Title:	Partner, Co - Director Technology Group
Department:	Auditing & Assurance, Public Companies Group, Technology Group
Office:	Edison
Contact:	732.287.1000 ext 1235

Brian Downey is an Audit Partner with Amper, Politziner & Mattia. A Certified Public Accountant, Brian has over 30 years of experience in public and private accounting. He serves as Audit Partner of Amper’s International Services Group and Co-Director of the firm’s Technology Group. He is a Partner in the firm’s Public Companies Group, and oversees the audits of many of the firm’s publicly-held clients.

Brian’s experience encompasses assisting management in guiding and managing growth, and with financing, business and strategic planning issues. Brian has expertise in International Financial Reporting Standards, auditing, internal control and due diligence services as well as the various aspects of M&A analyses, including quality of historical earnings, balance sheet exposures, working capital requirements, the appropriateness of accounting policies and the key risks and weaknesses of operations and technology. Brian has assisted his publicly-held clients with all aspects of SEC reporting, compliance and filings. He has also assisted clients with transactions such as IPO’s, private placements, debt financings, reverse mergers, and technical consultation (for non-attest clients). As Co-Director of the firm’s Technology Group, Brian has significant experience in dealing with issues important to Technology companies such as revenue recognition, equity based compensation, research and development and other equity based instruments. Prior to joining Amper, Brian was CFO in private industry. As an “insider” working in private industry, Brian has a vast knowledge of the issues facing private companies, including interacting with major financing and factoring institutions, systems development, developing cash flow projections for internal and external use and looking at alternative financing solutions.

Brian received his Bachelor of Science degree from Canisius College. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.