Frankie Francese, CPA, CMA, MBA
Managing Partner
Frankie is the Managing Partner of Fortis Consulting Group LLC. Frankie graduated from Rutgers College – School of Business, magna cum laude, with a BS degree in accounting. Frankie continued his education at Monmouth University, where he graduated at the top of his MBA class. Upon graduation from Rutgers, he joined the international public accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP where he performed the audit function for a variety of clients. In addition, while at Deloitte & Touche, Frankie was the chairperson of the On-campus Recruiting Committee and Mentor Committee from which he gained valuable recruiting experience.
Since 1996, Frankie has focused his career on assisting others in their accounting and finance careers. While employed by the firm, Rylan Forbes, Frankie became the director of all permanent recruiting operations in NJ. In this role, he was responsible for the selection, training and supervision of over 20 recruiters in three offices. In 2000, Frankie cofounded Fortis Consulting Group LLC with former Deloitte & Touche coworker Remi Pauwels.
In addition to his recruiting experience, Frankie was a nationally acclaimed instructor with the Becker Conviser Fox Review course where he taught since 1994. Frankie is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and a Certified Management Accountant. He is a member of the Institute for Management Accountants, the American Institute for CPAs and the New Jersey Society of CPAs.