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W. Scott Balestrier, CPA

SolomonEdwards Announces Leadership Succession Plan

Scott Balestrier has joined the firm as Chief Executive Officer. Ed Baumstein moves to Board Chairman.

M Squared Consulting and SolomonEdwards

Stronger Together, Stronger Than Ever

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Business Transformation

Program & Project Management, Business Process Optimization, Organizational Effectiveness, Communications

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Executive and Internal Communications

Communications as a strategic tool to drive business impact

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How We Serve

Our specialists turn your strategies into reality in the areas of Accounting & Finance, Business Transformation, M&A, Regulatory Compliance, and Transactions.

Banking & Financial Services

Experts tackling complex situations in a highly regulated environment

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Strategy Into Action

M Squared Consulting, a SolomonEdwards company, is a national professional services firm focused on strategy execution. By providing exceptional people for complex situations, we deliver strategic expertise, apply proven project delivery models, and design custom solutions ― transitioning our clients’ strategies into reality. M Squared brings long-lasting client relationships, and a long-standing focus on program and project management, business process optimization, change management, and communications to the Bay Area.

6 Reasons Companies Turn to Us

We solve complex situations covering 6 critical business challenges.
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Transformation

What are the big trends that will reshape the current business environment?

Mergers & Acquisitions

What are the key risk areas in an M&A transaction?

Growth

What potential sales partnerships and industry alliances should you be planning for in your future?

Regulations & Compliance

How are you identifying and preventing litigation and regulatory risk?

Efficiency & Savings

Where is value created and how do you enhance it within your organization?

Business Risk

Are your employees adequately educated about possible threats?

By the Numbers

30%

of our public clients are part of Fortune’s Top 10

97%

of clients would recommend us and use us again for future projects

277

average number of completed projects per year in company history

Client Testimonials

“They take the worry out of project management.”

- CFO, upstream oil & gas industry

“SolomonEdwards brings an ability to quickly respond to our needs and mobilize a team to support us.”

- EVP, servicing & originations firm

“Look forward to using SolomonEdwards for future efforts; very enjoyable family-like experience. Great people!”

- National telecommunications firm

OUR SERVICES

Focusing on our service areas, we work together to meet the strategy execution and project needs of your business by providing exceptional people for: consulting projects, permanent professional hiring, temporary projects and workforce administration.Learn More

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Turnaround & Restructuring Services
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Workforce Administration

Exceptional People

Meet Our Experts
SolomonEdwards Leaders

Edward Baumstein, CPA

Board Chair With over 35 years of expertise in the finance and accounting professional services industry, Ed is active in the Greater Philadelphia business and philanthropic community.
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W Scott Balestrier, CPA

Chief Executive Officer Scott is a seasoned financial executive having served as a managing partner for several professional services firms over the course of his three-decade career in public accounting and consulting,

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Jim Garner, CPA

CFO ServicesJim brings over 30 years of experience in accounting, finance, IPO preparation, transaction advisory services, process improvement & reorganizations. Lately, he's focused on transformation & strategy execution supporting the CFO organization.
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Candace Caley

Banking & Financial Services, Business Process ImprovementCandace joined SolomonEdwards in 2007, founding the Houston office, as well as the national Banking & Financial Services practice.
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John Burke, CPA, MBA

Business Transformation, Program ManagementJohn is a Business Consulting Principal with a focus on Finance Transformation. With over 20 years of global finance experience, John is an expert in finance transformation, governance, project management and developing solutions that optimize his clients’ operating models.
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John Moerman, CPA

Accounting & Finance, Consulting ServicesJohn Moerman serves as the Managing Partner in our Greater Philadelphia and D.C. practices. In this role, John has overall responsibility for client service, operations, growth and business development.
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Caroline Perez

Business Transformation, Shared Services Based in Houston, Caroline is the National Director of Shared Services with expertise in order-to-cash (OTC), procure-to-pay (P2P) and payroll with demonstrated success in overhauling business processes.
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Michelle Phung

Banking & Financial Services, Process Improvement & System IntegrationWith over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, Michelle is the co-founder of our national Banking practice. She is primarily responsible for overseeing all aspects of project execution and delivery for B&FS engagements.
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Scott Kamrath

Business Transformation, Program ManagementScott is the Director of Strategic Accounts with a focus on Business Transformation and Program Management. He has versatile expertise in sales and delivery of integrated software solutions to enterprise customers.
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Brian Markley, CPA

Transactional Services, SEC & US GAAP AdvisoryBrian Markley leads SolomonEdwards’ national Transaction & Regulatory Advisory Services (TRAS) practice as well as our New York office.
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Maureen Kasper

Business Transformation, CommunicationsMaureen is a Principal who works with companies to improve corporate communications for both internal and external stakeholders. As the leader of our Communications Practice, Maureen is responsible for oversight of the national division.
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Margaret Stribling, CPA, PMP

Accounting & Finance, Business Advisory, RestructuringMargaret leads the Business Advisory team for our Central Region along with the National Energy service. She has over 20 years of broad-based experience, consisting of accomplishments within the Big 4, industry and consulting.
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John Schroeder, CPA

Accounting & Finance, SEC Advisory As a Director, John has led numerous engagements in our Philadelphia and TRAS practices. With 20 years of accounting and consulting experience, he focuses on system implementations, business carve-out and spin offs, public company financial reporting, and audit.
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Jeff Wise

Banking & Financial Services, Mortgage Services As Head of the National Mortgage Practice, Jeff is a recognized subject matter expert in the mortgage industry and has an outstanding track record for leading client engagements in the areas of mortgage originations, servicing, and capital markets.
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Mitch Zenger

Business Transformation, Future of Work As a VP of Business Development, Mitch specializes in Business Transformation with a track record for helping clients prepare for the Future of Work.
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John Robertson, CPA

Accounting & Finance, SEC & US GAAP Advisory John serves as a Principal in SolomonEdwards’ Philadelphia office with a focus on our Transaction & Regulatory Advisory practice. He provides technical expertise on US GAAP, IFRS, SEC rules and regulations and internal control matters.
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Sridhar Kuppa, CPA

Transactional Advisory, Financial Reporting Sridhar is a Director of TRAS with over 15 years of consolidated financial reporting, management reporting, budget planning & analysis, and expertise in US GAAP and IFRS financial reporting.
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Margaret Wolford

Resource Management, Project Management, Business Process OptimizationMargaret has over 25 years of experience as an operations and financial management executive who is skillful at designing strategy and directing multiple initiatives to achieve exceptional results.
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Michael Fleming, CIRA

Turnaround and Restructuring, Fresh Start AccountingMichael is based in Boston and serves as a Principal in the TRAS practice. He has advised client executives, attorneys, and teams through a variety of distressed and non-distressed situations, including some of the largest bankruptcies in U.S. history.
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Amanda Hofstetter

Banking & Financial Services, Business Process Improvement Amanda is a Principal with SolomonEdwards’ Banking & Financial Services Practice. She has over 20 years of diverse financial services experience. Amanda has deep expertise in all areas of risk management including regulatory compliance, internal auditing, FDICIA and Sarbanes-Oxley.
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Alonso Lopez

Banking & Financial Services, Business & System Process ImprovementAlonso is a Senior Manager in our B&FS practice. His banking expertise lies in IT audit, application implementation, quality assurance, and database management. He has lately focused on designing automated solutions to improve data management and analytics.
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Christopher Scheetz

Banking & Financial Services, Mortgage Services Chris has 20+ years of experience in Residential Mortgage Servicing. He focuses on Risk Management & Default Servicing, with extensive experience in Loss Analysis, Portfolio Management, Client Relations, REO, Collections, Loss Mitigation, Bankruptcy, Contract Recovery, Repurchase, Claims and Contract Negotiation.
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Frances McNeil, CPA, CIA

Governance & Regulatory Compliance, Internal Audit & Controls Frances McNeil is a Senior Manager in SolomonEdwards’ Governance and Regulatory Compliance practice, with over 15 years of internal audit and internal controls experience that spans multiple industries.
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Lynn Menard, CPA, CFE

Accounting & Finance, Process Improvement With over 25 years of combined public accounting and industry experience, Lynn’s background spans a broad range of experience serving both public and private companies in consulting and Controllership roles.

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