About Us
The Firm
Mr. Ravi Ramnarain is a CPA who has been nationally recognized as an "accounting and tax expert" by TIME Money Magazine and The Huffington Post.
He has 15 years of experience in the industry, specializing in Taxation, Outsourced CFO Services, Internal Audit, GAAP/SEC Reporting, Technical Accounting, and Internal Controls. Mr. Ramnarain also holds two Master's degrees (in Accounting and Taxation) and is very familiar with researching and interpreting the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. He runs the Firm alongside his wife, Chief Operating Officer Devyn Ramnarain (pictured), who has over 10 years of specialized marketing experience.
Background and Expertise
Mr. Ramnarain is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Florida, Massachusetts, and Arkansas. Aside from his prior experience as the CFO of a major Reverse Logistics company, he worked for 11 years in the Banking industry in Miami, FL. Prior to such, he spent two busy seasons as a Big 4 External Auditor in Boston, MA as well as in Miami. In all of these roles, Mr. Ramnarain spent countless hours meeting with Senior Management members pursuant to a variety of topics; functioning as the main liaison between the company and the External Auditors; developing a deep understanding of the Banking and Financial Services industries; and perfecting his extensive researching and documentation skills.
Mr. Ramnarain also spent 3 years as an Instructor for Becker CPA, the #1 CPA Exam Preparation company. He holds two Master's degrees -- the first one being a Master of Science in Accounting from Boston College and the second one being a Master of Taxation from Nova Southeastern University in South Florida.
Mr. Ramnarain completed his undergraduate work at Fordham University in New York City, where he majored in Business Administration (concentrating in Finance) while working 20 hours each week in the field of Credit Analysis at a major municipal bond insurance company.
Mr. Ramnarain's charitable work is also noteworthy as he is a Founding Forty member of the Envision Broward group within the United Way in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
While away from the office, Mr. Ramnarain, a fitness enthusiast, can be found doing gym cardiovascular work with Mrs. Ramnarain (who also works as a professional Model).
Services
Tax Preparation
Tax compliance and tax consulting/planning are simply mandatory with regard to every single individual/entity today. Whether you are an individual filer; sole proprietor; general partner; limited partner; LLC member; S-Corp. shareholder; or C-Corp. shareholder, contact Ravi Ramnarain, CPA, LLC today to determine how the Firm can help you!
Outsourced CFO Services
Small and medium-sized business owners usually have one major problem in common -- the inability to receive full payments from many of their customers in a timely manner. This situation has the potential to lead to employees not being paid on time; relationships with suppliers becoming strained; debt service requirements not being fully met; the very real overall possibility of the business collapsing; and ensuing personal financial issues. On top of all of this, many of these businesses cannot afford the services of a full-time CFO to create controls and efficiencies that would enhance things from a cash flow perspective. Why not allow Ravi Ramnarain, CPA, LLC to come to the rescue and create a system that allows you to focus on what you do best? Let the Firm handle all of the back-end work for you.
Technical Accounting/Financial Reporting
Public (and certain Private) companies have financial and regulatory reporting requirements on a yearly, quarterly, and on an as-needed/ad-hoc basis. The time required to prepare Financial Statements; Footnote Disclosures; Management Discussion and Analysis data; Annual Reports; mandated Technical Accounting Memorandums; and such can be significant. In addition, these services require a unique skill set that is not always easy to find nor cheap. Ravi Ramnarain, CPA, LLC has the ability to be the consummate resource for clients looking for specialized assistance within their reporting processes.
Bookkeeping
Owning your own business allows you to do the thing(s) that you enjoy doing -- except for handling the books! Allow Ravi Ramnarain, CPA, LLC to be your one-stop-shop in building your General Ledger system and, ultimately, your Balance Sheets, Income Statements, and Statements of Cash Flows.
Audit Support and Internal Controls
Every major company is required to have an Internal Audit function (in-house or outsourced); in addition, smaller companies require these types of services in the event of major transactions, acquisitions, and such.
At times, however, the cost of keeping these services in-house can be quite burdensome when escalating salary / bonus / benefit / tuition reimbursement demands are taken into account. In addition, the cost of procuring the big-name consulting firms with the necessary expertise can be an equally expensive proposition.
Ravi Ramnarain, CPA, LLC thus offers its clients the best of both worlds -- the required internal auditing expertise without the extreme costs/headaches.
The Firm can work on-location, off-location, or a combination of both -- it is totally up to the client! In any case, the firm will most definitely be at your beck and call 24/7 for the duration of any engagement.