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Expert Profile


JeFreda Brown
Financial and Business Compliance Coach, Goshen Business Group LLC

Financial and Business Compliance Coach, JeFreda Brown, helps maximize the business potential of small to large sized businesses, nonprofits, Government agencies, colleges, organizations, agencies, and self-employed individuals.

As CEO of Goshen Business Group, LLC (formerly Brown Accounting Solutions, LLC), she is able to provide a unique suite of specialized services that are customized for an organization’s particular needs. Some of her areas of expertise include tax planning, budget preparation, DCAA audit consulting, Government contract accounting system & internal controls compliance consulting, pricing proposal development, financial management, payroll compliance, business development/management consulting, professional development training, train the trainer services, business planning, grant writing, 501(c)(3) preparation, and more.

With over 16 years of business experience in areas such as accounting, finance, real estate, taxes, federal auditing (DoD), low income housing tax credits, project and compliance management, contract administration, human resources, and teaching, JeFreda is one of America’s Premiere Financial & Business Compliance Coaches. JeFreda earned her BS degree in Math from Mississippi State University with a minor in Spanish. She also has an MBA in Finance from Mississippi College.

She has provided training workshops for multiple organizations including Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), American Express OPEN, Central Alabama Women’s Business Center, University of Alabama Huntsville SBDC and PTAC, Jefferson State University PTAC, and Operation HOPE.

In November 2010, JeFreda was chosen as the winner of the Black Enterprise Magazine and Porsche Cars’ Intelligent Performers contest out of over 300 entries across the country. JeFreda has been featured in numerous print and online articles for various industry websites, blogs, and magazines including US News, YFS Magazine, DailyWorth, & Intuit Small Business Blog. She has also been interviewed on Bloomberg Radio and The Ambitious Entrepreneur Show. She is the Author of the eBook, 12 Reasons You Need an Accountant for Your Small Business available on Amazon. JeFreda is also featured in the forthcoming book, How To be #HLIC Head Lady in Charge as well as the Head Ladies in Charge movie. She will be featured as an expert Business Coach in the online TV Show, Marathon of Excellence in the summer of 2014. She is also an Adjunct Professor for The University of Alabama Birmingham’s Collat Business School in the Accounting and Finance department.

Trainings by Expert

Are You Ready for a DCAA Audit?
Category: Financial Services and Trading

Payroll Tax Records: What to Keep, What to Toss and who are accountable
Category: Banking and Financial Services , HR Compliance , Accounting and Taxation , Reporting, Metrics, Policies , Accounts Payable/ Accounts Receivables , Regulatory Requirements , Documentation & Recordkeeping , HR , HR Laws , Documentation and Policy Management , HR Policy & Documentation , Regulatory Affairs , Financial Services

Tax Provision Compliance for Affordable Care Act for Employers : ACA, 1095-C, 1094-C, W9 & 941
Category: HR Compliance , Accounting and Taxation , Regulatory Requirements , Documentation & Recordkeeping , Compensation , HR , HR Laws , Documentation and Policy Management , HR Policy & Documentation , Finance, Sox & Internal control , Regulatory Affairs , Financial Services

Proper Recordkeeping in Quickbooks
Category: Banking and Financial Services , Risk Management , SOX Compliance , Banks and Credit Unions , Accounting and Taxation , Reporting, Metrics, Policies , Accounting/ Reimbursement fraud , Accounts Payable/ Accounts Receivables , Accounting Principles , Financial Fraud , Risk Management & Controls , Financial Risk Management , Audit & Inspection-Role , Financial Audit , Documentation and Policy Management , Banking & Finance , Finance, Sox & Internal control , Financial Services and Trading , Financial Services , Accounting Audits

3-Hr Virtual Seminar - Understanding DFAR and Developing Compliance - DCAA Audit, Labor Records, Penalties, Policies & Procedures
Category: Banking and Financial Services , Risk Management , SOX Compliance , Corporate Governance , Banks and Credit Unions , Financial Fraud , Internal Audit & Control , Regulatory Requirements , Risk Management & Controls , Financial Risk Management , Audit & Inspection-Role , Financial Audit , Documentation and Policy Management , Banking & Finance , Finance, Sox & Internal control , Financial Services and Trading

2-Hr Virtual Seminar - Understanding FAR and Developing Compliance - Intellectual Property, CAS, DCAA Audit
Category: Banking and Financial Services , Risk Management , SOX Compliance , Banks and Credit Unions , Financial Fraud , Risk Management & Controls , Financial Risk Management , Audit & Inspection-Role , Financial Audit , Documentation and Policy Management , Banking & Finance , Finance, Sox & Internal control , Financial Services and Trading