Loyola Marymount University, College of Business Administration

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Bishop Gorman High School

Talent Acquisition National Associate Director - Audit and Accounting Advisory Services at Grant Thornton LLP

Peregrine Search Solutions was founded on the principles of Trust, Integrity, and Professional Relationships. We take the time to understand our clients’ needs and company culture, becoming an extension of our clients while engaged in any searches at any level. 

Our experienced associates all have prior business experience beyond recruiting and have the business acumen that our clients deserve. We customize searches for our clients and take a proactive approach to the search process.

We specialize in:

· Accounting and Finance
· Supply Chain
· Human Resources
· Sales & Marketing

Peregrine Search Solutions

Independent Managing Director

Accordion

Director, Executive Talent Acquisition

In 2009, Accordion set out to prove that there was a better way to work in finance – and more specifically, a better way to unlock value potential in private equity portfolio companies. In the years since, our firm has grown into a nationwide team of ~300 finance and technology professionals, serving the world’s leading private equity firms from nine offices and remote locations across the U.S. (Accordion’s headquarters are in New York, with offices in Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and South Florida.)

Working at the intersection of sponsors and management teams, Accordion partners with clients at every stage of the investment lifecycle to elevate the finance function. Our services span the Office of the CFO – providing hands-on, results-oriented execution and technology-enablement.

So, what does it mean to work at Accordion? It means thriving in a high-growth, agile, and entrepreneurial environment. It means changing the way private equity firms create value at their portfolio companies. And ultimately, it means making your mark on the firm’s future – by embracing a culture rooted in humility and a firm-wide commitment to building something great, together. Join us!

Director - Talent Acquisition

Lead and provide strategic guidance to the Audit experience hire recruiting team to identify, attract, and hire high qualify talent to support the Audit growth strategy. Manage full life cycle recruitment to support our technical accounting practice, Accounting Advisory Services and lead team hand selected to lift our growing Sustainability/ESG practice. 

Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s leading organizations of independent audit, tax and advisory firms. Grant Thornton has revenues in excess of $1.9 billion and operates more than 50 offices. We’ve never been a typical professional services firm. We put people first, and that is what sets us apart.

Grant Thornton LLP

Talent Acquisition - Associate Director - ESG - Sustainability/Audit/Accounting Advisory Services

Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s leading organizations of independent audit, tax and advisory firms. Grant Thornton has revenues in excess of $1.6 billion and operates 59 offices. We’ve never been a typical professional services firm. We put people first, and that is what sets us apart.

Talent Acquisition Leader - Audit

The Innovation team enables, facilitates, and accelerates innovation. We collaborate with service lines, market & industry teams, and internal functions to produce better solutions, unlock insight, improve the way we work, and fuel profitable growth. We are engaging the business to deliver strategic innovations including new product innovations, operational efficiency innovations and foundation innovation enablers.

Talent Acquisition Lead - Innovation

Founded in Chicago in 1924, Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s leading organizations of independent audit, tax and advisory firms. The firm operates 54 offices across the United States with more than 500 partners and 6,000 employees.

Grant Thornton serves a broad range of clients, including publicly and privately held companies, governmental agencies, financial institutions, and civic and religious organizations. Core industry focuses include consumer and industrial products; financial services; not-for-profit; private equity and technology. The firm focuses on serving dynamic organizations that pursue growth holistically — whether through revenue improvement, leadership, mission fulfillment or innovation.

Grant Thornton supports the kinds of policies that allow these companies to reach their full potential. Grant Thornton is particularly qualified to serve clients in the middle market who face the challenges of growth and expansion. By fostering responsible entrepreneurship, the firm helps these organizations grow and fuel a thriving economy.

With annual revenues in excess of $1.2 billion, Grant Thornton has maintained steady growth in the United States and has been consistently recognized as an employer-of-choice with honors and awards including:

““Best Accounting Firms to Work For” and “Accounting 50” (Vault.com, 2011-13)
Working Mother’s “Best Companies” (2005-12)
BusinessWeek’s “50 Best Places to Launch a Career” (2008, 2009)

I am part of a specialty team tasked with identifying and engaging high demand, passive talent nationwide in the areas of Advisory, Tax and Audit.

Talent Acquisition Region Manager

Velocity Recruiting Solutions, a division of BridgeGate LLC, operates as a full service recruiting firm focused on building and scaling teams from the senior individual contributor level through mid-management. 

As the Managing Director of Velocity Recruiting Solutions I am charged with the leadership of BridgeGate LLC’s contingent professional placement practice. The Velocity team is committed to supporting client focused recruiting assignments across the functional areas of Accounting & Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources and Operations & Supply Chain.

Velocity Recruiting Solutions

Managing Director

Hire, develop, and promote a team of business development and recruiting specialists in the Accounting and Finance arena, in the Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Fernando Valley.

Kforce

Lead and build a team of executive recruiting professionals in the areas of Finance and Accounting. I was tasked with building a contract practice that during my tenure resulted in a successful compliment to a well respected So Cal based brand.

Cary Bilstein