Bio

Brent Coles is an accounting and finance recruiter at Vaco Raleigh, LLC, where he is responsible for identifying and assessing qualified candidates for job opportunities in the financial industry. As a professional who matches the employment needs of numerous companies and employees with the upmost discretion, Brent has a reputation of the highest integrity. 

Prior to joining Vaco, Brent was an executive recruiter with the Mergis Group in Troy, Mich., where he placed individuals ranging from staff accountants to the CFO of a multibillion-dollar private equity portfolio company. Brent graduated from Michigan State University’s Honors College in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in accounting. He started his career as an internal auditor at Spartan Motors, a $500 million large vehicle chassis manufacturer. From there he moved to UHY, a regional public accounting firm, where he worked on audits, reviews, compilations, SAS-70’s, tax filings, tax research, networked for new business and assisted in corporate planning for numerous entities. 

A native of Novi, Mich., Brent resides in Raleigh. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking, soccer and reading.