MARIA PEARMAN
Principal and Beverage Practice Leader
GHJ
Maria Pearman, CPA, CGMA, is GHJ’s Beverage Practice leader. In her 15 years in accounting, Pearman built a successful accounting firm specializing in client accounting services, wrote two books and has become an in-demand expert on the Beverage Alcohol business.
Pearman’s accounting career started in an unexpected place – beginning with a career in arts management and radio before she realized her passion would be applicable in public accounting. After preparing tax returns for several breweries, she realized her clients spent more money getting their books clean at the end of the year than they spent on tax returns. Inspired by this need in the marketplace, she started an accounting firm offering contract controller services for breweries. Now at GHJ she has expanded her reach in the food and beverage space and is helping develop GHJ’s Client Accounting and Advisory Services Practice.
