John Purtill is a heavily experienced CPA, controller and financial executive. Before starting his firm, he held finance and general management positions in ABB/Combustion Engineering and Uniroyal. John is a 1964 graduate of the University of Connecticut and served in the United States Army Field Artillery where he attained the rank of Captain. John received his CPA in 1969 while on the staff of Price Waterhouse.
He has written many articles on accounting and financial management for publication in many magazines and has held many leadership positions in the CPA profession, at state and national levels. He has received awards for outstanding seminar leader from several state and national organizations, and is recognized as a leading authority on LIFO inventory. John has testified on accounting issues in court and before the New York legislature. He is a member of the Connecticut Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs.
Olga is a senior accountant specializing in individual and corporate taxes and tax planning. Her experience lies in manufacturing, not-for-profit organizations and service companies. She is a native of Siberia in Russia who came to United States for college in 1997. She received her degree from the University of New Haven in 2001 and began working in public accounting in 2001. Olga received her MBA from the University of New Haven in 2005 and is a member of the Connecticut Society Of Certified Public Accountants.
Ann is a staff accountant with experience in tax preparation and general accounting. She also manages the firm’s seminar marketing and maintains the company website. She received her degree in Computer Science with an emphasis on Business. Her industry experience includes retail, service businesses, manufacturing and hospitality. Ann was a member of the track and cross country teams while attending college and coached high school track and youth soccer. Ann is a native of Southington and resides there with her two sons, ages 12 and 14.
Allen is our accounting and tax manager. He is a highly-experienced CPA who lives with his wife nearby in Southington. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Central Connecticut State University and had done post-graduate work in international business and electrical engineering technology.
His background includes service as lead auditor for ABB/Combustion Engineering, Coleco Industries and the City of Waterbury, a corporate controller at an environmental engineering company and a construction company, and a tax staff member at a local CPA firm and a Fortune 500 insurance company.
Allen also ran his own CPA firm for six years. He is a member of the American Institute and Connecticut Society of CPAs. Allen is a runner and is an alumnus of the 107th Boston Marathon and was a 1500m competitor in the 2007 National Senior Olympics in Louisville.
Jay is Purtill & Company's network consultant and has developed an Intranet for the office which allows Purtill & Company personnel to access office procedures, and gives new personnel a reference to understand office policies and procedures. Jay also manages the company website, constantly adding research documents to the site for clients, customers, and visitors to download, and improving the website to provide for better feedback and communications with our clients and customers. In addition, he is the in-house technical advisor for our clients' networking problems. Jay is also a qualified installer for the Visual AccountMate product line and works on software modifications and support. Jay is a graduate of Ithaca college where he played varsity baseball.
Gretchen is the firm's administrative manager and also serves as workflow manager, responsible for smooth on-time performance.