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Susan Madsen Dreier, CPA/ABV, CMA, CVA |
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“Our analyses and reports are the basis for our clients’ decision making and helping them move forward with their business and personal lives.”
Susan has been with the firm for over 15 years and currently serves as a Manager in BPK&Z’s business valuation and consulting areas. Susan’s focus the past few years has been business valuation engagements, but she also works with clients on other business issues, including agreed upon procedures and financial forecasts.
In 2000 Susan earned her Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) designation, and in 2006 she received the ABV (Accredited in Business Valuation) designation through the AICPA. Susan’s work in the valuation and consulting areas includes:
- Valuations for
- Succession planning, including buy/sell agreements, gifting and estates
- S Corporation elections
- Transaction analysis
- Financial statements, including allocation of purchase price for intangible assets acquired and annual impairment analyses, and fair value analyses
- Agreed upon procedures
- Financial forecasts
- Internal control studies
- Due diligence
- Fraud investigations
Susan’s strong analytical, research and writing skills provide useful information for clients to make better business decisions and help achieve their business goals.
Susan is also part of the firm’s peer review team providing fellow CPAs with valuable recommendations for practice improvement. She is also responsible for the firm’s internal quality control and monitoring functions.
Practice Areas
Business valuation, consulting
Education
B.S. Accounting, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
Career Notes and Affiliations
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) through the AICPA
- Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants
- National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
- Institute of Management Accountants