Jeff Bell is a strategic-minded executive with more than 30 years of experience working with a wide variety of national and international companies.  Mr. Bell has a strong understanding of industry-specific accounting and audit issues affecting international and domestic organizations.  Since joining the Rankin McKenzie team in 2013, he has become a managing partner in addition to serving his clients.

As a trusted part-time CFO, he has concentrated his efforts on promoting growth and development of his entrepreneurial client companies.  As an accomplished entrepreneurial financial executive with multi-industry, multi-national experience, Mr. Bell’s financial, strategic and leadership has had a substantial impact on the success of his medical device, pharmaceutical, software, manufacturing, and distribution clients.

As a goal-driven leader, Mr. Bell’s areas of expertise include:

• Equity and Venture Financing
• Conventional Financing and Leasing
• Equity Compensation and Accounting
• Investor Management
• Entrepreneurial and Start-Up Companies
• Financial Modeling and Reporting
• High-Growth Challenges
• Treasury Management
• Audit, Tax, and Insurance
• Human Resources

Jeff currently works with:

• NuXcel Limited, an incubator for new and emerging medical device companies (based in Ireland)
• Tyson Farms
• 410 Medical, Avivomed, and Aerami, all medical device companies.

A native of New Bern, North Carolina, Mr. Bell attended East Carolina University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and MBA.  He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.