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Peter Motsch is a Principal in Grassi’s Accounting Services practice, where he specializes in accounting and advisory solutions for business owners and private equity firms. His areas of expertise include outsourced CFO and back-office accounting solutions, transaction advisory, audit and accounting services and technology implementation consulting.

Peter has extensive experience advising private equity firms and portfolio companies on M&A transactions, financial reporting, compliance programs and risk management. He has worked with public and private companies across a wide range of industries to ensure continuous compliance with evolving accounting and regulatory requirements.

Prior to joining Grassi, Peter was Director and Co-Leader of Accounting and Advisory Services at a regional Top 50 accounting firm. He has also served as practice leader of an outsourced accounting services group that provided full-service CFO/Controller outsourcing, day-to-day accounting support and ERP implementation consulting.

A member of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA), Peter was a member of the society’s Young CPAs Council from 2013 to 2016. He is a recipient of the 2020 NJCPA Emerging Leaders Ovation Award and the 2015 NJCPA 30 Under 30 recognition. He earned a Master’s in Business Administration in Management and a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Accounting from Montclair State University, where he has also served as an adjunct professor.