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Profile:
DP George & Company LLC, (DPG) is a CPA firm and a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) established in 2008 to provide auditing, accounting, and financial management services to the Federal government. We have over five years of corporate success providing services to improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the operations of Federal agencies. Our areas of focus include audit & attestation, accounting & financial reporting, internal controls & audit remediation reviews, budgeting, strategic human capital planning, web based training, and cost & allocation models.
Leadership
DPG's CEO is Mr. Dewey P. George, CPA, CDFM. Mr. George has over 16 years' experience as a Federal contractor, working in three separate firms before starting DPG in 2008. He is an Army veteran with over 27 years of active duty Army experience, the last eight years of which he served in the Pentagon in PPBE and operations research systems analysis (ORSA) assignments on the Army Staff and the Joint Staff. As a Federal contractor, Mr. George has performed as a program/project manager, director, vice president, senior vice president, subject matter expert, audit manager and audit partner. After retiring from the Army in 1997, Mr. George obtained his CPA and began his consulting career with SOZA & Company, Ltd, a CPA firm based in Fairfax, VA, where he became a Vice President of the Financial Services Group and led both its financial management consulting business area and federal audit practice. After SOZA was acquired by Perot Systems Government Services in 2003, Mr. George moved into a Senior Vice President role leading a profit/loss center which grew to $46 Million in annual revenue and included over 40 individual projects. Mr. George is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, holds a Masters degree in ORSA-Management from the Naval Postgraduate School and is a graduate of the Army War College. Mr. George was an Army infantry officer with various command and staff assignments, including a ground combat tour in the Republic of Vietnam. DPG's Chief Operating Officer (COO) is Mr. Michael A. Smith, CPA, CGFM. Joining DPG in 2009, Mr. Smith is a former Deputy CFO with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) where he managed the Commission's financial statement and Treasury reporting functions. Prior to his nine years at the FCC, Mr. Smith was a Senior Manager with SOZA & Company, Ltd., where he managed and performed on CFO Act audits, compliance audits and other federal consulting engagements over an eight-year period. Mr. Smith provides DPG with credit reform accounting expertise gained while consulting on various programs within the U.S. Treasury and accounting for the auction loan portfolio of the FCC.
Culture/Philosophy
As a Veteran-owned firm, providing support to the Military and Homeland Defense missions is a key component of our culture and philosophy. Many of our leaders and employees have served in in the military and take pride in continuing to support our veterans through contract and community service efforts. We actively seek opportunities to provide support to veterans. We currently support the Department of Veterans Affairs in providing benefits counseling support to service members exiting military service at Fort Dix, McGuire AFB, Lakehurst Naval Facility, Fort Drum and Hanscom Air Force Base. We also support the Department of Defense in strategic human capital planning and web-based curriculum development for the DoD Comptroller's office and the DoD Financial Management Certification Program.
As a CPA firm, we follow established quality control standards to ensure that our staff is free from conflicts and properly trained, and that our work products meet or exceed the attestation or consulting standards applicable to each individual engagement. Our project management approaches establish clear lines of communication within the team and external to our clients while our tiered supervision approach ensures sound and complete review of documents prior to release to our clients.
As a small business, DPG provides a personal level of service that stems from the direct involvement of our partners and senior management as working members of each project team. Our clients have access to and work directly with DPG partners who are knowledgeable with the details of the project when discussing issues or developing solutions. Our goal on each project is to establish communication lines directly to the partner or manager level accountable for the project that allow for issues to be address quickly and effectively without having to rise through a chain of command. |
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Overview:
Services
Audit & Attestation Services
DPG is well versed in Federal auditing standards and requirements and can perform CFO Act audits, financial statement audits, compliance audits, performance audits and agreed-upon procedures that meet AICPA and Government Auditing Standards. Performing audits within the Federal Government can be a complex business, especially with ever increasing reporting requirements and auditing standards. To ensure compliance, DPG has established a Quality Assurance program consistent with AICPA standards. A copy of our current peer review report can be viewed here Peer Review - 43KB PDF.
Accounting & Financial Reporting Support
The complexity of reporting requirements placed on Federal agencies has placed a significant demand on available resources. DPG has the knowledge and experience to assist Federal agencies with accounting and financial reporting needs. For example, we offer assistance in performing account reconciliations, researching and processing transactions, and preparing financial statements and related reports. DPG also maintains expertise in credit reform accounting to assist agencies in recording program subsidy transactions, re-estimates, and modifications.
In today's environment, financial reporting is a significant undertaking, which requires an understanding of myriad Federal reporting requirements (e.g., OMB Circular A-136, FASAB Standards, USSGL Guidance, the Treasury Financial Manual, and agency policies). However, understanding the standards is not enough. It is crucial that this core knowledge is enhanced by the experience of implementing such standards. Furthermore, an understanding of the entity's legislation, mission, operations, and financial systems is what helps bring a set of financial statements into a well-developed Financial Reporting package. DPG considers these options in assisting agencies with financial reporting.
Internal Control and Audit Readiness Reviews
The Federal government has always been concerned with sound internal control. With the many financial scandals throughout the private sector, and the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), the Federal government placed an even greater focus on federal agencies and departments to reevaluate current policies relating to internal control over financial reporting and management related responsibilities. Accordingly, OMB Circular A-123 was revised through Appendix A-Internal Control over Financial Reporting. OMB Circular A-123, brings to the forefront management responsibilities for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. DPG assists agencies in establishing sound internal control documentation, establishing and maintaining an internal control assessment program, testing controls internally, summarizing and reporting results and supporting annual assurance or similar statements at the department or division level. DPG can also assist in complying with IPIA, IPERA and IPERIA requirements.
DPG provides assistance in determining the audit readiness of a particular program, financial statement line item or other area requested by our client. We are currently performing these types of services within the Department of Defense. Our federal audit background provides us with the knowledge and expertise to advise agencies on the standards their controls and data must meet in order to achieve audit readiness. We provide recommendations on how to improve procedures, develop stronger controls, and enhance the data collection and retention process in order to become auditable. DPG also has a proven process for managing the information request process that is involved with any audit.
Budgeting
We assist agencies in assessment and improvement of the budget formulation and execution processes; conduct special reviews to resolve budget formulation or budget execution issues and provide technical assistance to improve budget preparation or execution processes.
Strategic Human Capital Management
DPG is expert in the Federal government human capital policies, programs, and practices which must support an agency's Strategic Plan. DPG assists the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) comply with congressional mandates in the development of the Strategic Workforce plan for the DoD 54,000-strong financial management workforce.
Web Based Training
DPG has a proven record of successfully developing computer based training in accordance with NASBA, SCORM, and Section 508 Compliance standards that can be delivered via a web based application.
Costing and Allocation Models
With expertise in both financial management an operations research, DPG has a unique capability to develop simple, yet effective cost and allocation models for Federal managers. Our approach is to develop transparent models, train Federal employees to use them and then turn the model over to the agency to sustain. |
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