Victor W. Vaccaro, Jr., CPA/ABV, CFF, CDA, is a principal with over 28 years of experience providing valuation, accounting and consulting services for architectural and engineering firms. He regularly performs valuations for mergers and acquisitions, internal ownership transfers, and transactions with Employee Stock Ownership Plans. In addition, he specializes in performing business valuations for financial reporting purposes. Vic provides consulting services in the areas of ownership transition, industry benchmarking, profitability enhancement, improved budgeting, and strategic planning initiatives. He also assists clients with matters related to their overhead rate in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
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Professional Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant in New York State, Illinois, Indiana and North Carolina
- Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) by the AICPA
- Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
- Certified Design Accountant (CDA)
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Professional Affiliations
- Certified Design Accountants Association (CDAA), Member
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)
- Associate Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY)
- Risk Management Association (RMA), Empire Chapter, Elected Director
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Community Involvement
- Treasurer of Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) Alliance
- Treasurer for the Board of Members of the East Area Family YMCA
- Board of Directors and Finance Committee Member of the Greater Syracuse YMCA
- Board of Directors of the Fayetteville-Manlius Little League
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Education
- Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Finance, Clarkson University, 1990
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Publications
- Successful Ownership Transition for the Design Professional – Dannible/McKee and Associates, Ltd, Instructor
- Planning for a Successful Ownership Transition – Dannible & McKee, LLP Tax & Financial Planning Conference, November 2018
- Ten Suggestions for Improving Profitability and Increasing Business - Dannible & McKee, LLP Annual Tax & Financial Planning Conference, November 2017
- Training and Consultation on FAR Audits of Oregon Consultants - Oregon Department of Transportation, External Audit Services, June 2017
- “Understanding the Value of Your AE Firm,” Deltek.com, January 2017 • Evaluate Financial and Tax Provisions of Key Agreements – Dannible & McKee, LLP Tax & Financial Planning Conference, November 2016
- Identifying Issues in Audited FAR Indirect Cost Rate Schedules - 2015 American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Audit Conference, July 2015
- Understanding FAR Overhead Rates and Audits - American Council of Engineering Companies of New York 2015 Winter Conference/CFO Program Track, January 2015
- The Importance of Loan Covenants and Their Impact on Annual Financial Statements - Risk Management Association’s Empire Chapter 2014 Fall Conference, November 2014
- Firm Valuation and Managing for Profitability - Revenue is Vanity, Margin is Sanity, Cash is King! - AIA New York State Design Conference, October 2014
- Financial Ratio Analysis and Managing Your Firm for Profitability – Axium A/E Industry Seminar, May 2014
