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Instructor
Keely Gohl
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Instructor
Keely Gohl CPA, CGMA
Keely Gohl obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Accountancy from the University of Denver. The first 14 years of her career were with KPMG – 11 years in the Audit practice, 3 years in the National Industry Learning & Development office. Keely decided to use her experience to give back to organizations who had helped her along the way. She served the University of Denver (in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences divisions) as the Director of Budget and Planning from 2012 to 2016. She then served the Denver Dumb Friends League as Controller from 2016 to 2018. She went on to serve as the Director of Finance & Administration for a local church that also ran a pre-K through 8th school. Her service in not-for-profits helped her to realize that many organizations need the expertise of a CPA but do not always have the resources they need to employ one full-time. This led her to form her own consulting business, Favor Financial LLC, to help organizations with that expertise. She launched this in May 2019. This has also allowed her time to re-engage in executive education – which she loves! She is currently developing and instructing executive education courses for the Colorado Society of CPAs, CPA Crossings LLC, the University of Denver Daniel’s College of Business, and other private clients. Outside of work, she volunteers her time organizing Douglas County High School’s After Prom events annually, serving on various boards and committees, mentoring others, and being a dedicated wife and mother (the role she loves the most).
Ethical lapses in the accounting profession can damage public trust, weaken firm culture, and expose organizations and practitioners to regulatory, legal, and reputational risk. This session examines common ethical pitfalls that arise in accounting practice, including pressure to meet financial targets, conflicts of interest, bias in professional judgment, breakdowns in independence, and failures in professional skepticism and accountability. Participants will evaluate how ethical failures develop in real-world environments and assess the organizational, client, and personal factors that contribute to poor decisions. The session also focuses on practical actions professionals can use to strengthen ethical decision-making, reinforce responsibility to the public, and respond more effectively when ethical concerns arise in practice. Attendees will leave with a stronger framework for recognizing risk areas and selecting actions that support ethical conduct in the profession.
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CPAs, accountants, auditors, controllers, finance leaders, and other business professionals who want to strengthen ethical decision-making in professional practice.
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