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Benjamin Young, CPA

Benjamin Young graduated Suma Cum Laude from Westminster College with a Master’s in Business Administration with Certification in Accounting in December 2011. He worked in public accounting as an auditor manager with BKD, LLP from November 2011 to July 2020 with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions due diligence, broker-dealer audits, and construction company audits. In 2003 he enlisted and in 2011 he commissioned as an Officer of Financial Management with the United States Army Reserves where he has held various positions to include Disbursing Agent, Detachment Commander, Deputy Disbursing Agent, and Company Commander, and is currently serving as 6^th Space Company Operations Officer. From October 2019 to August 2020, he was mobilized and served as the Company Commander of the 660th Ordnance Company which oversaw $6 billion of munitions throughout the Middle East. He is a partner with Square the Books, an accounting firm that specializes in preparation of financial statements and accounting consulting for publicly traded companies.

Benjamin is a Certified Public Accountant (License number 8464868-2601) since 2012, a Certified Valuation Analyst (Certificate Number 1016362) since 2018, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants (where he was recognized as the UACPA Outstanding Leadership Council Member in 2017). He holds the AICPA Not-For-Profit Certification and QuickBooks ProAdvisor Certification. He is a Certified Defense Financial Manager and Department of Defense Financial Manager Certification Level 3.