Steve McIntyre-Smith, Author | Speaker | Consultant | Recruiter

Steve McIntyre-Smith, Ph.D
President

T: 905-842-2284

E: steve@mcintyre-smith.com

Steve has a 31 year history with the public accounting profession. His career started in the UK in 1980 when he joined a small 2 partner firm as a trainee, qualifying in 1983. With his designation in hand, he then joined a national firm of CAs.

When his previous 'report-to' left that national firm to establish his own practice, Steve was approached a year later to join him and open a second office. He did, and Steve quickly became a partner in that firm. He was deeply involved in three acquisitions during this time, and the ultimate sale of the practice in 1989.

Steve then enjoyed a number of years as a sole practitioner before selling his own firm and crossing over to consulting to CA firms in 1995.

He moved to Canada in 1998.

Steve quickly learned the recruiting business in the GTA, first as Director of Business Development with a long-established boutique firm who specialize in recruiting CAs for industry, at Queen and Bay in downtown Toronto, and then as Vice President of a national executive search firm, as head of the accounting & finance practice.

Steve walked away from the 'rat race' to establish his own 'boutique' practice, serving only public accounting firms, in May 2003, and is already acknowledged by many as THE leading expert in public accounting growth, recruiting, mergers and acquisitions.

Steve is a member of the faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, a member of Mensa (the high IQ society) and the Institute of Direct Marketing. He is also an award-winning marketer for accounting firms, a sought-after public speaker and the author of several best-selling books for public accounting firms.

He is also the creator of the client service program: 'Towards Awesome Client Service' - in use in accounting firms around the world - and also heads our merger & acquisition service for public accounting firms.

Steve is also a resident columnist for Canada's Accounting Newspaper, 'The Bottom Line'.

His consulting work with CAs takes him literally around the world (example: in August 2004 he spoke at a number of seminars for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh, and has spoken to several groups of CPAs in the USA and numerous CA firms across Canada).

2005 saw the launch of a series of 'Toolkit' books written by him, and published by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

His 'down-to-earth', approachable manner is often stated as a breath of fresh air by many who entrust their mergers, acquisition, marketing, recruiting and other projects to him and his staff.

To speak with Steve about your career options or hiring needs, in confidence, call him today at 905-842-2284, or you can email him at smcintyre-smith@cogeco.ca.