Diane Gigliotti promoted to chief accounting officer at Provident Financial Services (PFS)
An internal promotion at Provident Financial Services (NYSE: PFS) puts Diane Gigliotti into the chief accounting officer seat, as disclosed in an 8-K filed August 4, 2026. Gigliotti, who held the Controller title at…
Key takeaways
- Provident Financial Services (NYSE: PFS) promoted Diane Gigliotti to chief accounting officer, disclosed in an 8-K filed August 4, 2026.
- Gigliotti, previously Controller at Provident Bank, takes a Senior Vice President role overseeing accounting policy, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, internal controls, tax oversight, and accounting operations, reporting to CFO Adriano Duarte.
- She brings more than two decades of accounting and regulatory finance experience, most recently as CFO and Managing Director of BBVA's New York Branch.
- Gigliotti holds an MBA from NYU's Stern School and a BS in Accounting from Rutgers University, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
- The 8-K categorized the appointment under compensatory arrangements of certain officers, with no additional organizational changes announced.
An internal promotion at Provident Financial Services (NYSE: PFS) puts Diane Gigliotti into the chief accounting officer seat, as disclosed in an 8-K filed August 4, 2026. Gigliotti, who held the Controller title at Provident Bank, moves into a Senior Vice President role overseeing accounting policy, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, internal controls, tax oversight, and accounting operations. She reports to Adriano Duarte, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, who described her record in regulatory reporting and financial management as grounds for confidence in the appointment.
Twenty years in the seat before the title
Gigliotti brings more than two decades of accounting and regulatory finance experience. Her most recent external post was CFO and Managing Director of BBVA's New York Branch, where she was responsible for accounting, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, tax oversight, audit coordination, and executive financial management. During that tenure she led implementation of new accounting standards, regulatory compliance programs, and process improvement projects.
Earlier in her career she held finance and accounting roles at Merrill Lynch and PricewaterhouseCoopers, developing expertise in technical accounting, regulatory compliance, and audit management. She holds a Master of Business Administration from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Rutgers University. She is a Certified Public Accountant.
Scope of the new mandate
In the expanded role, Gigliotti adds a seat as strategic advisor on complex accounting matters, with explicit responsibility for the integrity of the company's financial reporting and for supporting sound business decision-making. Duarte pointed to a culture she has helped build around collaboration and accountability since joining Provident, alongside her command of the accounting function.
Gigliotti, for her part, cited Provident's emphasis on teamwork and integrity as a foundation for the work ahead.
Provident Bank, a community-oriented institution founded in 1839, operates branches across New Jersey, Bucks, Lehigh, and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania, and Orange, Queens, and Nassau Counties in New York. The holding company's subsidiaries include Beacon Trust Company, which handles fiduciary and wealth management services, and Provident Protection Plus, Inc., which covers insurance services.
What to watch
The next visible checkpoint for the new accounting leadership structure will be PFS financial filings produced under Gigliotti's oversight. The 8-K categorized the appointment under compensatory arrangements of certain officers. No additional organizational changes accompanied the announcement.
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