PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY AND EXPERTISE

Ali is a shareholder of the firm with over 15 years of experience in providing accounting and financial reporting, taxation, and management advisory services to a wide variety of clients.

He takes a personal interest in his clients and demonstrates there is more to traditional accounting than just number crunching. Ali assists the client’s management team in evaluating and implementing strategies related to growth, cash and cost management, and mergers and acquisitions. Clients frequently rely on Ali’s expertise in advisory services with start-up ventures, financial forecasting and budgeting, and business metrics. In addition, he handles forensic accounting engagements for fraud prevention, detection, and deterrence.

Prior to joining our firm, Ali was a shareholder at a local accounting firm. He was also one of the founding members of an international consulting firm where he co-developed a framework to improve cash cycle in small-to-medium size businesses.

Aside from work, Ali is a soccer and basketball enthusiast and he likes outdoor recreational activities with his family.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (Board Member)
• Tidewater Chapter of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants

CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS

• BANK @LANTEC (Community Advisory Board)
• CBDX, A Division of Central Business District Association of Virginia Beach (Past Treasurer and Board Member)
• Ocean View Kiwanis Club (Past Treasurer)

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE