Overview
Sheila Moran brings clarity to the next right steps—helping leaders move forward with confidence, unlock potential, and create meaningful impact.
As a Principal within CLA’s Client Accounting & Advisory Services (CAAS) team, Sheila works alongside organizations navigating change—whether driven by growth, leadership transitions, system challenges, transactions, or increasing complexity. In those moments, leaders often need more than answers; they need clarity on what comes next.
Drawing on her experience serving in CFO and Controller roles, Sheila helps simplify financial and operational challenges, connect the dots across people, data, and processes, and guide leadership teams toward the issues that matter most. Her approach is practical and forward-looking: identify the next right steps, create momentum, and build confidence in the path ahead.
Sheila is energized by helping leaders see what is possible. That often means connecting organizations to the right resources, capabilities, and expertise so they can take meaningful action and continue moving forward.
At the core of her work is a simple belief: clarity unlocks potential. When leaders have clarity on where to go next, they are better positioned to drive meaningful, lasting impact within their organizations and communities.
Education
Sheila earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
Publications & Thought Leadership
- Board Director and Audit Committee Guide to Fiduciary Responsibilities: Ten Critical Steps to Protecting Yourself and Your Organization (AMACOM, 2013)
- Developed and delivered fraud risk management and fraud-related compliance training courses for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).
In the community
Sheila serves on the audit committee and board of governors for the Milwaukee chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).