Jeff Murphy joins GA Group's CFO Advisory practice in Houston, bringing more than 20 years of experience across public accounting, corporate finance, and interim CFO leadership.
Jeff began his career in audit at PwC before joining their Capital
Markets and Accounting Advisory Services group, with assignments in Amsterdam
and London where he advised multi-national companies. He later held management roles
in the accounting advisory practices at EY, CFGI, and Stout, where he supported
organizations through capital markets transactions, public-company readiness,
complex accounting matters, restructuring, and IPO preparation. He also held leadership
roles at Sony and Weatherford International.
He also founded Murphy Advisory Solutions, serving founder-led businesses through exit planning, transaction readiness, and fractional and interim CFO engagements, where he lead treasury capital raising and board reporting, and capital raising efforts for private equity-backed firms.
Jeff holds the CEPA® and CM&AA designations, a B.S. in Business Administration from Trinity University, and a Master's degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California. He holds a California CPA license and is based in the Houston area.
Focus areas:
- Exit planning and owner readiness for founder-led and family-owned businesses
- Interim and fractional CFO leadership
- Transaction readiness — buyer-ready financials ahead of quality-of-earnings review
- Public-company and financing readiness; multi-jurisdiction accounting and restructuring