Laurie Kotton

About Laurie Kotton

I\'m a CPA,#CPA, one of the 4 original Partners at Abacus Group, where we specialize in placing: Accounting, Audit & Financial Planning & Analysis & Tax professionals in the greater New York Tri - State area;#NYC. We cover these functionalities in EVERY INDUSTRY, especially in the Technology, Banking, Broker Dealers, Alternative Investments, Fin Tech, Media, Advertising, Service, Consumer Products and Manufacturing industries. I started my career at PWC,#PWC, and then moved into private Accounting, Financial Reporting & Finance at Merrill Lynch and then MetLife before joining Abacus Group. I recruit for positions that I have PERSONAL experience in. Our firm takes on searches at the staff level, all the way up through the C-Suite. I welcome working with you on your job search or if you are hiring.

Experience

1. Partner

   Abacus Group, LLC

   Oct 2000 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Prior to my career in Executive Search, I was a Financial Officer / Controller @ MetLife, joining them after spending 5 years with Merrill Lynch and nearly 3 years as an Auditor with Pricewaterhouse.

Education

• University of Bridgeport

  BS, Accounting

  1976 — 1980

Skills

• Executive Search
• Finance
• Dodd-Frank
• Corporate Finance
• Executive Recruitment
• Operational Risk
• Accounting Policy
• Policy
• Auditing
• Internal Audit
• Insurance Industry Expertise
• Financial Accounting
• Gaap
• Project Management
• Treasury
• Interviews
• Financial Analysis
• Public Sector Accounting
• Recruiting
• Cpa
• Financial Reporting
• Tax
• Sec Filings
• Regulatory Requirements
• Data Analytic
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Accounting