Brian Wendroff, CPA
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Brian J. Wendroff, CPA Title: Managing Partner Contact: Email Brian 703-574-4892 |
| Service Expertise |
| · Small Business · CFO Consulting · Budgeting & Forecasting · Individual Tax · Non-Profit Organizations · Franchise Business Accounting |
Personal Quote:
“At Wendroff & Associates, one principle guides all others: Be proactive and exceed the client’s every expectation as the business owner’s most trusted adviser. We know that being an entrepreneur is risky, everything is on you to fail or succeed. But make no mistake: entrepreneurs are the most important people to our economy. They birth the new and they create opportunity. And we cherish the opportunity to support their mission.”
Background & Experience:
Following four years of Military service, including a tour at the Pentagon for the Secretary of Defense’s Office, and work experience as a staff accountant at the International Accounting Standards Board in London, England, Brian founded Wendroff & Associates, CPA in 2005. He quickly established himself as an Entrepreneur’s CPA and an expert in technologically advanced accounting systems, being one of the first firms nationwide to offer complete online accounting solutions. Since its founding, Wendroff & Associates has doubled in size each year and Brian has continued to upgrade the firm’s business advisory services to include outsourced CFO services, budgeting and forecasting models and free monthly accounting and tax strategy webinars. As Brian is fond of saying, A CPA firm needs to think of its clients throughout the year, not just at tax time.
Brian serves as the as the firm’s small business and franchisee specialist, working closely with entrepreneurs to help them develop strategic accounting systems to make more informed business decisions to grow their organizations effectively. He is also a Service Disabled Veteran, and he works with government contractors to develop strategic cost cutting systems and multistate tax strategies. Brian is currently working on an E-Book detailing various QuickBooks Online strategies for small business owners. He is a graduate of George Mason University, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Brian serves on Intuit’s QuickBooks Online Advisory Board and in 2009 was nominated as an SBA Financial Services Champion of the Year and selected as one of the 100 most insightful people to follow on Twitter.
Brian’s favorite part of being a CPA is working with business owners to help them reach their organizational goals and create opportunities. Ask him why, and he will tell you, “Entrepreneurs solve problems, that’s what they do. And to be part of their team, to help them create solutions, that’s the most rewarding part of the job.”
Education:
• B.S. – Accounting, George Mason University, Virginia
Licensing & Certifications:
• CPA, Virginia
Professional & Community Service Involvement:
• Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Member of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Member of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce
• Intuit QuickBooks Online Advisory Board Member
• Arlington Small Business CEO Roundtable
On the Personal Side:
• On the weekends, Brian and his wife Kerry enjoy spoiling their Chihuahua Beka
• He is a passionate fisherman, both freshwater and saltwater
• Brian’s father was in the Guinness Book of World Records for Fire Eating and Brian can occasionally put out a torch
