Ian Teixeira, Esq., CPA, joined Guardian Veterinary Specialists (GVS) in 2020. He provides strategic recommendations to the CEO and members of the executive management team; manages the processes for financial forecasting and budgets; oversees the preparation of all financial reporting; advises on long-term business and financial planning; oversees benefits, insurance, and payroll; drives the company’s financial planning; and provides recommendations to enhance financial performance and business opportunities. Overall, he is charged with ensuring the company’s fiscal health and growth into the future.
Prior to joining GVS, Mr. Teixeira was Director of Finance at Fine Creative Media in NY from 2002 to 2020. In this role, he was responsible for accounting and finance, including budgeting and forecasting, financial statement preparation, cash flow analysis and review. His key financial insights drove strategic decisions, financial forecasts, and operating plans. In addition, he handled employee benefit plan administration and compliance and implemented a self-insured health plan with annual savings to the company. In addition, he started-up Fine’s Mediander subsidiary, an e-commerce media company, where he was the Director of Finance and Legal Compliance reporting to the CEO.
He started his career in 1998 as an auditor at several noted NY accounting firms.
Mr. Teixeira earned a Juris Doctor degree from St. John’s University School of Law in NY, an MBA degree in Accounting from Baruch College in NY, and a BA degree in Business Administration/Management from Andrews University in Michigan.
In addition, he’s a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst. Mr. Teixeira is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.