Lauren DeMarco, Practice Director,
Accounting & Finance


Photo of Lauren DeMarco Lauren DeMarco
Stephen James Associates
200 W. Cypress Creek Road Suite 250
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
Phone: 954-577-2521
Fax: 954.476.2950

Expertise

A native South Floridian, Lauren DeMarco has almost 10 years of professional experience in the South Florida market and is a graduate of the University of Florida with both a Bachelors and a Masters of Accounting. She began her career with Ernst & Young in 2002 as part of their Audit & Assurance Practice. After moving up the ranks at E&Y, Lauren decided to make a career change in 2006 to become an Executive Recruiter with Kramer Professional Staffing, a leading provider of professional recruitment services serving the South Florida marketplace. In December of 2006, Kramer Professional Staffing was acquired by Stephen James Associates, an Allegis Group company.

As part of the transition, Lauren was promoted to Practice Director to lead the Accounting & Finance direct placement practice for Broward County. In her role, Lauren has successfully lead the Practice responsible for recruiting and placing Accounting and Finance professionals at all levels in both public and private companies, including roles such as CFO, Controller, Director of SEC reporting, Director of FP&A and Director of Internal Audit.

Professional Affiliations

Lauren is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Six Degrees Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward.

Academia

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, University of Florida
  • Master's degree in Accounting, University of Florida
  • Certified Public Accountant

About Stephen James Associates

Stephen James Associates is part of Allegis Group. Founded in 1983, Allegis Group is a $5.7 Billion company with 260 offices across the globe and is the world's largest privately held recruiting firm as well as the largest recruiting firm in the U.S. SJA provides Professional, Managerial, and Executive Recruitment and Talent Acquisition for contingent and retained engagements for permanent placement or interim/project assignments.