Meet Mario Raia
Mario Raia, brings 35+ years of experience helping organizations understand and link activity to practical, tangible, bottom line results.
A highly experienced accountant, and business coach, Mario has worked with a range of small/medium businesses, as well as global organizations, utilizing his expertise in tying strategy to tactical execution.
He works with companies to:
- Create or improve business plans
- Build strong, cohesive management teams with clear roles, responsibilities and accountability to achieve results
- Strengthen processes and flow management in all functional areas such as Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance
- Provide the financial acumen needed to design, forecast and track financial results
- Evaluate financial and performance management systems through the use of a simple easy-to-follow scorecard
Mario began his career as a Certified Public Accountant with Ernst and Young, an international CPA firm, before founding an accounting and a consulting firm. Mario holds a Masters degree in Accountancy from Brigham Young University. He has studied with Eliyahu Goldratt, author of “The Goal” and the founding thinker of the Theory of Constraints. He is a certified practitioner of supply chain and production logistics (from manufacturing to retail), and has also worked extensively in project based environments.
He is also a certified Catipult Planning Coach
He lives in Vancouver, Washington where he enjoys a range of outdoor activities. He also serves in various leadership positions for community organizations and for his church.
Partial list of organizations worked with:
Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, i2 Technologies, Hitachi Data Systems, Sequent Computer/ IBM, Canadian Forest Products, LSI Logic, Rockwell International, Providence Healthcare, Collins Products, Ruan Transportation Management Systems, Lam Research, Liberty Diversified, Pacificorp, Steelscape, EMC/Documentum, Amgen, Ingersoll Rand, FEI Company, Cooper Tire, Crystal Reports, Tyco Electronics, Wells Fargo, General Electric, Northwest Pipe
How does our experience benefit what is offered to our clients today?
We can step into a situation, help make sense of it, find the few key leverage points that will drive greater results, work with the client to generate a robust strategy, pull together an implementation plan, and coach them through the execution of it.
What’s the best thing you do for clients?
We listen carefully. Our clients know a lot more than they think they do. Our job is to help them surface the hidden business and human capital they have, and then use it to drive bottom line results.
Meet Peter McCarroll
Peter is also a Certified Master Profit First Business Coach and has more than 28 years of experience. As such, he is an expert in helping SMB’s implement and monitor their cash flow, ensuring they have the right amount of cash, in the right place, at the right time.
He founded Fuel Accountants in 2006. In 2013 he was awarded Xero’s coveted “Most Valuable Professional” award (the first-ever recipient) and is a qualified accountant in both New Zealand and Canada.
As an accounting professional, Peter brings a wealth of experience working with small/medium businesses, helping them get their info systems in place, and making sure the financials give the SMB owner what they need to make great decisions.
He started his career at his Father’s accounting firm in New Zealand, then spent 11 years working with Deloitte (one of the top 4 accounting firms in the world) in New Zealand, Canada and the USA. He also owns a software company providing online payments gateway for clients.
At Deloitte he worked with larger companies, specializing in Insurance and financial institutions, but now enjoys helping smaller family-owned businesses (SMB’s) with a special interest in technology, ecommerce and online businesses.
Peter resides in Toronto, Canada with his wife and family. He is actively involved with his Church, supporting and teaching the occasional class. He recently acquired frisky kittens (Milo and Otis) who accompany him as he works with his clients for the betterment of their businesses.
What’s the best thing you do for your clients?
I see dead people. What I really mean is that I can look at a set of financials and immediately see opportunities for improvement in profit, cash flow, and asset utilization. I have an undying commitment to help my clients get their numbers right and significantly improve their bottom line.
Values that shape who we are and how we treat our clients.
Always be growing
Things that don’t change, begins to die. We have a growth mindset and we believe in always learning, changing & growing.
Deliver the goods
We strive to not just meet, but exceed every deadline! We take our deadlines very seriously.
Lead with technology
We love being on the leading edge of technology use and introducing our clients to it too!
Tell the truth
We believe in speaking the honest truth and being transparent with our clients and within our team.
It takes a team
Many hands make light work! We believe in collaborative work where we support and mentor each other, even our clients!
Change the world
We strive to make a difference in world, help our clients do better and serve our community.
“My business has been using Mario and his professional bookkeeping services as well as tax services for the last two years. I honestly could not be happier with the assistance and support that we are provided with. Mario and his staff always goes above and beyond. 5 stars all the way!”
ZACH ROETKER,
Founder, Shaniko Industrials
Working with Peter and the team at Fuel has taken such a stress off my shoulders. Working with a Profit First accounting team has been life changing for my company and our family. Peter always takes time to explain things to me in ways that make sense to me. He wants me to understand so I can be successful. They say that it takes a village to raise a child, well it also takes a village to run a small business and I am grateful that Fuel is a part of my village.
Julia O’Grady,
CEO, ITM Events
“We’ve been working with Fuel Accountants since mid-2022. They have taken a big burden off our shoulders with their meticulous bookkeeping and accounting services. Mario is fantastic and has helped our three companies resolve issues and stay in compliance across two different states. I’m also very happy with his bookkeeping staff, who have been very reliable and detail-oriented. Highly recommend it!”
ANTONIUS BITTMAN,
Owner, Hunterdon Academy of Arts
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