About

About Us


Founded in 2017, Bernice A. Schweiss, LLC is family-owned and operated, with a focus on delivering the highest quality service to entrepreneurs, businesses and individuals. We provide comprehensive advisory/consulting, accounting and tax solutions, all delivered with a hands-on approach to the client relationship.


As a virtual, cloud-based firm, we have the agility needed to stay on top of emerging trends, navigate the shifting modern economy and serve clients spanning broad geographies. We use technology to enhance our data analysis so that we can get right to the most impactful insights about your business and put them to work for you.

We recently applied for certification as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE). Our team members have been certified as QuickBooks ProAdvisors and are actively engaged in the accounting industry, maintaining memberships with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA).


Meet Our Leadership


Our team brings together extensive experience, creativity and a focus on the client relationship to keep you on track toward your financial goals.

Bernice Schweiss CPA, CGMA, MST

Founder & President

Bernie Schweiss, our founder and president, brings more than four decades of public accounting experience to her client relationships. Specializing in tax compliance and tax and accounting consulting services for the full range of corporations, partnerships and individuals, Bernie works closely with business owners and decision makers to devise financial strategies that grow with their needs.

Deeply engaged in her industry and her community, Bernie is an active member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), serving as a member of the Executive Committee. She volunteers at Chatham University’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship where she lends her expertise to the Concept to Launch and Roadmap to $1MM programs, which aim to position women business owners to thrive. Through these contributions and more, Bernie has earned the recognition and respect of her peers and was named the 2017 winner of the PICPA Volunteer Service Award.

Bernie is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). She earned her Master of Science in Taxation (MST) from Robert Morris University, Bachelor of Science in Accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and is a lifetime member of the alumni associations for both institutions. A lifelong resident of western Pennsylvania, Bernie resides in McMurray, PA, where she shares a home with her 90-year old father and enjoys gardening and cross-stitch.


Stan Kleja, CPA, MSA, MBA

Vice President

Vice president Stan Kleja joined Bernice A. Schweiss, LLC in 2017 with an intense focus on data-driven strategic planning for entrepreneurs and small- to mid-sized businesses. An Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor, Stan specializes in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 31 overhead forecasting, scalable growth strategies, financial planning and small business taxation.

With an aptitude for math and love of puzzles, he excels at analyzing financial data to extract meaningful information and take our clients and their businesses to the next level.

Stan is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) from La Roche University, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Capella University and Bachelor of Arts in Music Technology: Sound Recording from Duquesne University. He is active with the PICPA, serving on the Western PA Tax Conference Committee and the Emerging CPAs Committee, and was honored as the organization’s 2019 Young Leader Award winner.

Embracing his firm’s founding principle, Stan has kept up his own passion for music and continues to enjoy playing piano. He lives in Coraopolis, PA, with his wife and black Labrador.


Part of Our Communities


As a woman-owned, family-operated firm, Bernice A. Schweiss, LLC takes its role in the community seriously. We are active in the organizations that are shaping our industry, and we regularly donate our time and expertise to Chatham University’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship, supporting programs to help women start and grow their businesses.

Over the years, we have volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House of Pittsburgh, Bethlehem Haven, a shelter for homeless people, and the local VA Hospital. We also have organized donations for Beverly’s Birthdays, which makes sure more than 30,000 vulnerable children each year are remembered on their special day.


Our close service relationships also provide us with the opportunity to contribute to the organizations that matter most to our clients, including March of Dimes, Habitat for Humanity, Toys for Tots and more.


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