William “Bill” Miller Jr., CPA of Counsel
With more than 35 years of public accounting experience, Bill has helped his clients challenge their business philosophies and offers suggestions to help make them more successful. He has vast experience in accounting, auditing and reporting, and concentrates in the following areas:
Assurance Services
Public and Private Enterprises, including Nonprofits
Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and SEC Filings
Professional Service Firms
Hospitality Industry
Manufacturing
Bill successfully maneuvered the Firm through the Great Recession, while improving client service and maintaining overall Firm profitability.
Bill’s notable career accomplishments include:
Increased a midsize, publicly held company's level of service, maintained its quality, and led the team that reduced its audit fee by 50%
Solved a “going concern problem” reported in the audit of and improved the financial integrity and credibility of a 50-store, fast-food franchisee by applying appropriate accounting standards and correcting mistakes of previous auditors
Thorough review and analysis of documentation, field audits and serving as a consultant to attorneys played a key role in saving the State of Florida over $10 million in claims for a highway construction project
Conducted audits and forensic investigations that led to the recovery of over $100,000 in payroll costs from a contractor
Audited and investigated cost overruns for a theme park client’s new ride, confirmed validity of overrun, and recommended a solution that still kept the project on time and on budget
Increased level of service and decreased audit fees by 50 percent for a state authority
Saved a $4 million line of credit for a client with international operations through proactive and outside-the-box thinking that resulted in a change of reporting methodologies that eliminated dependence upon a third party's foreign financial statements
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
BS Degree in Accounting, Florida A&M University
CPA, Certified Public Accountant, licensed in Florida
AWARDS AND HONORS
Awarded the Orlando Business Journal’s, 2010 Most Influential Man in the Professional Services Industry
Central Florida’s 100 Most Influential People List, Orlando Business Journal
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Central Florida’s Service to Mankind Award Recipient