Tampa Bay IMA

GSS Personnel Solutions, LLC, an affiliate of Gregory, Sharer & Stuart, recognizes that in today's competitive market having the right person in the right position is critical to the success of your organization. Years of experience and a great reputation in the financial industry allows GSS Personnel Solutions to understand the special staffing criteria of clients and the unique career requirements of accounting and financial job candidates. In addition, our affiliations with the FICPA, the AICPA, the IMA and CPAmerica provide access to accounting and financial candidates all over the country, as well as the entire state of Florida. GSS Personnel Solutions places candidates with companies in the Tampa Bay area, as well as around the country.

Steve Christie has been a leader in the executive search and placement community in the Tampa Bay area for over 40 years specializing in the recruiting and placement of accounting and financial candidates at all levels. He is a past president of the Tampa Bay IMA, past president of the Florida Association of Personnel Services (FAPS), and founding member and past president of the Kiwanis Club of Tampa Bay. He is currently treasurer of the IMA Florida Council, and a member of the Stuart Cameron McLeod Society. Steve is a Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC).

Accounting Principals http://www.accountingprincipals.com/

Accounting Principals is a leader in offering workforce solutions in the accounting and financial services industries. And we do it through a combination of temporary staffing, temp-to-hire, direct placement, payroll services, contract services and more.

Whether you need a team of 40 CPAs to take on a special project, or an accounting clerk to fill in for a week, we’ve been there. Our nationwide team of representatives is made up largely of people with real-world accounting experience. Call us, and you’re likely to end up speaking with a CPA or an MBA when you call. We’re more than recruiters, more than human resource professionals. We’ve been where you are.

PANELIST: Melanie McGuire, Staffing Consultant

Melanie has had 12 years of recruiting experience, 10 in retail sales/management and the last 2 for Accounting Principals as a Staffing Manager. She graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia, class of 1998.

She says, “I have two wonderful children Hayes (3yrs) and Conner (15 months) who keep me extremely busy. I think that is why I am a good temp recruiter because being a mom of two little ones requires an enormous multi-tasking ability, energy, and to some degree PATIENCE and a lot of it. I started my career in retail at a sales level and evolved into a region role. Once I had my first child, I wasn’t willing to travel overnight and networked my way into the opportunity with Accounting Principals. I started staffing right as the recession hit but this business is addictive and it can be wildly lucrative which is why I love it.”

Melanie is also serves on the board of the Tampa Bay IMA Chapter where she serves at Vice President of Membership.

Jefferson Wells http://www.jeffersonwells.com/

Jefferson Wells is a professional services firm focused on accounting, tax, IT and risk services.

The most important ingredient in the success of Jefferson Wells is the quality and performance of our people. It starts with experience – we generally hire employees with five or more years of experience who have exceptional technical skills and a passion for service excellence. Next, add motivation and commitment. Our employees have made career decisions to join our firm from public accounting or industry positions and, therefore, bring unique perspectives and backgrounds. Finally, add the challenge. Jefferson Wells offers variety and growth for our employees, and all of us are committed to building an international firm that revolutionizes value in professional services. We place our employees to assist our clients as independent contractors and special project consultants. In some cases we facilitate the placement of full time salaried professionals.

Benefits Jefferson Wells is proud to offer eligible employees a comprehensive and competitive benefit package. Our firm is committed to a long-term investment in our people and it shows in the broad scope of benefits we provide. We offer a wide range of benefits, each selected with the value they add to the employee and their families.

Part of our model includes a flexible working environment that offers employees the ability to work as a full-time salaried employee, or as an hourly project employee. Each unique employee classification offers varying levels of flexibility and benefits.

Professional Development Our commitment to the ongoing professional development of our employees speaks for itself. From thousands of online courses available 24/7 to timely and topical technical and industry updates, our employees take initiative to continuously grow their technical skills.

PANELIST: Brian Lieberman Business Development Manager for Jefferson Wells in Tampa, Florida

Prior to this role Brian was the Director of Recruiting and Business Development for all of the Tampa Bay area including Central Florida. He has over a decade of experience in the permanent placement and consulting recruitment of professionals. A former recruiting manager and top producer for an S&P 500 publicly traded company. Brian has placed professionals in full-time opportunities and consistently ranked among the top sales professionals in the organization earning Chairman’s Club Sales and President Club Awards.

Brian earned his bachelor’s degree from Rowan University in New Jersey. He has been involved with the community, board of director roles with the Institute of Management Accountants, Financial Executives and the Institute of Internal Auditors just to name a few. Brian is a past president of the Tampa Bay Chapter of IMA.

When Brian isn’t working on his next engagement he enjoys playing with his two children, guitar or jumping from planes in Zephyrhills on the weekends :o)

Kforce http://www.kforce.com/

For more than 45 years, Kforce has been providing professional staffing services based upon our belief that great people equal great results. Today, we have more than 1,900 staffing specialists in 41 major U.S. markets focused on delivering the right match the right way.

Kforce offers professional staffing services and solutions to our clients and job seekers in the following areas:

Â· Technology

Â· Finance & Accounting

Â· Clinical Research

Â· Healthcare

Â· Government Solutions

Â· Outsourcing Solutions

PANELIST: Paul Winters, VP of Field Training & Development.

Paul Winters left his AE position with AT&T to become one of the original pioneers of Kforce's FA Temporary business in Tampa in 1985 when the Firm was still called Romac. He began his career at Kforce as Marketing Director/AE for the FA temporary business and has held numerous positions since then as he helped open, train and grow many of the field offices around the nation in the 80's and 90's. Some of Paul's other roles at Kforce include: Branch Manager, Regional Director, Sr. V.P. of National Accounts and National President of the FA Division. In 1997 Paul helped establish Kforce’s National Accounts program as its very first leader . In 2006, after 9 years with National Accounts, Paul began his current role as Kforce VP of Field Training & Development.

“Professor” Paul (his newest nickname ) conducts a wide variety of sales, leadership and recruiting classes at Corporate and in the Field. He works with all lines of business and all levels of tenure. Paul has won numerous top producer and leadership awards at Kforce over his 25 years there, but is most proud to be the very first recipient of the coveted Dick Maddock Award back in 1994 when it was established….”The spirit of Kforce.”

Born in Miami Beach, Paul grew up on Anna Maria Island and moved one hour north to Tampa to attend the University of South Florida where he received his B.A. in Marketing and his MBA in Finance/Management. He resides in Tampa where he is also based out of the Kforce Corporate Headquarters.

Taylor White http://www.twcareers.com/

Whether you're an employer seeking talent or a job candidate ready for new challenges, we can help. We're Taylor White. A recruitment firm focused exclusively on placing those in the accounting and finance field - and only in the Tampa Bay area. What's more, most of our recruiters used to be accounting professionals themselves so we're uniquely capable of understanding your needs - no matter what side of the table you're on. From placing top-tier talent in permanent positions throughout Tampa Bay to providing access to the area's best consultants, there's a reason Taylor White is the first firm both candidates and employers turn to. We know accountants.

PANELIST: Heather Ceresoli - Division Director - Tampa/St. Pete

Heather started her career with Deloitte in their Tampa audit practice. During her 7 year tenure, her clients included both public and private companies, with expertise in a number of industry segments, including manufacturing, high technology, retail, restaurant, automotive, real estate and distribution. She then transitioned into financial management roles with two $billion+ publicly traded companies with a focus on commercial finance, financial systems innovation, process improvement and project management. She joined the permanent placement division of Taylor White in August 2005, where she was able to apply her knowledge of the local marketplace to effectively build relationships and match the best candidates with the top companies. She transitioned in 2007 to a Division Director role for Taylor White & Taylor White Consulting here in Tampa/St. Petersburg, and now focuses on Permanent Placement, interim consulting support, and Sarbanes-Oxley & Attestation Services.

Heather earned a Masters degree in both Accounting and Management Information Systems from the University of South Florida in Tampa, and is an actively licensed CPA in the State of Florida. She remains committed to the local community, with Board of Director level positions within Goodwill Industries Suncoast and involvement on the Executive Board of the PFA with Independent Day School.