Don Irby, CPA
Experience
Null-Lairson, PC, Texas City, Texas
Principal, 1992-present
Areas of Special Knowledge
Don has over twenty years of both public and private accounting experience. He worked in a national public accounting firm for over five years performing auditing, management advisory and data processing consulting services. He has worked with an international company as chief financial officer for over ten years. He has extensive experience in all areas of financial management and financial reporting.
His experience includes local municipal, county, school district, and special district entities, non-profit, private and public companies from small companies to SEC clients. Currently, in addition to managing and performing various audit engagements, he has been involved in providing extensive advisory services to our governmental clients in the areas of management, organizations, operations, computer systems and programming, financial compliance systems and reporting, federal programs compliance, and other finance-related legal compliance areas.
Don is currently in charge of the firm's quality and peer review program in which the firm was successful in receiving a clean opinion on its latest peer review required by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is registered with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants private practices section as a peer reviewer for other CPA firms. He has also been in charge of the Audit group continuing professional education in which he has provided basic training courses for the firm’s audit personnel.
Education
Georgia Southern University
Bachelors of Business Administration, 1975
University of Georgia
Masters of Accountancy, 1976
Certifications
Certified Public Accountant, Texas 1977
Affiliations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants