"You're our guy! You're the only recruiter we use because you hit the mark every time" - current client and CPA firm ownerI work with CPA firm owners in making quite possibly their most important investment by finding the best talent available in the market and helping them figure out how to identify and select the perfect fit. Most firm owners don't set out in starting their firm with a goal of endless 70, 80, or 90 hour work weeks. Unfortunately many wind up there...and it's a hard place to get out of. Who has the time to figure out how to attract and recruit and select the best talent? That's where I come in.I provide value by nurturing, engaging, screening, and presenting a shortlist of the best available candidates in the market. I provide structure and tools to help you select the best talent and then to get them on board with a great offer and acceptance.

Executive recruiter specializing in accounting and finance talent placements.After more than 13 years in a variety of accounting and finance roles with companies large and small, I found a passion in solving the problems in the hiring process. Making a career transition into the recruiting space allows me the opportunity to apply the lessons I've learned in my years in the field to help my clients hire better. Better process, better candidates, better fit. Helping in those areas serves my clients and candidates.

Plant controller with full plant P&L responsibility for a facility with annual revenue of nearly $300M and more than 600 employees on site. I also serve in the role of financial reporting manager for U.S. Operations. Primary responsibility is to ensure a quick, accurate and well-controlled monthly closing process and periodic reforecast. I manage a staff of three in the areas of labor, costing and commercial/sales accounting. Responsibility detail:- Manage month-end closing; prepare US consolidation financial presentation packages- Prepare plant rolling forecast and US consolidated financial package- Manage/prepare and validate the five year plant strategic plan- Manage/prepare the annual detail budget- Assist development and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives with plant management with a heavy focus on inventory control

FP&A manager for a +$1 billion passive electronic component manufacturer headquartered in the US with more than 20 R&D and manufacturing facilities in a number of countries. Primary role was to ensure timely and accurate reporting of monthly, quarterly and annual results to the company leadership team, board of directors and investors. Also responsible for leading the annual budget process including establishing a strategy to do so, the timeline for completion and the tools used to collect, consolidate and report the budget. I also maintained a financial model for the company including updates to reflect the changing structure of the company, including acquisitions, during my tenure.-Establish processes for FP&A responsibilities and maintain control of those processes to ensure high-quality reporting (accuracy, timeliness, effective presentation) to all customers of FP&A-Develop staff to increase the scope and responsibilities of FP&A within the company-Manage technology tools for the global accounting and finance organization-Coordinating the rollout and completion of the annual planning process-Maintain financial model for projecting medium and long term results of operations based on changing conditions and/or the impact of potential business ventures for the corporation-Recurring financial analysis in support of executive leadership-Ad hoc financial analysis in support of executive leadership and business units and support departments-Oracle 11i, Hyperion Enterprise, HFM systems-Establish and help define role of Financial Planning & Analysis in the company-Maintain rolling SG&A forecast-Process improvment through office automation of accounting department processes

Experienced auditor serving as a finance and accounting expert in a cross-functional international audit team for Michelin. I was responsible for leading and executing engagements of compliance, process improvement and risk. My auditing responsibilities covered retail, distribution, manufacturing and corporate functions. I completed audits including all documentation and reports in addition to presentation of findings and recommendations to senior executives. I developed strong communication skills in working with personnel at all levels of the company and from various languages and cultures. Significant audit projects included fraud risk and detection in a retail/distribution environment; crisis communication and response; data mining; third-party logistics provider payments.As an experienced auditor, I also helped to train senior managers from the company in auditing skills as they performed rotations in the internal audit group.

I began work at E&Y as a staff auditor in the Business Risk Services group at the firm. I was promoted to lead/senior auditor role in October 2005. My primary responsibilities included conducting detailed planning, testing, and reporting of audit procedures and results. I also managed the work of one or two staff auditors on different engagements. As the lead auditor, I was a key contact with client personnel. My primary clients at E&Y were in the banking and manufacturing industries. I was heavily involved in Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance for my clients creating process and control documentation and key controls testing.