Maria Pearman, CPA is an expert the beverage alcohol industry. Maria specializes in • establishing internal accounting process• reviewing financial reports• budgeting• cash flow forecasting• financial strategy • transaction planningAdditionally, Maria wrote Small Brewery Finance and Accounting published in 2019, and Distillery Finance published in 2022. She also has taught in the Business of Craft Beer programs at University of Vermont and Portland State University. She earned her BA from the College of Charleston in her home state of South Carolina. Specialties: finance, managerial accounting, budgeting, tax accounting, tax planning and provisions, Quickbooks ProAdvisor, payroll accounting, business strategy, team management, marketing, business development, leadership, project management, Ekos software, Orchestrated Beer software, Netsuite, Crafted software.