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Brown Edwards Named in ICCIFP - Brown Edwards

Written by Laura Sprouse | Feb 12, 2016 4:03:59 PM

Brown Edwards is proud to be included in the top 10 firms in the country in the number of Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP) certifications on staff.  As demonstrated leaders in the Construction industry, our experience and expertise can help your company thrive.

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www.iccifp.org/public-accounting

Many public accounting firms have construction clients, but construction may not be a major practice area. The firms that have CCIFPs on staff have demonstrated commitment to the industry and competence in construction financial management.

Construction accounting is a specialty much like cardio thoracic surgery is a specialty for a medical doctor. When you search for a medical professional, board certification demonstrates proficiency, and the same logic applies whether you are hiring a legal or accounting professional.

Public accounting professionals with the CCIFP designation must have a minimum 4,000 hours professional experience in construction in addition to showing expertise in eight knowledge domains, and only two of the knowledge domains are accounting related:

  1. Accounting and reporting
  2. Income recognition methods
  3. Risk management
  4. Budgeting and planning
  5. Legal
  6. Human resources
  7. Taxes
  8. Information technology