O’Keefe, a leading financial and strategic advisory firm specializing in corporate finance, litigation support, strategic advisory, and turnaround and restructuring is pleased to announce Alec Girdler will be joining the firm as a Senior Associate.

Alec Girdler is a seasoned accounting professional across an array of industries, including but not limited to, banks, business and consumers services, manufacturing and distribution. Mr. Girdler has extensive experience in purchase price accounting for private equity portfolio companies, advising clients in the implementation of complex accounting standards, and assisting clients in designing controls to respond to identified weaknesses in internal controls.

“Excellence is a minimum standard for us and recruiting elite professionals is essential to our reputation and growth of the firm.” said Pat O’Keefe, Founder and CEO of O’Keefe.

Prior to joining O’Keefe, Mr. Girdler served as an Assurance Senior at Plante Moran where he gained experience performing financial statement audits under PCAOB and AICPA standards, as well as SOX 404 internal audits. Mr. Girdler is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and is a member of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA).

Mr. Girdler resides in Royal Oak, Michigan.