About Us
At Chelsea Street Advisors, we create the financial foundation for private equity value creation. Our expertise in finance and accounting empowers leadership teams to execute strategy, enhance performance, and achieve successful outcomes from acquisition to exit.
Results Focused
We work alongside leadership teams, rolling up our sleeves to understand how the business actually runs, not just how it looks on paper. Nothing is hidden. Nothing is over-engineered for optics. Nothing is done simply to create more work.
In a market flooded with dashboards and automation, we’re prioritizing accuracy, cleanliness, and clarity. Founders and investors deserve financials they can rely on — not numbers adjusted into existence.
But we’re not just identifying issues. We’re implementing solutions that last. Building finance functions that support disciplined growth, withstand scrutiny, and maximize enterprise value at exit.
Deep Expertise
Chelsea Street was built by operators who have led finance functions inside high-growth, private equity–backed companies.
Our founders have sat on both sides of the table — guiding diligence processes and leading organizations through scale, integration, and exit. That perspective shapes how we operate.
We understand what diligence findings look like in practice.
We know what breaks during hyper-growth.
We build systems designed not just to pass review, but to perform under pressure.
We have advised on more than 1,000 M&A transactions spanning $2 million to over $1 billion in enterprise value, across industries and growth stages. Every engagement is grounded in practical execution — not theory.
Consistent Team
Trust is built through transparency, consistency, and execution. And it’s not just what we say — it is how we operate.
We stay close to the work, accountable to outcomes, and aligned with leadership teams from acquisition through exit.
Our clients are not handed off to rotating teams or junior-only execution. They work with experienced operators who understand the context, the pressure, and the standard required to get a deal done — and to build a company that holds up long after the transaction closes.
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Director, Accounting
Manager, Accounting
Manager, Finance
Amy co-founded the firm to deliver a hands-on, execution-focused model that supports private equity portfolio companies beyond diligence and into meaningful finance and accounting transformation. She partners with investors and management teams to strengthen financial visibility, build scalable finance operations, and maximize enterprise value from acquisition through exit.
A finance leader with experience across corporate finance, M&A, and audit, Amy advises middle-market businesses through complex transactions and transition periods — helping them move from deal close to operational clarity with confidence.
Prior to launching Chelsea Street, Amy served as VP of FP&A at a private equity-backed, high-growth company, where she oversaw forecasting, financial reporting, and strategic finance initiatives. Previously, she spent over a decade at RSM, where she rose to Director of Transaction Advisory Services, developing deep expertise in financial due diligence across middle-market M&A.
Amy holds an MBA from Suffolk University and is a Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts.
Billy works primarily on forecasting, budgeting, and board reporting initiatives, partnering closely with leadership teams to deliver clear financial insights that drive strategic decisions. His experience spans both corporate finance and transaction advisory, giving him a well-rounded perspective on growth, performance, and operational scalability.
Prior to Chelsea Street, Billy most recently served as Manager of FP&A at Nexamp, where he supported executive leadership, owned company-wide forecasting, and built FP&A infrastructure from the ground up.
He also has extensive experience in M&A transaction advisory from his time spent at RSM and KPMG, performing buy- and sell-side diligence, including quality of earnings analyses for mid-sized and large service and commercial businesses.
Billy is passionate about leveraging innovation and automation to make finance functions more efficient—freeing teams to focus less on manual processes and more on meaningful analysis.
Renee works primarily on reporting, revenue accounting, and operational finance initiatives, partnering closely with leadership teams to deliver accurate, timely insights to directly support decision-making. With experience spanning both public and private industries, she provides a well-rounded perspective on technical compliance, process improvement, and scalable finance operations.
Prior to Chelsea Street, Renee most recently served as Accounting Manager at Living Proof Inc, where she oversaw the full revenue-to-cash cycle, supported a two-day month-end close, and partnered with the Controller, CFO, FP&A, and marketing leadership on budget-to-actual analysis and spend management.
In addition, she holds extensive experience from her time at RSM US LLP, where she advanced to Assurance Supervisor, led multiple audit engagements for mid-market consumer and industrial goods companies, and supported considerations for M&A transactions.
Emily Carroll, CPA, is a seasoned accounting leader with extensive experience in controllership, financial operations, and scalable infrastructure design. As a Director at Chelsea Street Advisors, she delivers strategic controllership solutions to growing organizations and partners with executive leadership to build scalable finance organizations.
Throughout her career, Emily has built and led high-performing accounting organizations, including as a controller in industry. Her leadership philosophy centers on establishing clear accounting frameworks to build finance functions that support long-term, sustainable growth
Emily’s earlier Big 4 experience sharpened her expertise in transaction advisory, financial reporting, audit compliance, and technical accounting implementation, positioning her as an experienced advisor during periods of transformation and scale.
A Certified Public Accountant licensed in Massachusetts, Emily holds a B.S. in Accounting and Operations Management from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management
