Novum Advisory, PLLC

02/26/2026

Productivity goes to zero when Caralee brings the new employee Murphy to the office! 😊

02/24/2026

Congratulations to our very own Caralee Pitts Ferrell who was asked to participate in the first Business Advisory Council for Madison the City Business Network! Caralee is a valuable employee and will be an amazing asset Madison the City!

02/05/2026

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11/11/2025

There are still a few days left to participate in the MSCPA Days of Service Food Drive! If you'd like to donate some of the items below to help those in need this holiday season, please drop the items by our office before Friday! Thank you to the Mississippi Society of CPAs for making these service opportunities happen!

11/07/2025

Here is the first of many Fun Friday posts from Novum! We cannot believe it is November and that the holiday season is upon us. See below for a popular question!

11/05/2025

There are many things to check off the list at year-end to ensure smooth audits. Novum Advisory is happy to help you!

10/22/2025

Novum had a wonderful time sponsoring the 2025 Small Town Conference last week hosted by the Mississippi Municipal League in Philadelphia, MS. We enjoyed getting to know the Mayors, and Alderpersons from all across our state!

09/15/2025

Hello All! We are happy to say that we have been busy the past few months and continue to gain more clients! We'd love to add you or your company to the mix. See below a few tips to help you prepare for your audit!

07/14/2025

05/12/2025

We would be happy to help your county, school district, or city with their audits! See our Auditing Tips below!

03/05/2025

We are rounding out our partner spotlights with our managing partner, Stephanie Palmertree. Before co-founding Novum with Angela, Jason and Michael, Stephanie served as the Deputy State Auditor and the Director of the Financial and Compliance Division for the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor. Stephanie has led numerous hours of continued professional education and training on many various governmental topics and accounting skills to governmental auditors around the U.S. Stephanie also served as the Director of Finance and Administration for the Mississippi Museum of Art, Mississippi’s largest art museum. She also worked for Certified Public Accounting firms as a staff and senior auditor and specialized in governmental accounting. Stephanie received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Mississippi College in 2004 and her Master of Professional Accountancy degree from Mississippi State University in 2005. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. Stephanie has over eighteen years of governmental and non-profit audit and accounting experience. She has served the CPA community in Mississippi as a Board of Governor, a Governmental Auditing Committee Member, and a Young CPA Board Member for the Mississippi Society of CPAs (MSCPA). She is also the recipient of the AICPA Outstanding CPA in Government Impact Award – State Level for 2020 and served as a Technical Advisor to the AICPA Auditing Standards Board.

When Stephanie is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Ryan, son Xander (12), and son Corbin (4). She also has the warmest spot in her heart of her fur babies, Xena a fluffy goldendoodle, Samson a sweet schnauzer, Archie the mutt, Sasha the head of the house cat, and Callie, the cat who was rescued from a car.

Stephanie is very knowledgable in all areas of governmental accounting. Call her and set up a meeting today to discuss your governmental accounting needs!

02/26/2025

Our office cat, Honey says, "What do you want from me?" I just lay around doing nothing all day while y'all have to deal with accounting and auditing.