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Victor Quiroz: Seven Restaurants, Twenty-Three Years, and the Accountant He Trusts Completely
For 23 years, Victor Quiroz has built a seven-restaurant McDonald's business on the Central Coast of California — with James Howard at Kelly+Partners by his side through every step, including the audit that could have ended it all.
Years in
Business
Victor has beens been a McDonalds Owner Operator for more than 2 decades.
Restaurants Owned
Victor owns and operates seven locations across California's Central Coast.
McDonalds Locations
Kelly+Partners supports over 700 McDonald's restaurants across the U.S.
Client Description
Victor Quiroz is a McDonald's owner-operator with seven restaurants across California's Central Coast. Over 23 years in business, he's grown from a single location into a multi-restaurant operation — while raising a family alongside it.
Victor first connected with James Howard at Kelly+Partners through a referral. What started as a business introduction quickly became something deeper: a partnership built on trust, responsiveness, and a genuine understanding of what it takes to run a McDonald's business.
The Challenge
Running seven McDonald's restaurants means constant exposure — to regulation, to audits, to the day-to-day complexity of a multi-site operation. Victor needed more than an accountant who could file returns. He needed someone who understood the McDonald's system inside and out, and who'd show up when things got serious.
That test came in the form of a government audit — the kind of situation that can put years of hard work at risk overnight.
"James Howard came personally to my office, brought a van full of boxes, and presented it to the officials — and they disappeared. We just wouldn't be here talking if it weren't for him."
— Victor Quiroz, McDonald's Owner-Operator, Central Coast, CA
The Kelly+Partners Approach
When Victor's business faced a government audit, James Howard didn't just advise from a distance — he showed up in person, records in hand, and worked directly with officials until the matter was resolved.
That kind of hands-on responsiveness has defined the relationship from the start. James's deep involvement in the McDonald's system — including serving on industry committees — means his advice isn't generic accounting guidance. It's built specifically around how the McDonald's franchise model works, and what owner-operators actually need.
The impact has gone beyond the balance sheet. With Kelly+Partners handling the financial side of the business, Victor has been able to grow his team — including bringing on a director of operations to manage day-to-day work. That shift has given him something just as valuable as business growth: time back with his family, at his children's schools and sporting events, knowing the business is in good hands.
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