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William "Bill" Blend, CPA, CFE
Principal
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Bill Blend is a Principal at MSL and a member of the Firm’s Audit and Accounting Team.  Bill has over 15 years of public and private sector accounting experience.

Professional Experience

Bill has performed audits on over 23 governmental entities.  Bill has substantial experience in planning, performing, supervising, reviewing, and preparing financial statements related to the audits of governmental entities subject to governmental auditing standards, Federal Single Audit requirements, and Florida Single Audit requirements.  He has experience in revenue bond covenant compliance and audits under federal and Florida Single Audit.

Bill has completed over 80 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) in the areas of governmental accounting and auditing within the past two years.  Bill is a Certified Fraud Examiner by the Committee of the Board of Regents and is also trained in the use of the “IDEA” data mining software.

Education and Certifications

• Long Island University, BS - Accounting

• Certified Public Accountant – State of Florida, State Board of Accountancy

• Certified Fraud Examiner – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Affiliations

• Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

• Member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA)

• Member of the Florida Government Finance Officers Association (FGFOA)

• Member of the FGFOA Conference Committee

• Instructor for the FGFOA and develops and teaches firm auditing classes

• FICPA Discussion Leader – Ethics for Governmental CPAs in Florida

• Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

• FICPA High School Coordinator for Seminole County
   

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