Managing Partner

Octavio A. Verdeja Jr..
255 Alhambra Circle, Suite 560
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305.446.3177 Phone
305.446.6370 Fax
[email protected]

Octavio A. Verdeja, Jr., CPA, has over 40 years of experience in public accounting. Previously employed by Ernst & Young, Octavio is currently the Managing Partner of Verdeja, De Armas & Trujillo, LLP .

Octavio has specialized in the not-for-profit and education industries with clients such as local museums, art centers and children’s organizations. Octavio has become a leader in the audits of schools in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties, where he currently audits large schools including charter, private and not-for-profit schools.

Octavio has been involved in the real estate development industry for over 20 years. His clients have included some of the largest developers and contractors in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. Octavio has performed many audits for condominium and homeowners associations.

During his career, Octavio has been called upon to provide expert testimony in litigation cases including divorce, wrongful death and high profile political cases.

In 1979, Octavio earned his accounting degree from the University of Miami where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. In 1981, he was licensed as one of the youngest CPA’s in the State of Florida.

In 2005, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Octavio Chair of the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe. In 2009, Governor Crist reappointed him. Octavio is a member of the University of Miami Citizens Board and past-Treasurer of the University of Miami’s Cuban Collection. He is a member of both the AICPA and the FICPA and has been a guest speaker at the University of Miami Center for Non-Profit Management.

In 2011, Octavio was recognized as a key partner in South Florida by the South Florida Business Journal.