Brian is a CPA and Vice President with more than five years of experience in audit and financial accounting advisory. At Accordion, Brian has had experience providing financial accounting advisory services across several sectors. Brian has assisted clients with many areas including monthly close acceleration, year-end audit readiness, business process improvement, technical accounting, and supporting clients through an ERP implementation.
Before joining Accordion, Brian worked nearly four years at Grant Thornton LLP in their audit practice with clients ranging from private equity funds to large multinational corporations. There, he helped lead private and public audit engagements by accessing the significant risks of each client’s business operations and executing a risk-based audit approach. This included SEC reporting, testing of the operating effectiveness of internal controls, and performing technical research on complex accounting issues to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP. As a result of working on public and private engagements in both the financial service and commercial industries, Brian was exposed to several different transactions and businesses. He gained experience in a number of industries, including financial services, retail, and manufacturing.
Brian graduated from Providence College with a B.S. in Accounting.