PierceGray Tapped by Alliance Markets & Vending to Fill Senior Post
July 28, 2025 – PierceGray has been selected by Alliance Markets & Vending to lead in its search for a new controller. With plans to accelerate the growth and profitability of the business, Alliance seeks to hire a controller to build and lead the accounting function including all technical accounting, policies and procedures, audit compliance, and reporting, and the financial integration of acquired companies.
The controller will provide overall leadership for the accounting function to support the organization’s growth and professionalization efforts. Manage day-to-day operations across core accounting functions, including billing, financial statement preparation, general ledger entries, payroll, AR/AP, and budgeting.
This leader will develop and implement effective systems, accounting policies and financial controls that comply with federal, state, and local standards. They will manage and define accounting processes and coordinate cross-functional touchpoints with internal stakeholders as well as identify areas for improvement in communication or tactical execution. The controller will provide management and supervision of accounting operations, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department’s goals and objectives.
Alliance Markets & Vending is a founder-led, private equity-backed platform focused on building the leading national provider of vending, micro-markets, and breakroom solutions. Alliance offers a full selection of vending services, including micro-markets, full-line vending, office coffee, water coolers and ice, and break room supplies. In addition, they also offer top-to-bottom breakroom design and a corporate wellness program design.
PierceGray is a specialized, retained executive search firm focused on building leadership teams in investor-backed environments. The firm is functionally-focused, hiring executives and building teams in the following disciplines: operations and supply chain, sales and marketing, finance and transformation, and general management. PierceGray’s clients include private equity firms and portfolio companies as well as publicly-held companies across North America. PierceGray has been operating since 2006 and serves clients in nearly every industry sector in North America.
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Matt Hamlin is the managing partner of PierceGray. Based in New York, he leads the firm’s day-to-day operations as well as key client engagements, specializing in C-suite placements in high-growth transformational environments. Prior to PierceGray, Mr. Hamlin was a management consultant focused on procurement and supply chain, gaining exposure to private equity during his time at Alvarez and Marsal. He has worked across nearly every industry sector, with search experience aligned to PierceGray’s functional offerings.
C-P Flexible Packaging Search
PierceGray was retained earlier this year by C-P Flexible Packaging in York, PA, to lead in its search for a new chief financial officer. To support the continued professionalization, centralization, and growth of the company, C-P Flexible Packaging is looking to hire a new CFO to build and develop a strong corporate financial function, establish FP&A, and support M&A and integration activities. The role will lead and optimize the existing Finance team while scaling the function for future growth. As a key member of the executive leadership team, the CFO will partner closely with investors and the board of directors.
The ideal candidate will possess: Enterprise-wide financial leadership (FP&A, accounting, tax, treasury, etc.) experience in a manufacturing company of relevant size and complexity; a track record of success building strategy, capability, scale, and financial success, including recruiting and retaining talent; and a visible, hands-on approach to leadership and change management that creates a high-performing organization for current and future scale.
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Launched in 1958, C-P Flexible Packaging is one of the top 20 flexible packaging suppliers in the U.S. and supports the growth efforts of some of the world’s leading consumer packaged goods companies. The company brings together a full portfolio of flexible packaging formats spanning HD printed rollstock, premade pouches, shrink sleeves, stretch sleeves, poly bags, roll-fed labels, reclose, cold-seal, cleanroom products, thermoformed trays and recyclable flexible packaging. C-P Flexible Packaging is backed by First Atlantic Capital, a private equity firm focused on middle-market companies.
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