ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING & DESIGN

A BLUEPRINT FOR GROWTH & PROFITABILITY

Our Experience

Designing a better world is a complex and competitive undertaking. All the more reason to trust the experienced professionals of Gray, Gray & Gray to provide more support, more ideas, and more focus on the specialized financial and operational needs of architects, engineers and designers.

Growth-oriented architects, engineers and designers throughout the country rely on us as strategic planners, management consultants, business coaches and long-term partners in their success. The addition of our expertise brings an important dimension to the management of a firm.

We take the same detailed approach to planning and execution that you put into every design project. Our focus on your business gives you the freedom to do more for your clients, with the assurance that your work will contribute to the financial stability and profitability of your firm.

Discover the Power of More. Gray, Gray & Gray’s wide range of services, technical expertise and experience within the architectural, engineering and design industry makes our firm your best choice for management, financial and wealth management services.

Our Services

We offer a full scope of management support and advisory services, along with all the traditional financial, accounting and tax services, to give you a competitive advantage in today’s market.

Consulting & Assurance

Project profitability and financial benchmarking – multiples, utilization, overhead, profit, other
Deltek/QuickBooks Software expertise
Overhead rate audits and consulting
Merger and Acquisition support
Succession planning
Analysis of job costing and budget procedures
Cash flow forecasting
Benefit plan audits
Audits, reviews and compilations of financial statements
Agreed-upon procedures engagement
Business formation and structure planning
Conduct internal control reviews and recommendations
Claims consulting and expert witness testimony

Overhead Rate Audits

Perform audit of overhead rates for submission to federal and state agencies
Review of historical FAR overhead rates and disallowed expenses
Review of internal controls and policies to ensure compliance with regulations
Calculation of reasonable compensation
Calculation of facilities cost of capital

Learn more about Gray, Gray & Gray’s Overhead Rate Audit services here.

Tax & Financial

Federal and multi-state tax planning and preparation
Monitor and apply changes in tax laws or accounting standards
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) planning
Tax deferral strategies
Energy tax incentives
Utilization analysis and consulting services related to research and development tax credits, Section 179D Energy Efficiency Tax Deduction, and other architecture and engineering industry-specific credits
IRS examination assistance
Capital gains strategies
Complex tax projections
Individual business owner tax preparation
Wealth management services for shareholders

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News & Events

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Client Testimonials

DSK has enjoyed a long and successful relationship with Gray, Gray & Gray, as evidenced by our significant growth over the past seven years. We depend on the firm for financial planning and modeling, mergers and acquisitions advice, leadership and mentoring of our accounting team, and intelligent management systems development. The team’s level of commitment to our firm and our dynamic financial context has been extraordinary. While 2020 was a particularly challenging year, especially for small businesses like DSK, we closed out the year with confidence in our market position and financial foundation. This was due largely to guidance provided by the Gray, Gray & Gray team led by Paul Gerry, Jr. and Marty Prendergast. I would heartily recommend Gray, Gray & Gray to any client seeking a true business partner.

Group One Partners uses a collaborative approach to solve complicated architectural and design challenges creating award winning properties for our clients. Decades of experience and industry knowledge, listening to our clients and being flexible to creatively solve problems has helped Group One earn the trust of a diverse group of clients that come back to us project after project.

We are fortunate to have an excellent partner in Gray, Gray & Gray who operates in a very similar way to help us manage the business side of our organization, maintaining our financial health and streamlining our business operations. Since 2012 the Gray, Gray & Gray team has been invaluable in providing support, guidance and in-depth knowledge of the architecture and design industry. Beyond the day-to-day compliance with tax laws and audit regulations we depend on their expertise and financial planning advice to sustain the success we have achieved and continue to grow profitably.

We are extremely satisfied with Gray, Gray & Gray; they are a trusted advisor and partner. Their team members are extremely knowledgeable about our firm and industry and continue to look for ways to improve. Working with Gray, Gray & Gray has proven to be one of the best business decisions we have made.

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Lead Contacts

The next step in your firm’s growth is to align yourself with the architecture, engineering and design industry’s leading advisory and accounting firm: Gray, Gray & Gray. With guidance from our Architecture, Engineering & Design Practice Group you can plan and design a successful future.

Martin E. Prendergast

MBA

Kevin F. Howley

CPA

Richard A. Hirschen

CPA, CGMA

Bradford G. Carlson

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Our Memberships

Gray, Gray & Gray understands the importance of being knowledgeable with current industry trends and how they affect the dynamic of this ever-changing profession. Being immersed in the industry is part of having a well-rounded awareness. We are proud to be a part of the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) and the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACECMA).