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Professional Experience

Tim is a partner at Benford Brown & Associates, LLC. He has devoted a substantial portion of his career to serving the needs of not-for-profit organizations and government agencies. Tim has extensive experience in financial, compliance, and single audits in accordance with Uniform Guidance (formerly OMB Circular A-133). He has also planned and performed various financial and compliance audits and agreed-upon procedures engagements for different not-for-profit organizations and government entities for nearly 30 years. Tim has acquired advanced skills such as government and not-for-profit accounting and auditing, single audits in accordance with Uniform Guidance, community colleges, student financial aid, state-funded grant programs, internal controls review and analysis, accounting software implementation and training, and corporate and individual taxation. Tim also provides advisory services for small and medium sized businesses focused on enhancing growth and profitability. Lastly, he performs peer reviews of CPA firms with similar types of practices as BB&A. 



Tim is a licensed CPA in the State of Illinois. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and has served on the Executive Committee of the Private Company Practice Section (PCPS). He is a member of the Illinois CPA Society and has served on the Peer Review Acceptance Committee and Audit and Accounting Services Committee. He is also a member of the National Association of Black Accountants and has served in various capacities within the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) including Treasurer for NABA-Central Region and NABA-Chicago. Tim has also served as a board member of the Chicago Community Land Trust. Tim is also actively involved with the Diverse Organization of Firms, Inc. as the Programs Committee chairman. 

Tim earned his B.S. in Accountancy from Florida A&M University. 

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