To meet the needs of our clients, Jerold K. Braun, CPA, P.A. was established as a Florida CPA firm to provide accounting, tax, and business advisor services to corporations, small businesses and individuals throughout Central Florida. Recognizing that each client has unique goals, we tailor our services to meet your specific needs. To better meet the needs of our clients, we have individualized services for clients in industries like real estate accounting, construction accounting, healthcare accounting, professional services and various consumer services. These individualized services have enabled us to address their industry specific challenges, compliance needs and standard tax practices.

Jerold K. Braun, CPA, MBA

Jerry, a native of central Florida, has provided accounting, business advisory and tax services to business entities and individuals for over thirty years. During that time, he has provided high quality, personalized service to a wide variety of clients, ranging from individuals to small and mid-size companies in a variety of diverse industries. Jerry's background in both public and private accounting gives him a unique perspective into the financial, tax and business needs of your company.

Jerry is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Florida. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from University of Central Florida and also holds an MBA degree with a specialization in Finance. Prior to starting his own CPA firm in 1985, he worked for a large regional CPA firm in Daytona Beach, Florida. He also served as the Controller for a large construction company, and for an investment advisory firm.

Jerry is a Professor at the local college and has taught there for over ten years. The course offerings he has taught include financial and managerial accounting, corporate finance, personal financial planning, computerized accounting (utilizing Quickbooks Pro), computerized spreadsheets (utilizing Excel) and personal income tax.

Ana-Maria Proctor, CPA

A graduate of the University of Central Florida's School of Accounting with a degree in Business Administration, and a CPA since 1995, Ana has a background in both corporate and public accounting. Prior to starting her own public accounting firm in Port Orange in 2005, she worked as a corporate accountant for manufacturing companies in the automotive as well as government defense industries. She has also worked for a small local and large regional CPA firm in the east Volusia County area.

As the owner of her own CPA firm, Ana provided tax, accounting, and business consulting services to individuals and business entities in a variety of industries. In January 2010, Ana and Jerry merged their firms and are partnering together to bring the best of what each firm has to offer to the residents and business owners of Florida and abroad.

As a Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor, Ana also provides her clients with any aspect of QuickBooks setup, training, maintenance, and troubleshooting. A resident of Volusia County since 1986, Ana has served on the Finance Committee for her church, as well as on committees and as a board member for the Port Orange-South Daytona Chamber of Commerce.

Jaren J. Braun, MST

Jaren, also a native of Florida, is a graduate of the University of Central Florida earning his Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He has also earned his Master of Taxation degree from Nova Southeastern University. He is currently in the process of gaining his CPA certification which will enable him to become a partner and enter into the ownership of the firm.

Jaren has been with the firm since 2002 and is being primed to help lead the firm into the future. He is experienced and well-informed in all services offered by the company, and he is also very computer knowledgeable, specializing in computerized accounting and computerized spreadsheets (utilizing Excel), as well as attaining the status of a Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor. He has assisted with audits, reviews, and other substantial engagements, and he is also proficient at personal and corporate income tax preparation.

Teresa Barger

Teresa is the senior bookkeeper for the firm. She has been working in the business accounting field in Volusia County for over 25 years. Since joining the firm in 1993, she has accumulated an extensive background in full charge bookkeeping while specializing in payroll.

She is proficient in several areas of computer accounting especially in QuickBooks where she has attained the status of Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor. She also has wide-ranging experience in the preparation of compiled financial statements as well as personal and corporate income tax returns.