Team Details

Certified Public Accountant with over 42 years of experience. She graduated from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. After graduation, she joined an international CPA firm (the “Big 8” at that time), where she attained the position of audit manager in charge of training for the audit department. Later, she served as comptroller for Volkswagen of Puerto Rico and as manager of a local accounting firm, overseeing the scheduling of the audit department. Between 1992 and 2022, Mrs. Raíces joined CPA Kermit Lucena and later became vice president of LRPSC. Her experience in public accounting includes retail, wholesale, manufacturing, leasing, mortgage banking, and nonprofit organizations. She has also provided litigation support services, including court appearances as an expert witness. She possesses vast experience in agreed-upon procedures, such as gross sales audits and factor liens reviews. Her work specialties include auditing financial statements, management and financial reporting systems, financial projections, and forecast budgeting, among others. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants, for which she served as Director and Treasurer from 1985 to 1986. Mrs. Raíces was also a member of the Puerto Rico Board of Accountancy from 2011 to 2013.