Chamber U - Accounting & Bookkeeping Considerations

This week's topic covers the importance of proper accounting and bookkeeping.  You will learn the good and the bad about QuickBooks, invoicing, employee withholding, cash vs accrual accounting and how to use your financials as your business scorecard.

Presented by: Robert McKenzie

Robert McKenzie is the co-founder of Rankin McKenzie LLC, North Carolina’s largest and most trusted financial management firm. As an accomplished CFO with over 20 years of financial management leadership experience, Mr. McKenzie’s financial, strategic and fund-raising skills have made significant contributions to the success of the high-growth IT, health care services, and biotechnology companies he serves in the Research Triangle Park area. As a financial leader, Mr. McKenzie has a broad and diverse business background. He has developed extensive experience in a variety of industries including pharmaceuticals, software, biotech, corporate services, leasing and banking. Additionally, Mr. McKenzie has successfully raised numerous rounds of venture capital for his early stage clients. For his growth stage clients, he has effectively structured a variety of debt, leasing and equity programs to fund their expansion.

A native North Carolinian, Mr. McKenzie attended Wofford College where he earned a Bachelor’s in Economics and Wake Forest University where he earned a Master’s in Business Administration. He is also a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of CPAs.