About Nicole

Nicole Donecker is a senior manager at Marcum’s Philadelphia office in the Valuation, Forensic and Litigation Services group. She has over 20 years of experience in the accounting field providing investigative accounting and litigation support services to attorneys, insurance companies, financial institutions, and governmental units. Her practice concentration is in forensic accounting. Nicole’s engagements include providing assistance to counsel in both civil and criminal litigation matters. Her civil litigation experience includes the investigation of employee dishonesty matters, class action, bankruptcy, receivership, partnership disputes, and business loss claims for plaintiffs and defendants. Her criminal litigation experience includes assistance to both the prosecution and defense, and financial analyses in embezzlement cases.

Nicole provides financial analysis and document examination for the purpose of developing factual information to assist counsel in the assessment of claims or defenses. Civil matters frequently require the preparation of detailed reports supporting findings and conclusions. Litigation support activities typically include financial analyses, witness interviews, and preparation for and assistance at trial.

She has assisted in multiple Receivership matters, including assisting the Receiver in a consumer fraud matter that included maintaining the books and records of the Receivership, providing financial analysis for the Receiver as needed, and supervising the review and calculation of claims in a class action matter associated with the consumer fraud victims of the Receivership. Nicole has also assisted the Receiver in the operation and wind-down of a Trust Company including the supervision of the Trust Company personnel and business operations of the Trust Company personnel and the business operations of the corporate entity, performed services for the client account portfolio including overseeing client disbursements, and services for the client account portfolio including overseeing client disbursements and account transfers, and preparing the account portfolio for sale.

Nicole is knowledgeable in the preparation of campaign finance reports for federal elected offices. She also has knowledge of the preparation of campaign finance reports for City of Philadelphia elected offices which include reporting to Philadelphia City Commissioners and the Philadelphia Ethics Board.

Professional & Civic Affiliations

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
  • Philadelphia Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (PCACFE)
  • National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA)
  • Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
  • Women’s White Collar Defense Association

Practice Focus

Forensics Accounting
Litigation Services
Employee Dishonesty Investigations
Fraud Investigations

Education

BS Professional Accountancy
Penn State Harrisburg

Designations

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)