Jerilyn Dressler

Jerilyn Dressler

Chief Growth Officer

Your Part-Time Controller, LLC

Jerilyn Keit Dressler, CPA, has over 25 years of experience in the accounting industry. She began her career with EY, where she spent 8 years (lastly as a senior manager) auditing public companies in the media, technology, homebuilding, and advertising industries. She joined Your Part-Time Controller, LLC in 2008 serving nonprofit clients in Philadelphia as their Controller/CFO, until 2020 when she moved into a business development role. She is now the Chief Growth Officer, responsible for identifying new business opportunities, optimizing existing client relationships, and enhancing the firm's market presence nationally. A native of Queens, NY, Jerilyn has lived in Philadelphia since 2004, where she resides with her husband and son. She is active in her community, having co-founded and formerly chaired the board of the Friends of Bache-Martin, which brings resources to her Philadelphia neighborhood K-8 public school. She is also the board Treasurer of the internationally acclaimed dance company, Philadanco. In her free time, Jerilyn enjoys music, playing the drums, and traveling. Jerilyn attended the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she received a B.S. in Economics and minored in Spanish. She is a CPA, and a CFE (inactive), and is a member of the AICPA, the PICPA, and the ACFE. Jerilyn is also on the finance committee for the Association for Accounting Marketing.

Featured Sessions

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
5:00 pm

Private equity investment can be a catalyst for growth and innovation in the accounting profession, enabling firms to scale rapidly and access new opportunities. This panel, featuring leaders from the 2025 Fastest Growing Firms who’ve taken on PE funding, will delve into proven strategies for scaling rapidly, retaining clients, engaging staff and partners, leveraging technology effectively, and more. Gain insights into how these trailblazers are navigating opportunities and challenges to achieve remarkable success.