Rochelle Chandler | Managing Partner & CPA
Rochelle Chandler was raised in the great state of Texas where she began her career as a professional accountant. Always a hardworking professional from the beginning, Rochelle worked full-time throughout her college career while taking night classes to receive her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1991, and soon after she expanded her knowledge by receiving her certified public accounting (CPA) license in 1992. In 1996, following over 7 years of working in corporate accounting, Rochelle founded Chandler & Knowles CPAs to focus on providing a more family-friendly lifestyle. As Chandler & Knowles has grown over the years so has Rochelle as she has advanced from providing only payroll administration services to specializing in assisting individuals, families, and businesses with strategies in tax reduction and financial planning.
Today, Rochelle serves an integral part of Chandler & Knowles by meeting with new and existing individual and business clients to identify tax reduction opportunities and better serve their financial needs. Through years of experience, she has developed personalized methodologies that help the team at Chandler & Knowles visualize the goals, threats, and opportunities of each individual client and business with great detail.
Rochelle is an expert in tax preparation and advanced tax planning strategies that can help her clients assess finances to save and prevent costly mistakes. Another area of expertise for Rochelle is helping clients understand the risks and protection of assets through estate planning. For businesses, Rochelle has extensive experience in businesses structuring that can help organizations reduce tax implications, liabilities, and risks.
Rochelle is a proud member of the Institute for Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and is an American Payroll Association (APA) certified payroll professional. She is also a member of the Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Professional Women, an organization dedicated to making the Flower Mound, TX community a vital place to live and do business.
In her personal life, Rochelle lives with her four daughters, step son, and husband in Flower Mound. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family, golfing, riding her bike, and boating.
Client Testimonials:
"Rochelle Chandler / Owner, is an exceptional and compassionate individual who is very passionate about here job. I know that when Rochelle tells me something it is truly for my best interest. I have no fears when it comes to them handling all my confidential information, and making sure I am taking care of and protected."
~ Sylvie Broussard
"When I exhausted all alternatives, I contacted Chandler & Knowles, CPA. They were very professional. I met with Rochelle Chandler in the afternoon. Next day, all my work was complete and their charges were half of what I was quoted by some bookkeepers. They demonstrated absolute professionalism and accuracy in their work. My next step will be meeting with them for my financial planning."
~ Al Haddad
"We were pretty far behind on some estate, trust and llc taxes that have all gotten jumbled. Rochelle was able to jump right in and start getting things sorted out. She didn't try to upsell me on other services, was frank with what she needed, and incredibly prompt and responsive to my concerns which was a need of mine given some previous dealings with other accounting firms. I really appreciated that."
~ John Graham
"Very professional and knowledgeable. Very pleased with the response and easy of doing business. Rochelle is wonderful to work with. We would use this firm again in the future."
~ Yvonne Taylor