John Staehler Email & Phone Number

Vrakas CPAs + Advisors has been providing certified public accounting and business advisory services since 1971. With nearly 100 professionals, our experience, size and resources enable us to provide services in a variety of areas including, assurance, tax, computer consulting and business valuations. We specialize in working with closely-held businesses and their owners in a variety of industries including, construction, manufacturing & distribution, dealerships, nonprofit, professional services, real estate and retail. We also have extensive experience working with Private Equity and ESOP owned companies. To provide the best service, we build customized teams of professionals around our clients in order to create an environment of personalized attention that makes sense for the success of their business.Our Purpose At Vrakas CPAs + Advisors, we strive to take the financial worry off business owners’ plates so they can concentrate on running their business, servicing their customers and staying ahead of their competition.Experience the Vrakas Difference...Accounting with a Personality.We are committed to quality and outstanding service. Our emphasis is to ensure clients are being served by qualified professionals who not only provide required compliance services, but who also make practical business recommendations.

Listed skills include Accounting, Cpa, Business Development, Auditing, and 8 others.

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  Shareholder And Managing Director (Kenosha Office)

  Vrakas Cpas + Advisors

  Jan 1995 - Present - Brookfield, Wi

  I joined Vrakas CPAs + Advisors in 1995 and currently serve as a Shareholder in the assurance and accounting department.- Significant experience working with clients in the construction industry in southeastern Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa. I am a member of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) and regularly attend construction industry specific training to stay up to date on the latest trends. I also serve clients in the manufacturing and distribution, professional services, dealerships and real estate industries.- Specialize in helping closely-held, for-profit businesses look behind the numbers. Serving as a key business advisor for my clients, I am able to evaluate a business from the inside out and provide recommendations for uncovering value within a company’s internal processes and procedures. I take a proactive approach to ensure his clients are maximizing their potential for profitability.- Search for ways in which my clients can achieve greater efficiency and streamline their operations. I have assisted with several corporate reorganizations and also provides monthly financial analysis and assistance with budgeting and reporting for growing companies.- Experience working with a variety of transaction advisory service projects, with a primary focus on the financial and tax aspects of businesses. I have experience leading buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence projects, negotiating positions and structuring deals.- Provide valuation services for Vrakas Business Valuations, Inc. As a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, I maintain the most up-to-date information regarding valuation and fraud topics and performs in accordance with the highest standards of quality service.

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  University Of Wisconsin-Whitewater

  Accounting