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Published on: 3/3/2009
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Gary L. Freed
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Gary L. Freed, CPA/ABV, CVA, CFEPartner3003 North Central Avenue, Suite 1050Phoenix, AZ 85012-2902(602) 266-2248(602) 279-8994 , Fax
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Gary Freed is the Arizona VFS practice leader.Throughout his 30-year professional career, he has been involved in the planning, supervision, and management of numerous client engagements in the wholesale and distribution industries, manufacturing, retail, not-for-profit, real estate, franchise, financial institutions, and professional corporations.Mr. Freed's experience includes litigation support, including complex accounting reconstructions, business loss, damage analysis and lost profits; business valuations; peer review of CPA firms; CPA investigation for the Arizona State Board of Accountancy; management consulting; business start-ups, forecasts, and projections; and audits, reviews, and compilations.
Prior to his work with Clifton Gunderson, Mr. Freed was the Vice President of Finance for a financial services holding company and computer software developer where he directed financial operations, including financial projections, strategic planning, budgeting, general ledger, bank, credit and vendor relationships, and financial statements.Mr. Freed was also on the audit staff of an international CPA firm rising to the level of Audit Manager.His responsibilities included planning, supervising, management of audit engagements and client relationships, and damage analysis.
Mr. Freed is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with high distinction.He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and holds the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) designation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).He also holds the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and the Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) designation from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA).Mr. Freed is a member of the Arizona State Board of Accountancy Law Review Advisory Board and has been very active in community service endeavors.He is a member of the Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants (ASCPA) and is on its Business Valuation & Litigation Services Committee.Mr. Freed has served on various other committees, including as chair for two terms of the Auditing and Accounting Committee, and has been a discussion leader for numerous ASCPA technical training courses.