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James McIntosh is a Partner at Grassi and a key member of the firm’s Manufacturing & Distribution Practice. He has over 13 years of accounting experience, specializing in audits, reviews, and consulting for public and private companies. He has expertise in serving the unique needs of businesses in the Food & Beverage sector.

James’s clients range from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies in the domestic and international markets. He is highly skilled in audits for SEC-registered companies and family-owned businesses.

Before joining Grassi, James gained experience at national and regional accounting firms, where he planned and executed audit plans, prepared financial statements with the appropriate disclosures, and prepared corporate tax returns and individual tax returns for partners or shareholders. James also performed reviews, compilations, and quarterly meetings for bookkeeping reviews. Previously, James served as an Assistant Controller for a software company, where his responsibilities included managing complex revenue arrangements from a business and accounting perspective.

James sits on the Accountants and Bankers NextGen Committee for Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Membership Council of the Specialty Food Association. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the New York State Society of CPAs (NYCPA). At Grassi, he is a dedicated mentor to junior and semi-senior CPAs and leads many of the firm’s M&D training sessions.

James earned a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from C.W. Post and a Master of Business Administration in Taxation from SUNY Old Westbury, where he was a member of the accounting society.