Brian Clifford, CPA/ABV/CFF, CFE

Mr. Clifford is the founder of Monteagle Advisory and serves as the testifying expert for the firm’s forensic engagements.  He is a certified public accountant, accredited in business valuation, certified in financial forensics, and a certified fraud examiner.  He has provided clients with consulting and expert witness services in disputes, concentrating in areas of lost profits determinations, forensic accounting, financial investigations and valuation services in a variety of industries.  He has served as a financial consultant in numerous criminal fraud matters.  He has been designated as an expert witness in state and federal court.

Mr. Clifford is experienced in the reconstruction of accounting records and tracing the flow of cash to determine the sources and uses of funds.  He has investigated allegations of money laundering, bank and securities fraud, false claims, and bribery, amongst others.  He has provided consulting services to clients in connection with financially troubled and insolvent business.  He has analyzed potentially fraudulent or preferential transfers made by debtors; analyzed the ordinary course of business between debtor and creditor, and valued the consideration received when debtors transferred assets.  He has performed financial due diligence for pending acquisitions, assisted start-up businesses with the development of financial projections and operating models, and provided cash flow projections.

Mr. Clifford began his career in the audit department of a large public accounting firm and led financial audits of a wide variety of entities, including privately held, not-for-profit, and governmental clients, and thereafter was a partner at a regional forensic accounting firm.  

 

Education

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY
B.B.A., Accounting, magna cum laude, with concentrations in Statistics and Mathematics

Contact

Office: 205.547.1520

Email: bclifford@monteagleadvisory.com

Certifications & affiliations

  • Certified Public Accountant

  • Accredited in Business Valuation

  • Certified in Financial Forensics

  • Certified Fraud Examiner

  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

  • Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Community Involvement

  • St. Francis Xavier Catholic School - board member

  • Libby’s Friends - Past Member, board of directors, and treasurer