Case Study: American Office Supply Retailing Company achieves successful merger integration with Aston Carter

American Office Supply Retailing Company - Customer Case Study

American Office Supply Retailing Company, an American office supply retailer headquartered in Florida, needed to consolidate operations after merging with a Chicago-based company. The merger created significant challenges in combining people, processes, and accounting functions, especially while running two accounting systems in parallel and dealing with staff turnover. The company turned to Aston Carter for temporary accounting and finance support, including staff accountants, senior accountants, accounting managers, credit analysts, senior SAP analysts, and financial analysts.

Aston Carter proactively prepared for the launch by meeting with the project director, aligning on timelines and skill requirements, and building a ready pipeline of qualified candidates ahead of time. Its Florida recruiting team, backed by experienced recruiters nationwide, quickly sourced and screened talent to support the merger. The results were strong: Aston Carter submitted 58 resumes in under five days, 112 candidates by the end of the second week, and achieved a 90% placement success rate. The customer hired 14 of 15 senior candidates submitted, and 23 consultants were later converted to full-time employees.