About Us

Patricia Jones began the CPA practice in Pasco County in 1986. She graduated from College Misericordia with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and was licensed in the State of Florida as a Certified Public Accountant in 1984. She has over 40 years of accounting experience, which includes taxation, audit, estate planning and consulting.

Patricia is accredited with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners for fraud examinations. CFEs have expert knowledge in the areas of fraud prevention and deterrence, fraudulent financial transactions, legal elements of fraud and fraud investigation methods. CFEs are trained to identify the warning signs that indicate evidence of fraud and fraud risk.

Patricia is accredited with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' CFF designation, Certified in Financial Forensics. The CFF credential is granted exclusively to CPAs who demonstrate considerable expertise in forensic accounting through their knowledge, skills, and experience. The CFF encompasses fundamental and specialized forensic accounting skills that CPA practitioners apply in a variety of service areas, including: bankruptcy; electronic data analysis; family law; valuations; fraud prevention, detection, and response; financial statement misrepresentation; and damages calculations.

Patricia serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer of Gulfside Regional Hospice, Inc., Past Chairman of Junior Achievement-Pasco and Past Treasurer of Friends of New Port Richey Library. She is a member of the Women in Philanthropy North Bay. In 2006, she was awarded the Bronze Leadership award for her work with Junior Achievement.

She is the past President of the North Suncoast Chapter of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Patricia is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, North Suncoast Estate Planning Council, and The Tampa Bay Womens Certified Public Accountants.

Traci Malik joined Jones & Company CPAs in 2002 and has been in the public accounting field since 2000. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Masters of Accountancy degree from The University of South Florida. She became a CPA in 2004 and a partner in the firm in 2010.

Traci is accredited with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners for fraud examinations. CFEs have expert knowledge in the areas of fraud prevention and deterrence, fraudulent financial transactions, legal elements of fraud and fraud investigation methods. CFEs are trained to identify the warning signs that indicate evidence of fraud and fraud risk.

Traci is accredited with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' CFF designation, Certified in Financial Forensics. The CFF credential is granted exclusively to CPAs who demonstrate considerable expertise in forensic accounting through their knowledge, skills, and experience. The CFF encompasses fundamental and specialized forensic accounting skills that CPA practitioners apply in a variety of service areas, including: bankruptcy; electronic data analysis; family law; valuations; fraud prevention, detection, and response; financial statement misrepresentation; and damages calculations.

She is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and The Tampa Bay Womens Certified Public Accountants.

She has been on numerous boards of directors for non-profits over the years. She has previously been on the board for the Suncoast Chapter of the FICPA, Junior Achievement, Alzheimer's Family Organization, and Alzheimer's Family Organization Foundation.

Traci is a native of Florida and grew up on Clearwater Beach. She is the youngest of six children. She brings extensive business experience from her years as a national sales representative for a local manufacturing company. She is married and lives locally. Her husband works for Fox13 in Tampa. They have a daughter.