About Steen & Company
Steen & Company LLC is a licensed CPA firm located in Columbus, Ohio.
Steen & Company was founded to provide the highest quality accounting, tax and consulting services to government and not-for-profit entities. The staff of Steen & Company has worked at all levels of government and has the unique ability to combine private sector insights with government objectives.
Steen & Company has worked closely with law enforcement and firefighter lodges as well as other labor organizations including AFSCME, the Teamsters, and Teachers’ organization around the country and has a proven history of success when it comes to collective bargaining for its clients.
Wade Steen
Wade Steen, CPA
Wade Steen has more than 30 years of service working in public office and has worked as an accountant for more than 40 years. He previously served as CFO of the Cleveland Metroparks and as Franklin County Treasurer. In 2011, Wade was appointed as the Fiscal Officer of Cuyahoga County, a newly-created Cabinet-level position that consolidated the auditor, recorder and treasurer offices, along with the county budget, payroll and purchasing departments.
Wade previously served on the boards of the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio and the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority. He served two terms on Upper Arlington City Council and was past President and Treasurer of the Upper Arlington Education Foundation.
Wade was named CFO of the Year by Crain’s Cleveland Business and has also been recognized by Columbus Business First and the Ohio State University Alumni Association.
“Through good faith collective bargaining since late last year, we crafted a contract that provides an incentive for longtime officers to retire, rewards officers committed to service, change and reform, and attracts new, more diverse candidates to join our efforts to reform policing in Columbus.”
— Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther, following the unanimous passage of a contract that included a 14% raise for it’s officers. (WBNS 10TV)
“I think the overall tone of this audit was to say, ‘Look, you told us multiple times to show you the money. Now we've done your job for you. We showed you the money.’”
— Fraternal Order of Police President Jarred McCauley, commenting on an 300-page Steen & Company audit of Little Rock Fleet Services that found inefficiencies and mismanagement, ultimately resulting in a contract increase for Little Rock Police Officers. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
“The most noticeable thing Wade has done, while maybe not quantifiable, is restore trust in the county fiscal office. With Wade's leadership, there is a new sense of professionalism within the fiscal office.”
— Jeff Mowry, Cuyahoga County Chief Information Officer (Crain’s Cleveland Business)