The Bolton Group, LLC is a professional search firm specializing in the areas of Accounting & Finance. Founded in 1997, our firm is recognized as one of the leading finance and accounting search firms serving the Mid-West, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic markets. Our diverse and growing team of recruiters offer our clients and candidates both direct hire and contract placement search services.

Specializing in Accounting & Finance recruitment for amazing clients!

▪ Far surpassed client’s expectations by providing 5 well-qualified candidates for an extremely difficult, international relocation role in less than a month - client expected search to take at least 6 months▪ Consistently use strong matching skills to present talented professionals for between 25-40 active job orders: present candidates to more than 90% of the orders on which we are engaged▪ Develop high-energy, personalized pitches to catch the attention of top-notch professionals for our client job orders▪ Craft Boolean search strings to quickly locate a talent pool of qualified candidates using LinkedIn, job boards, and various other resume search sites▪ Through research and discussion, gain understanding of the best aspects of both the job and company in order to develop an attention-grabbing pitch that motivates even the most passive candidates to explore the opportunity▪ Constantly expand pipeline of talented individuals for future job orders through cold-calling, customized emails, and Inmail messages▪ Meet with hiring managers to obtain strong understanding of the job and team dynamic, and utilize that information to find and present the best candidates for the role▪ Utilize applicant tracking system (ATS) to document communication with clients and candidates, and monitor the pipeline status of all active job orders▪ Interview candidates to verify key skills, discuss career aspirations, and check for personality fit within the client’s company

▪ Designed and implemented a completely paperless environment for audit and tax work using existing software to decrease fieldwork and supervision/review time by 25-30% on average▪ Developed and tracked a referral-based marketing program to grow the company’s market share of employee benefit plan audits▪ Identified and met with potential clients to discuss their needs and present proposal for services▪ Implemented and maintained a new time and project management system for the company which included establishing service codes and projects for various work types, developing and analyzing budgets for all projects, and developing goals for percentage of projects to be completed by set dates▪ Auditor in-charge for 15-20 employee benefit plan audits per year: including developing audit plan, evaluating risk, and verifying compliance with Department of Labor and ERISA regulations▪ Performed audits of corporations, homeowners’ associations, and mortgage brokers▪ Prepared corporate, partnership, trust, and individual tax returns for clients

▪ Developed outline for new company website, and coordinated with website developers to ensure the layout fit the company’s image, and was responsible for writing content, designing new pages, and reviewing analytics reports▪ Updated company’s image through design of a brand new company logo and creation of multiple new advertisements for print and online marketing▪ Planning, coordination, and setup of booth for key industry trade shows: Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and CTIA Wireless▪ Coordinated new feature launches with managers of software development, business development, and sales based on feedback of current customers and the needs of our target market