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Julian Dozier

Julian Dozier CPA, ABV, CFF, CFE

Shareholder

Assurance Services; Assurance Department Leader

Private Sector

Julian Dozier has provided assurance, consulting, and other accounting services since 2006.  Julian is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance and a Master of Accounting. He has been involved in significant engagements which include forensic audits and litigation support related to both for-profit and governmental enterprises; audits, and other assurance engagements, primarily for commercial, insurance, and not-for-profit entities; and has provided accounting assistance and consulting services to the firm’s small-business clients.

Julian Dozier is knowledgeable in many areas of fraud prevention, detection, and investigation and has obtained the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential and the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) designation. Using those designations, Julian has been involved in substantially all forensic engagements performed by the firm since 2006. He is also Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) and is certified to perform Peer Reviews for accounting firms. Julian periodically leads continuing education seminars addressing professional standards and technical accounting topics. Additionally, Julian worked for six years in the construction industry providing project management support, which included percentage-of-completion accounting. Julian now serves as the Chair of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year.

Professional Associations:

  • Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
    • Member, Governing Council
    • Leadership Academy, Class VI
    • CFF and ABV credential holder
  • Member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA)
    • Chair, FY2022-23
    • Member, Governing Council
    • Member, Board of Directors
    • Past Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards Committee
      • Past Chairman
      • Past Vice Chairman
      • “Outstanding Committee”
  • Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
    • CFE credential holder

Community Activities:

  • Leadership Tallahassee
    • Leadership Tallahassee, Class XXXII
    • Past Chair, Leadership Tallahassee FY2021-22
    • Member, Board of Governors
    • Past Board of Directors
    • Co-Chair Leadership Tallahassee Recruitment Committee, Class XXXIV
  • Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce
    • Past Executive Committee
    • Past Board of Directors
    • Past Member, Access Tallahassee
    • Past Steering Committee member, Access Tallahassee
  • Past Board of Directors, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra
    • Past Chair, Finance Committee
    • Past Member, Executive Committee
    • Past Treasurer
    • Past Secretary
  • Past Board of Directors, LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts
    • Past Member, Finance Committee
    • Past Member, Facilities Committee
    • Past Member, Nominations Committee
  • Past Chair, Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway, Leon County, Florida Citizen’s Advisory Committee

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Florida State University
  • Master of Science in Accounting, Florida State University

Awards & Honors:

  • 2021, “40 Under 40” in the Accounting Profession, CPA Practice Advisor
  • 2016, “Standing Ovation” AICPA Forensic and Valuation Services Division
  • 2013, “Thirty Under 30” Florida State University Alumni Association
  • 2013, “26 Under 36” Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants