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Julie A. Keim

Principal | CPA

Julie is a Principal in BerryDunn's Commercial Practice Group and leader of the Telecommunications, Energy, and Utilities Practice. She provides audit, accounting, regulatory, and consulting services to a diverse group of clients including retail, energy, telecommunications, utilities, and other clients with complex financial reporting. She also oversees the firm's engagements for several highly regulated entities, including revenue requirement and settlements consulting and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP).

Julie specializes in accounting standards adoption, financial management and modeling, financial statement preparation and analysis, Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR), regulated ratemaking and regulatory compliance, and revenue recognition.

Julie is a Principal in BerryDunn's Commercial Practice Group and leader of the Telecommunications, Energy, and Utilities Practice. She provides audit, accounting, regulatory, and consulting services to a diverse group of clients including retail, energy, telecommunications, utilities, and other clients with complex financial reporting. She also oversees the firm's engagements for several highly regulated entities, including revenue requirement and settlements consulting and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP).

Julie specializes in accounting standards adoption, financial management and modeling, financial statement preparation and analysis, Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR), regulated ratemaking and regulatory compliance, and revenue recognition.

Experience highlights

Julie's experience includes accounting and reporting under:

  • Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC)
    • ASC 606 Revenues from Contracts with Customers, ASC 740 Income Taxes, and ASC 842 Leases
  • Governmental Auditing Standards Board (GASB)
    • GASB 62 Codification of Accounting and Financial Reporting Guidance Contained in Pre-November 30, 1989, GASB 68 Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions, GASB 75 Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits other than Pensions, and GASB 87 Leases
  • AICPA Pronouncements
    • Federal funding audits and Uniform Guidance Financial Report preparation

Julie’s clients benefit from her expertise in:

  • Audit and attest services
  • Financial statement preparation and analysis
  • Financial forecasts and projections
  • Cost separation and interstate access charges studies (for telecom)
  • Preparation of income tax provisions, in compliance with ASC 740, Income Taxes
  • Implementation of new accounting standards
  • Broadband grant accounting assistance
  • Uniform Guidance audits

Presentations

  • Adapting Accounting Practices for Industry Changes presented to Telephone Association of New England (TANE)
  • Edge-Out Business Case, presented to TANE
  • Interstate Cost Study Issues, presented to TANE
  • Accounting for Income Taxes, presented to TANE
  • Telecom Plant Accounting, presented to TANE
  • Hot Topics in the Accounting World, presented to Telergee

Memberships and committees

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Maine Energy Marketers Association (MEMA)
  • Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants (MECPA)
  • Northeast Public Power Association (NEPPA)
  • Telephone Association of Maine
  • Telephone Association of New England (TANE)
  • Telergee Alliance, President of the Board
  • The ESOP Association

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Education

BA, Accounting, Thomas College

Certifications

  • CPA