Management Consulting, Accounting, Finance, Data, Compliance

Independent Advisory

Drapalski Consulting builds on large corporate and Big 4, multi-jurisdiction experience—supporting the little guy in navigating complexity with clarity and creating structures designed for long-term, sustainable growth.

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How we can support you

Operational Reviews & Value Creation Plans
Identifying the operational drivers behind performance and translating them into actionable recommendations. Providing practical, diagnosis-driven recommendations to improve performance and resilience.

Accounting & financial oversight
Fractional and Interim CFO Services. Reliable financial reporting, structured processes, and decision-ready numbers. Credible financial reports and trustworthy accounting from a licensed public accountant.

Compliance & control clarity
Organization of CORE compliance management system and end-to-end compliance risk assessment process, based on experience designing enterprise compliance frameworks within a multinational media group, operating across 600+ legal entities, 50+ countries, and 70,000+ employees.

Bigger moments & Advisory
Business changes, transactions, or situations requiring independent judgment or executive-level assurance. Let Drapalski lend expertise.

Professional, regulated, and accountable

As of August 28, 2025, there are 653,408 actively licensed U.S. Certified Public Accountants (CPA), of which fewer than 20,000 live outside the United States. I’m one of them.

With additional credentials in audit and governance, and over 15 years of senior governance & accounting practitioner experience. You receive technically sound advice, communicated clearly and practically.

“Precision is not a detail of the work — it is the work.”

Ross A. Drapalski, Founder & Consultant

Credentials*

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

From a U.S. public-interest and regulatory perspective, the North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners CPA license ensures rigorous standards in audit, tax, business, and ethics to protect the public. For international clients, it delivers universal value through legally regulated expertise, strict ethical accountability, and the authority to represent clients directly before the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

From a global standards perspective, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and the CIA designation provide internationally recognized assurance in internal audit, risk, governance, and ethics. For clients, this creates value through independent, objective oversight aligned with globally consistent professional and ethical standards.

Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

A CFE certified by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners represents recognized expertise in fraud prevention, investigation, and professional ethics. For clients, this creates value through disciplined investigation procedures and the ability to properly collect, manage the “chain of evidence”, and prepare evidence suitable for legal proceedings, including court use in cases of “white-collar” crime.

*All Credentials applicable to Ross Drapalski, and in active and good standing

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