About NJ Muni

NJ Muni Solutions LLC was founded by Joseph F. Kelly, CPA, RMA, PSA, CCFO, CMFO to bring his decades of experience to support New Jersey’s counties, municipalities and authorities in meeting their financial and regulatory obligations.

Mr. Kelly began his career as an auditor serving New Jersey counties, municipalities, authorities and school districts. He ultimately became a partner in a public accounting firm that specialized in audits and consulting services for New Jersey local governments. Throughout his career in public accounting, Kelly served dozens of governmental units of varying sizes, developing a thorough understanding of the challenging landscape that is the New Jersey regulatory model.

Following his career in public accounting, Mr. Kelly was recruited to restore fiscal oversight of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (“PVSC”) after a management shakeup by the New Jersey Governor. Mr. Kelly served as Chief Financial Officer of PVSC during its most challenging period- first through the restoration of good governance and financial controls, followed shortly thereafter by the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, which caused over $1 billion in damage to the plant infrastructure. Kelly guided the executive team in rebuilding the plant while maintaining an average 1% increase in municipal sewer user charges over the course of a decade.

Mr. Kelly most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of the County of Monmouth, overseeing financial reporting, budget development, capital project financing and information technology implementations.  With over 3,500 employees and responsible for over $1 billion in annual overall spending, Mr. Kelly maintained the County’s AAA/Aaa bond ratings with Moody’s Investors Service, Standard & Poors and Fitch rating agencies. Monmouth County is the only county in New Jersey that is Triple-A rated by these three major rating agencies.