Meet Brian Sackstein
Brian Sackstein, CPA, is an Assurance Partner in Anchin’s Services Industry Group. He has 30 years of experience and specializes in servicing healthcare and not-for-profit organizations.
He has a deep breadth of experience in auditing, accounting, and management advisory services for a wide array of clients, including social service organizations, permanency and adoption services, residential group care, drug treatment programs, community & migrant programs, federally qualified health centers, and more.
Brian collaborates closely with his clients to plan, coordinate, and review accounting and auditing processes, ensuring their organization’s missions and goals are met. His responsibilities include, but are not limited to, analyzing existing operations to improve efficiencies, performing financial budgeting and cash flow projections, and conducting internal control reviews. In addition, he performs audits for employee benefit plans. He has worked with organizations whose budgets range from $1 million to $15 billion.
Brian works closely with boards of directors, CEOs, CFOs, and management to help clients effectively manage their businesses and achieve their objectives and visions. He has deep experience in training board members and decision-makers in the areas of federal audits and reimbursement analysis, conducting project feasibility studies, developing new programs, reviewing operations and rates to support reimbursement, and advising on rate reimbursement appeals and compliance verification.
In addition, he supervises and reviews the preparation and the impact of cost reports, including the Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR), Standards of Payment Report (SOP), Institutional Cost Report (ICR) for funding agencies in New York State, Medicare cost reports required for filing with Department of Health & Human Services, and Medicaid Cost Report (AHCF).
Considered an industry thought leader, Brian is frequently quoted by notable publications and participates in hosting and speaking at industry events, including Long Island Business News’ Annual State of the Not-for-Profit Industry and the City and State New York Conferences.
Brian is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA), Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), and the Not-for-Profit Committee. He is also a board member of the POB Robotics and Engineering Organization.