| Website | CarltonCollins.com |
| @CarltonCollins | |
| Birthplace | Brewton |
| Birthdate | 12/31/59 |
J. Carlton Collins has worked as a Certified Public Accountant with experience in technology, tax, auditing, accounting systems, financial reporting, and bond financing. He is an author, lecturer, and technology & accounting systems consultant.
He is an author, lecturer, and technology & accounting systems consultant. He has published numerous books, articles, and web pages. Mr. Collins is the author of the monthly technology Q&A column for the Journal of Accountancy.
As a public speaker, Mr. Collins has delivered more than 2,000 lectures in 44 states and 5 countries addressing more than 500,000 business professionals. His lectures include several dozen keynote lectures at national and international conferences.
Key awards include: “2011 Thought Leader Award (for the CPA Profession )”, “1998 AICPA Lifetime Achievement Award (for his technical contributions to the CPA profession)”, “2008 Tom Radcliffe Outstanding Discussion Leader Award”, “1995 GSCPA Outstanding Discussion Leader Award”, and “Accounting Technologies’ Top Ten CPA Technologists Award (multiple years)”.
As a consultant, Mr. Collins has assisted 275+ large and small companies with the selection and implementation of accounting systems. Mr. Collins has a Bachelors degree in Accounting from the University of Georgia, is a 25+ year member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Georgia Society of CPAs, and is also a licensed realtor.
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Honored in 2011 as one of the CPA Industries Top 25 Thought Leaders by CPA Technology Advisor Magazine
Author of the monthly Technology Q&A column for the Journal of Accountancy.
Recipient of the AICPA’s Lifetime Technical Contribution to the CPA Profession Award.
Chairman of the Southeast Accounting Show - the South’s largest CPA event.
Recipient of the Tom Radcliff Outstanding Discussion Leader Award.
Named Top Ten CPA Technologists†by Accounting Technologies Magazine (multiple years).
Named Top 100 Most Influential CPAs †by Accounting Technologies Magazine (multiple years).
Has personally delivered over 2,000 technology lectures around the world.
Recipient of the Outstanding Discussion Leader Award from the Georgia Society of CPAs.
Lead author for PPC’s Guide to Installing Microcomputer Accounting Systems.
Has installed accounting systems for more than 200 companies.
Chairperson of the AICPA Technology Conference.
Recipient of the ACCPAC Partner of the Year Award.
Determined by SAP to be one of the country’s “Top Ten Most Influential ERP Systems Consultants”.
Has delivered keynote and session lectures at dozens of accounting software conferences including seven Microsoft Partner Conferences, five Sage Conferences, and multiple conferences for Epicor, Open Systems, Exact Software, Sage ACCPAC ERP, Dynamics.NAV, Dynamics. AX, SouthWare, Axapta .
Has provided consulting services to many computer companies (including Compaq, IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Novell, Peachtree, Epicor, Sage Software, Exact, ACCPAC, Intuit, Peachtree, Great Plains, and others).
Sworn in as a Certified Public Accountant on September 18, 1985.
Member of the American Institute of CPAs since 1985.
Member of the Georgia Society of CPAs since 1982.
Founder of the Atlanta based PC Advisory Group in 1987.
