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Greater San Diego Area

PBO Advisory Group delivers strategic business consulting, outsourced accounting services and day-to-day operational support to start-ups, emerging, public, private, government, and non-profit organizations. We fill the gaps in your in-house teams or serve as your entire department, onsite or remotely. Our core services include outsourced accounting, compliance, businesses advisory, and human resources.Known for our responsiveness, reliability and accessibility, PBO Advisory’s flexible and scalable approach fits the needs of our clients at significantly less cost than full-time employees or Big 4 resources. With more than 60 professionals on staff, each with diverse accounting and business experience, we provide the Pacific Southwest region with highly skilled, incomparable financial and advisory expertise.Our roots date back to 2012 when we were founded by Mike Ford, under the name of Pro Back Office. We have evolved over the years to meet the changing needs of our clients and their specific industries, and have helped hundreds of companies grow and prosper.Our PBO Advisory professionals have Big 4, public accounting, and both large and small business experience, with many having their CPA, MBA or other advanced degrees and professional certifications. Our group has expertise in multiple industries, including construction and related industries, craft breweries, life sciences, manufacturing and distribution, not for profit, professional services, real estate and property management, retail, and technology.PBO Advisory works with you to learn the unique aspects of your organization. Our engagements with clients often become long-term business relationships in which our group is an integral part of operations as you proceed through your business lifecycle.

Greater San Diego Area

IPSA International, a root9B Technologies, Inc. company, assists clients in mitigating risks throughout the world. The information and analysis we provide is utilized to increase and protect our clients’ investments and assets by offering improved transparency to the choices they make or uncovering wrongdoings in their organization. We accomplish this by providing timely, accurate and actionable intelligence. Our professionals specialize in conducting high-end consulting and investigating with expertise in services ranging from complex financial crime and intellectual property issues to conducting risk assessments and comprehensive due diligence on a potential partner or customer. The firm's primary areas of focus include Anti-Money Laundering, Investigative Due Diligence, Enterprise Risk Management, Litigation Support and Cyber Security services.

Greater San Diego Area

RoseRyan is a professional services company specializing in finance and accounting, governance, risk and compliance and business performance and technology services. Provided advisory and consulting services to governance, risk and compliance, emerging business and project and interim clients. Q5 Group was established through a spin-off of the Southern California operations of RoseRyan, Inc. On September 1, 2010, it became part of Premier Alliance Group, a national company with over 200 consultants. Premier Alliance Group became IPSA International. Q5 was a finance and accounting company specializing in interim and project resources to public, private and governmental entities in areas of accounting/finance, information technology and corporate governance.

Directed accounting/finance for wholesale distribution companies—A/R, A/P, GL, payroll, cash forecasting, period closing, financial reporting, budgeting, variance reporting, business modeling, fixed assets, banking relationships, audit liaison, LOC collections, A/R insurance, receivables factoring, business insurance, and credit requests. Administered health, life, worker’s comp, disability insurance plans and POP plan. Coordinated implementation of MS Great Plains 7.5 accounting system and accounting processes. Developed a company process model, led process development brainstorming, and documented processes. Developed a business model used to forecast the financial impact of investing in multiple business lines. Developed/implemented a budgeting model for 27 departments and created/defined a chart of accounts. Performed business start-up activities for two companies—acquired seller’s permits, business tax licenses, insurances, banking relationships, and EDD registrations.

Managed FP&A and backroom operations department with over 20 staff members for the Fiduciary and Asset Management Group. Gave executive committee presentations and worked with all levels of management to increase profitability for 45 responsibility centers. Directed the preparation and analysis of budgets, forecasts, financial plans, financial statements and variance reporting, activity-based cost accounting, transfer pricing, profitability measurement, Bank Profit Center Accounting (PCA) system, strategic planning and bench marking. Directed day-to-day accounting operations of $80 million of customer billing and accounts receivable, $4 billion of daily cash reconciliations and $75 billion of asset reconciliation. Directed business resumption and risk management functions. Key member of cross-functional team that merged group operations and integrated the trust accounting systems for mergers, implemented new products, and evaluated key trust accounting systems. Also directed a divisional service quality program, filed regulatory and SEC reports, and acted as liaison to Federal and State examiners to coordinate regulatory examinations.

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Ba Economics