Cosmin Nicolaescu

Cosmin Nicolaescu

CEO & Co-Founder

Accrual

Cosmin co-founded Accrual in 2024. He previously served as Brex's Chief Technology Officer, where he helped scale the company from 40 to over 1,000 employees and hundreds of millions in annual revenue. Prior to Brex, Cosmin worked at Stripe as an early leader, building core global payments infrastructure and launching the Stripe Terminal product. He began his career at Microsoft, working on the early versions of Azure and Office365.

Featured Sessions

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
4:00 pm

High-performing firms don’t grow by accident—they follow a deliberate, repeatable strategy. In this panel, industry leaders will break down how they define, operationalize, and execute on growth initiatives that scale. From setting a clear strategic direction to aligning leadership, resources, and accountability, learn how top firms are turning growth plans into measurable outcomes.

Past Sessions

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1:55 pm

As accounting firms face mounting capacity constraints, increasing return complexity, and pressure to deliver faster turnaround times, many are looking to AI for answers. But moving from experimentation to real-world deployment raises important questions around trust, workflow integration, and maintaining professional standards.

In this case study, leaders from Armanino, a Top 20 accounting firm, will share how they partnered with Accrual to introduce AI directly into live tax operations.

  • Explain the rollout steps Armanino used to introduce AI in live tax work while keeping reviewer accountability clear
  • Identify the workflow steps where AI reduced manual preparation work and sped up review, especially in complex returns with heavy source documentation
  • Understand how Armanino is using Accrual to improve client-facing steps in complex returns by making document submission easier and reducing time spent collecting and reconciling source documents