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Consulting Service

Consulting Service and Experience Overview

Over the past 25 years, MBI personnel have acquired considerable government auditing, accounting, and management consulting experience. Services we offer our government clientele include the following:

Government Consulting Services

  • Accounting Services
  • Audit and Audit Support   Services
  • Budget Allocation and Execution
  • Budgeting and Budget Reviews
  • Business Process
  • Re-engineering
  • Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act Audit Support
  • Compliance Reviews
  • Consumer Preference Surveys
  • Contracting Support
  • Cost Accounting Analysis
  • Cost and Benefit Studies
  • Cost-Price Analysis
  • Credit Management and Reform
  • Financial Management Services
  • Financial Reviews
  • Fraud Reviews
  • Information Technology Services
  • Internal Control and FMFIA Reviews
  • Information System Audits
  • Loan Resolution and Collections
  • Loan Sale Assistance
  • Data Surveys
  • Data Diligence
  • Medicare and Medicaid Reviews
  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-123, A-127, and A-130 Reviews
  • Performance Measurements
  • Procedures Manuals
  • Program Reviews
  • Property Management Reviews
  • Quality Control Reviews
  • Rate Studies
  • Special Studies
  • Standards Development
  • Strategic Planning and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Support
  • Technical Support
  • Systems Training
  • Training on Professional PC-Based Accounting System (COTS)
  • Information Technology Consulting Services

CFO Act Audit Backroom Support and Financial Statement Preparation Assistance

Our services in this area are as follows:

  • CFO Act Audit Backroom Support
  • Federal Financial Statement Preparation Assistance
  • Financial Management System Reviews and Support
  • Performance Measurement System Development and Analysis
  • Budget Allocation and Execution

Internal Control, FMFIA, and Compliance Reviews

MBI’s internal control, FMFIA, and compliance review services include the following:

  • OMB Circular A-123, Internal Control Systems Reviews
  • OMB Circular A-127, Financial Management Systems Reviews
  • OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources Reviews
  • Identification of Material Weaknesses and Reportable Conditions
  • Compliance Reviews for the Computer Security Act, Paperwork Reduction Act, Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, Davis-Bacon Act, Political Activity Act, Cash Management Improvement Act, Civil Rights Act, Drug-Free Work Place Act, and Credit Reform Act
  • Troubleshooting, Follow Up and Implementation of Corrective Actions

Training Services

MBI offers an integrated set of learning objectives that include customizable course content, CD ROM, manuals, and technical support for our learners. We have designed our courses so that they are completely self-contained and tailored to suit the unique needs of your organization. While we provide many references and suggest additional materials for the learner, no extra text book is needed to fully grasp and acquire the knowledge and skills outline in course objectives and outcomes.

Our course facilitators are experts in the field of Organizational management, leadership development, and change management. MBI Organizational Development experts have several years of educational and industry experience in developing and delivering high quality, targeted curriculum in solutions oriented leadership development, building and maintaining high functioning team, conflict management strategies and techniques, managing organizational change, leading innovation and change in a globalized economy, and stress management.

Our experts’ method of delivery equips the learner not only with a firm understanding of theories and principles that are relevant to their business area, but also with leading industry best practices to reinforce and leverage learning. Our facilitators have conducted workshops and training for clients such as DC Public Schools, Prince Georges County Government, DC Metropolitan Police Department, New York Municipal Credit Union, Johns Hopkins Hospital, New York Public Schools and Fred Pryor Seminars to name a few.
We provide the following training courses:
Education Training Courses
Work Related Training Courses

Government Cost Accounting and Related Services

MBI’s specialized knowledge and experience with federal government agencies enables us to develop effective and innovative approaches to meet our clients’ needs in cost accounting and related services. This expertise includes the following:

  • Indirect Cost and Cost-Price Analysis: Reviews of the financial capability of prospective contractors and the adequacy of their accounting systems; allowability and allocability of proposed charges; necessity and reasonableness of proposed costs; overhead, fringe, and G&A rates (DCAA or agency approved); and pre-award and post-award surveys.
  • Cost Comparison Studies: OMB Circulars A-76 and A-94 studies; cost comparisons for privatization, outsourcing and contracting; and cost-benefit studies.
  • Federal Cost Accounting Services: Assistance with cost accounting methods, including activity-based costing; cost accounting for performance measurement purposes; and determining adherence to Medicare and Medicaid cost regulations.

Government Management Consulting Services

MBI’s corporate philosophy is to anticipate and to remain responsive to our clients’ needs. We offer extensive management consulting and training services in the following areas:

  • GPRA Implementation, Performance Measurement, and Strategic Planning: Assistance in developing strategic business plans and performance measures as well as reporting progress under GPRA; developing mission, vision, values, goals, and objectives; and planning alternative postures, contingencies, and future explorations.
  • Business Process Reengineering: Advisory services in reengineering methodologies, needs assessments, information technology, and organization structures.
  • Data Surveys: Design and implementation of data collection instruments, including customer surveying under GPRA; structured interviews; data aggregation and analysis; data storage and retrieval; and surveys reporting.
  • Privatization Studies: Assistance with business structure alternatives; conducting cost-benefit comparisons among alternatives; and complying with OMB Circular A-76 and A-94; and determining privatization, outsourcing, and contracting strategies.

Internal Control, FMFIA, and Compliance Reviews

MBI’s internal control, FMFIA, and compliance review services include the following:

  • OMB Circular A-123, Internal Control Systems Reviews
  • OMB Circular A-127, Financial Management Systems Reviews
  • OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources Reviews
  • Identification of Material Weaknesses and Reportable Conditions
  • Compliance Reviews for the Computer Security Act, Paperwork Reduction Act, Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, Davis-Bacon Act, Political Activity Act, Cash Management Improvement Act, Civil Rights Act, Drug-Free Work Place Act, and Credit Reform Act
  • Troubleshooting, Follow Up and Implementation of Corrective Actions

Loan Portfolio Analysis / Loan Sales and Auctions

Loan portfolio analysis is one of the highly specialized areas of MBI’s practice. MBI personnel’s specialty areas in loan portfolio analysis management and disposition include the following:

  • Assistance in the Closure and/or Restructuring of Failed Institutions
  • Bank Compliance Reviews
  • Asset Valuation Reviews
  • Loan Portfolio Reviews for Credit Rankings
  • Substantive Loan File Reviews
  • Document Imaging and Retrieval Services

Financial Institutions Services

MBI and its personnel have worked with numerous financial institutions on various matters, including:

  • Training
  • Diagnostic Studies and Evaluations
  • Technical Assistance in Decision-Making Positions
  • Institutional Restructuring and Institutional Strengthening
  • Specialized Econometrics Software Installation

Loan Due Diligence Services

Loan Sales, Securitization, Auctions, Seller Due Diligence, Buyer Due Diligence, Bidder Due Diligence Sites, Data Imaging and Retrieval

  • MBI personnel have conducted due diligence on numerous single family, multi-family, commercial and consumer projects and loan sales for HUD, FDIC, SBA, and private financial institutions. MBI personnel’s achievements on due diligence and note sales include loan file review of performing and non-performing loans. Accomplished underwriters verify status of loan in various stages of delinquency, foreclosure and bankruptcy as well as compliance with investors underwriting requirements, and create databases for investor review and eventual public sale.
  • MBI’s personnel have operated extensive bidder due diligence facilities, providing technical support to assist investors. Document and report libraries and database were also provided. MBI’s personnel also provided pre-bid and post-bid support, as well as assistance with loan file deliveries.
  • MBI possesses cutting-edge imaging and retrieval technology and equipment for successful loan data assembly and dissemination to investors and clients.
  • Resolution of government deficiencies (missing mortgages, promissory notes, and title deeds).
  • Nationwide coverage for Broker Purchasing Opinions (BPO), credit reports, bankruptcy action/status reviews, Environmental Assessments (Phase I and Phase II), Physical Needs Assessments (PNA), Appraisals, Drive-By Assessments, and Rent Comparability Studies.

Information Systems (IS) & Information Technology (IT) Support Services

MBI’s personnel possess broad-based skills in IS/IT Consulting. MBI’s expertise in IS/IT includes the following categories:

  • IS Management: Database, records, and project management as well as communications and networks.
  • IS Audits and Reviews: IS auditing, reviews and maintenance, customization,
    modernization and standardization of existing financial systems, and security reviews.
  • IS Analysis and Planning: System, equipment, and technical analysis as well as long-range IS planning.
  • Programming: Computer programming, software development and implementation, and simulation models and expert systems, professional integration of software and financial data.
  • Systems Design and Integration: Systems review, architecture and network design and implementation, hardware and software maintenance, management, configuration and upgrades of existing systems, and communication and peripheral settings.
  • IT Support: Project management, training and transfers of skills, software and hardware sourcing and recommendations, and interfacing of system and accounting data with other departments and agencies.
  • Technical Support: Development programmers, maintenance programmers, and systems analysis.

System Architecture:

  • System Administration: Expertise and assignments include but are not limited to the following operating system and hardware platforms: TM, PRIMOS, MVX/XA, VSE/SPS, EDOS/VS, VM/HPQK, OS1100, VM/SP, MVS, MSDOS, PCDOS, and UNIS, on IBM, UNISYS, PRIME, AMDAHL, DEC and PC and SUN equipment.
  • Database Administration: Evaluates and recommends available database management products and services to support defined user requirements; defines file organization, indexing methods, and securing procedures.
  • Database Design and Implementation: Corporate requirement analysis, semantic modeling, view integration, date mapping to DBMS schema, physical database design and evaluation, and database restructuring and conversion.
  • Computer System Installation: Selection, purchase and integration of computer hardware and software.
  • Maintenance and Repair Services: Maintenance and repair of system hardware and software.

Document Imaging Services

MBI provides cutting edge high volume document imaging/retrieval and high volume “paper to electronic” conversion services. Our document imaging systems enable:

  • Ease of Data Retrieval
  • Permanent Storage on High Tech Medium
  • Elimination of Lost/Misfiled Information
  • Database Creation from Archives on Instant Retrievable Medium
  • Instant Answer to Queries from Database
  • High Speed, High Volume Raw Data Conversion for Paper, Microfilm, and Microfiche, from Both On and Off Sites