Kelly is based in Atlanta and has more than 15 years of progressive accounting, financial and executive management experience having served as Controller, Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for small, mid-size, and large services government contractors ranging from $25 million to $340 million in annual revenues holding contracts at all levels of federal, state and local government, with heavy concentrations in military projects at varying levels of security and contract complexity. She also served as a Partner in the Government Contractor Services Group for Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, LLP, a regional based CPA and consulting firm, before founding Global Defense Consulting, Inc.

Her industry experience includes government contractors operating in the engineering, construction, technology, logistics, training and base operations lines of business with executive management and oversight over Accounting, Information Technology, Accounting Information Systems, Internal Audit, Pricing and Office Management. Kelly's professional services experience includes serving in the Assurance and Advisory Group at KPMG, LLP and as Partner over the Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, LLP Government Contractor Services Group in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kelly focuses her practice in providing consulting, financial and strategic consulting services in the areas of transaction services including due diligence, data room preparation and post transaction transition and integration, accounting system implementation and support (including Deltek GCS Premier® and Deltek Costpoint®), business process review, indirect rate strategies and compliance, DCAA liaison, Pre and Post Award accounting system compliance, financial analysis and reporting, FAR and CAS compliance, bid and proposal pricing, and other government contract compliance services.

Kelly has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of New Orleans (LSU). She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Louisiana. Kelly has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for both Corporate and charitable organizations. She is also a frequent lecturer and guest speaker on topics of interest to government contractors.

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