Gillian Florentine is the managing director of human resources (HR) and payroll consulting and outsourcing with Baker Tilly Vantagen. Bringing more than 25 years of experience leading the initiatives of private equity startups, small and midsized businesses (SMB) and accelerated growth organizations. Diverse experience building human resource strategies and executing tactical operations that align with business goals. Demonstrated history of collaborating with executives to build successful teams and achieve objectives.
- Collaborated with managing principal and firm executives to build and grow the HR component of the firm's new Advantage subscription service model
- Generated more than $750,000 in revenue in the first year and $1.92 in the second year, averaging three to five new client contracts per month
- Created an HR and payroll labor model to forecast hiring needs and built the HR and Payroll team from two to 20 consultants
- Developed fiscal year budget, recommended revenue targets, expense forecasts and labor needs
- Collaborated with marketing to provide insight and content on HR related marketing material and developed monthly content for the HR thought leadership newsletter
- Built partner relationships across multiple service lines and industry lines to educate internal stakeholders on the HR service offering
- Ensured compliance with employment laws and served as the last point of escalation for complex client HR issues
- SPHR, SHRM-SCP
- Predictive Index (PI)
