Mark LaMonte

Partner – Accounting Advisory

Mark brings over 30 years of accounting, reporting and executive management experience to WilliamsMarston. He has broad technical accounting and financial reporting expertise developed during his thirteen-year tenure at a Big 4 accounting firm, including two years in the firm’s national office, and sixteen years in senior leadership roles for a leading credit rating agency. He is a recognized thought leader and trusted advisor to accounting standard setting organizations and regulators on numerous initiatives to better align financial reporting with the needs of investors. He is also a frequent speaker at high-profile conferences on financial reporting and capital markets issues. At WilliamsMarston, Mark advises companies on revenue recognition, debt and equity financings, IPO readiness, SEC reporting, International Financial Reporting Standards, and other complex transactions.

Prior to WilliamsMarston, Mark was a Managing Director in the Credit Strategy and Standards Group at Moody’s Investors Service and served as the Chief Credit Officer for the Global Financial Institutions rating group. During his time at Moody’s, Mark also led a team of analysts with specialized expertise in accounting and financial reporting, corporate governance and complex financing structures. He was also the author of and contributor to market leading credit research, often focusing on the implications of accounting, reporting and regulatory developments. While at Moody’s, Mark was a liaison with the FASB, IASB, SEC and PCAOB on numerous capital markets and reporting issues affecting investors.

Mark began his career at KPMG LLP and during his thirteen-year tenure with the firm, Mark spent two years in the Department of Professional Practice (DPP) where he provided technical accounting advice to client service teams in the areas of business combinations, income taxes, derivatives and hedging, and revenue recognition. He also contributed to KPMG’s publications on IFRS, derivative and hedge accounting and foreign currency translation. Prior to DPP, Mark was the lead Senior Manager on several high-profile audit clients including The Gillette Company and Pepsi-Cola International.

Mark was a member of the FASB’s Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) from 2016 to 2020 and was also a member of the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) from 2008 to 2019. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a concentration in Accounting from Siena College where he graduated with honors.

Jay Taylor

Director – Accounting Advisory

Jay brings nine years of accounting and financial reporting experience to WilliamsMarston. Since joining WilliamsMarston, Jay has supported clients in the life sciences, biotechnology, software, manufacturing, and technology industries. He has experience advising clients on a variety of technical accounting matters including consolidations, business combinations, discontinued operations, stock-based compensation, debt and equity financings, revenue recognition and lease accounting. He has supported clients throughout their external audit and monthly close processes, in addition to providing interim SEC reporting services. He has also advised clients on IPO readiness, audit readiness and business process improvement.

Prior to WilliamsMarston, Jay was a Manager in the Audit practice of RSM US LLP in Boston. While at RSM, his clients included private and public companies within the technology, software, and life sciences industries where he provided assurance services pertaining to US GAAP and SEC reporting matters.

Jay is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and holds a Master of Science in Accounting as well as a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Accounting from Boston College.