange County according to the Orange County Business Journal. The Pun Group is also on the list of CalCPA Top 150 firms and just recently received ClearlyRated’s 2021 “Best of Accounting” award.
Prior to founding The Pun Group, Ken has served clients in a variety of industries, including small to very large state and local governmental agencies, insurance companies, not-for-profits, healthcare, technology and manufacturing and distribution clients. His career in public accounting was spent primarily with the Regional firms and National firms.
Leveraging more than 23 years of public accounting experience, Ken has earned a reputation of being a trusted advisor. Clients engage him because of his premier level of client service, commitment, and innovative methods of increasing operational efficiencies and reducing costs.
Ken was one of the finalists of the Innovative Practitioner 2020 award from America Institute of Certified Public Accountants as part of their annual Digital CPA conference. The award is presented to members of the accounting profession whose innovation and thought leadership drive the industry forward.
Ken maintains his deep commitment to professional education through his work as an instructor for California Education Foundation. He is also the technical reviewer of the CCH Knowledge-Based Audits™ of State and Local Governments with Single Audits. He advises clients on those topics at influential industry forums. Internally, Ken mentors audit teams by providing direction and technical guidance to ensure adherence to the firm’s quality controls.
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
- Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Member, California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA)
- Past Chair and Current Member, CalCPA Government Accounting and Auditing Committee
- Member, CalCPA California Committee on Municipal Accounting
- Member, Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
- Member, California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO)
- Member, CSMFO Professional Standards Committee
- Frequent Speaker, CSMFO Conference
- Author and Instructor, CalCPA Education Foundation
- Technical Reviewer, CCH Knowledge-Based Audits™ of State and Local Governments with Single Audits and Governmental GAAP Disclosures Manual
- Finalist, AICPA Innovative Practitioner Award 2020
EDUCATION
BS Degree in Business Administration, emphasis in Accounting from the University of California, Riverside
Licensed by the State of California and State of Hawaii