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Diane Gilson

Diane Gilson: CEO & Founder, Info Plus(+) Consulting®

Bridging Financial Mastery with AI Innovation

Diane Gilson is the Founder and CEO of Info Plus(+) Consulting® (previously Info Plus(+) Accounting®), a firm dedicated to transforming financial chaos into clarity and profitability for small to mid-sized construction and manufacturing companies.

With 30+ years of deep roots in job-cost accounting for construction and manufacturing, Diane’s not just an expert – she’s a transformation catalyst. A former CPA-turned-management-reporting evangelist, she helps growing companies soar beyond spreadsheets and into streamlined, scalable success.

Her passion lies in demystifying complex profitability and accounting topics, making them accessible through online workshops and personalized advisory services. Her contributions to the field have earned her accolades such as the Emeritus (Lifetime) U.S. ProAdvisor of the Year and consistent inclusion in the Top 100 ProAdvisors list. ​

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Diane Gilson + Info Plus(+) Consulting®

Diane’s journey began as a licensed CPA, leading to a 14-year tenure at Great Lakes Bankcorp, where she implemented bank-wide planning and profitability measurement systems.

Diane then founded Info Plus Consulting, a boutique firm built on integrity, precision, and practical wisdom in 1994. Her firm earned a national reputation for turning complex cost data into simple, powerful management insights – long before “data-driven” was a buzzword.

To see comments and reviews from just some of Diane’s clients, please scroll further down the page…

Looking to the Future…

Now, she’s bringing that same clarity and fire to the AI frontier. Diane empowers companies and their teams to actually use AI to get more done – faster, smarter, and more profitably.

She’s not just talking tech – she’s walking teams through it, one transformational session at a time.

Diane’s superpowers?

  • Making complexity simple
  • Turning overwhelm into action, and
  • Lighting the runway so others can take off

Certified

  • Advanced QuickBooks ProAdvisor (per Intuit, only 2% of all ProAdvisors are Advanced Certified)
  • QuickBooks Enterprise ProAdvisor (per Intuit, only 4% of all ProAdvisors are Enterprise Certified)
  • QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor (Intuit)
  • Taught Business Accounting and Job-Cost and Financial Management for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) University of Housing

Recent Awards (from Insightful Accountant)

Developer & Author

Nationally Published Articles

Service Activities

  • NARI National Member (3 years)
  • NAHB National Board of Directors (4 years)
  • MAHB State Audit Committee (4 years)
  • Treasurer ‐ Builders & Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor (10 years)
  • Treasurer ‐ Local Remodeler Council (2 years)
  • Distinguished Service to the Building Industry (Builders & Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor)
  • Associate of the Year (Builders & Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor)

Speaking Engagements

Diane’s accounting expertise and industry experience have earned her a variety of speaking engagements, including the Michigan Association of CPAs, the Contractors’ Assistance Program (CAP), the National Remodel America  Show (NARI), the Dwyer Group, Midwest Builders’ Shows, Custom Builders Symposium, National Remodelers’ Shows, International Builders’ Show and other national, regional, and local construction shows and training seminars.

QuickBooks ProAdvisor Client Reviews

  • See below – From Intuit ProAdvisor Client Reviews Site
  • 62 Total Reviews

QuickBooks ProAdvisor Client Reviews – OVERALL RATING  4.9

They are the ‘Real Deal’

“Diane & her team take a no nonsense approach & get right to the point of how to get your QuickBooks set up correctly & operating efficiently. Diane has so much experience with all sizes of business & we received her help with our multimillion dollar construction company. She came to us with the highest recommendation & I can’t express how much she helped us dial our numbers in & make us even more profitable than we already were. Do yourself & your company a favor & listen to what she can do for you. After receiving her help, we were working so much smarter knowing our numbers inside & out.”

Info Plus is a MUST!

“Diane and her team are terrific to work with and are quick to respond. Diane seems to have the answers to all of my QuickBooks questions!”

Very knowledgable

“Diane is very knowledgeable in accounting and does a great job explaining or helping us find information specific to our industry.”

Excellent knowledge and help

“Diane and team have been wonderful to work with. We have been using their online coursework, which is invaluable. I also reached out personally to ask how to adjust certain QuickBooks settings, and Diane responded quickly. She asked the right questions and provided the answers we needed. Thanks again Diane!”

You Need Info Plus and Diane Gilson!

“Diane and her team have been invaluable to our growing business! We needed to capture specific job costing, along with adding an in-depth massive inventory program switching from QBO back to QBE- Diane was so willing to work with us!! She is patient and super knowledgeable in QuickBooks and knows all the tips and tricks to make your accounting more efficient and accurate! Love working with her and her team!”

Quickbooks Transition

“Diane was fantastic to work with. They have [been] extremely helpful as we transitioned into Quickbooks. I can not recommend them enough.”

Diane and the staff are all very knowledgeable.

“Diane and the whole staff at InfoPlus are very accessible. The CAMP information is extremely helpful and when I can’t find the answers there, the monthly VIP sessions easily take care of the rest of my questions. Diane is extremely helpful with the nuances of QuickBooks.”

Diane makes it easy to do business with

“We initially engaged with Info Plus when we transitioned from Buildsoft Accounting & Job Costing to QuickBooks. We became a consulting client in 2019 to set up QuickBooks for better job costing. Their CAMP program made it easy to continue our education/knowledge of job costing with QuickBooks (we were a subscriber for 13 months). A year later, I was in a panic to open a year-end report and needed to retrieve a password somehow. I emailed Diane for help with this. She and her team responded quickly and were knowledgeable on how to do this!”

Best QuickBook Training

“The training Diane does in CAMP is the best I have found. I have worked in QuickBooks for 20 years and she still taught me how to use QB better. I specifically liked how she explains how QB works in the background and how all the lists and information entered work together. The response time was quick when I had a question and help was provided beyond what was expected.”

Wealth of knowledge

“Wonderful company to work with. Amazing helpful and courteous staff. Diane is a wealth of QuickBooks knowledge, she is a great teacher that is specific to your needs. The webinars are great, the personal help is what sold me. Highly recommend.”

Practical accounting lessons even I can learn

“I’ve been looking for someone who could teach me practical accounting methods and best practices for our business so I didn’t have to hire a bookkeeper. Diane and her staff are easy to talk to, work with and learn from. The consulting calls are incredibly beneficial and the video lessons are a wealth of information – there for me whenever I need them. This has the investment I needed to make for me and our business!”

Initial Setup & Cost accounting

“Diane and her team know the ins and outs of setting up and migrating to QuickBooks. Moving from an existing program is like working on the engine while it is still running. I searched for a company that really understood cost accounting and inventory and found it in Info Plus.

They have the level of understanding and detail that I was searching for. Cost accounting is all about detail and planning and Diane offered various approaches that allowed us to setup our systems in a common sense way that prepared us for growth. They provided a detailed scope and timeline, worked with our schedule, provided recordings of our meetings to allow for review and future training.

She is also a trusted source for me when it comes to associated software and integrations. She will provide clear feedback and offers many resources for resolving problems that we have encountered as we continue to grow. Her experience and expertise has been a welcome addition that our team can rely on.”

 Quick & Easy

“We have used Diane for years whenever we have had trouble with our QuickBooks, or whenever I needed training in QuickBooks. Diane knows this software probably better then the back of her hand! In fact, we started calling her our QuickBooks Guru! The other day I ran into a problem in QuickBooks where my guy’s labor wasn’t showing up in the job reports, I tried everything to figure it out. I spent almost 4 hours on the phone with QuickBooks Payroll. I was so frustrated I scheduled an appointment with Diane. Diane was able to help me figure out what was going on in 12 minutes!!! I highly recommend Info Plus Accounting!”

 Knowledgeable

“Diane and her office staff are very knowledgeable. They’ve been a great help finding the right QuickBooks for us, the install and bookkeeping. Always available quickly and helpful.”

 Knowledgeable

“Diane and her office staff are very knowledgeable. They’ve been a great help finding the right QuickBooks for us, the install and bookkeeping. Always available quickly and helpful.”

A Life Saver

“I have been working with Diane for over a year and each session I learn something new. She has assisted us in improving our item list, chart of accounts, job costing, reports and month end closing. She truly understands the remodeling industry and the types of financial information we need to be successful.”

The Ultimate Expert – Look no further

“Diane is the expert of experts. I wouldn’t go anywhere else and feel that I found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. I am well-taken care and so much of my business and financial reporting has been simplified by my work with Diane, There’s been a number of times where we would find double entries that I would have never noticed had I not set up things the way she suggested.

Diane did a 35 point check-up on my books and developed a long-range plan that resulted in a set of books that I can cost account, pay commissions, and accurately understand my bottom line. We once audited my Worker’s Comp policy and we discovered they charged me for a period that this particular company hadn’t even covered me for. I was able to get $4,500 back. That was actually money earned back!

We don’t make those mistakes any more because we have way better, tighter controls. And we are much more protected from fraud and embezzlement. I save money when I work with Diane. I think the most critical thing she provides to small businesses is the controller and expert level when you can’t necessarily afford to hire an in-house controller.”

 QuickBooks

“I like Diane’s approach. No wasted time. She listens, she talks. After weeks of me working through issues, this really helped to polish things up. Highly recommended! Thank you!”

 Consultation around Quickbooks Enterprise

“At the time, our organization was considering (and later did) implement QuickBooks Enterprise. Diane was able to give us a good overview of this product, including any difficulties which we might expect to receive. She was very professional and respectful of our time. Our experience was very positive.”

 Helped us with Quickbooks Accounting set-up

“Diane was great, very quick to get to the bottom of the troubles we were having on our QB’s balance sheets. Entirely positive experience working with her.”

 Helped us determine the best way to do inventory and cleaned up the system

“We were having trouble using QuickBooks to keep an accurate inventory and were rather new to QuickBooks, so we took to the internet to find help. Diane was one of the first options to appear and she was in our area so we set up a day to meet. Diane helped us simplify the inventory system, and very clearly knows the true power of QuickBooks. Just through watching her navigate the system, we have picked up useful information.”

General Accounting Consultation and Quickbooks Software

“My experience with Diane has been great. Anything I have gotten from her has been first class in every way. As a business owner, it’s nice to know you have a trusted professional a call or an email away.”

QuickBooks and accounting support

“I’ve known Diane for almost 20 years. She helped me set QuickBooks up when I first started my business in 1997, and I have consulted with her many times since with questions. I’ve always found Diane to be positive and helpful. She is willing to spend as much or as little time as I need to solve a problem or answer a question. I recommend Diane and her staff at Info Plus Accounting wholeheartedly!”

QuickBooks Consulting

“Diane is always very prompt, professional, knowledgeable, personable, friendly and a pleasure to work with. I would recommend her all of your QuickBooks consulting needs.”

QuickBooks Consulting

“We contacted Diane regarding some industry-specific needs. She did a fantastic job of listening to our needs and then crafting accounts and memorized transactions to help us accomplish what we needed. We’re a small company and time is super important. She has great expertise that will save you time (and money) and make your QB system work most effectively for you. Worth noting that we had been working with our accounting group before reaching out to Diane and were still not smooth with the transactions and reports we needed. They were impressed with how Diane resolved the issues for us. It would have cost less to have used her from the start.”

QB SUPPORT

“Very happy with entire experience. Very professional and solved our issue in a timely manner.”

 Purchased products and consulting services

“Diane is very knowledgeable and easy to work with. I am extremely satisfied with all of the products and services I’ve received from her and I highly recommend her to any other small construction businesses. She has helped me better understand how to utilize and navigate QuickBooks.”

 Quick Books Inventory and Sales Organization processes

“Diane has provided incredible insight to the processes we created. She gave critical guidance that assisted our CPA as well as our procurement and accounting team. Diane would receive a rating of 5+++++++. Tremendous asset to our company.”

 Restructured QB to achieve desired job costing capabilities

“The task of restructuring and customizing our QB file seemed overwhelming. I’m happy to report that it turned out to be an extremely enlightening experience. After Diane’s comprehensive assessment of our QB file, we were off and running. Action plan in hand, we tackled rebuilding our COA and setting up items for job costing and payroll purposes.

Our sessions were very productive. Diane’s QB expertise and attention to detail, not to mention her impressive accounting background, allowed us to establish an ideal setup complete with professional-looking forms and reports that are customized to our specific job costing needs. I was impressed by her vast experience with and knowledge of the Contractors Edition of QB. She was able to help us get over various hurdles to deliver the desired results.

There wasn’t anything she was unable to handle. She was punctual, professional and patient. I’m so grateful to have crossed paths with Diane Gilson and her staff at Info Plus+ Accounting. It is very reassuring knowing that she is only a phone call away. I’m looking forward to future work with her as well as continued viewing of her very educational training videos. I highly recommend her as a QB ProAdvisor. Her work is outstanding!”

 Business consulting & QuickBooks

“Diane’s knowledge of QuickBooks is amazing. I don’t profess to have an in-depth understanding of QuickBooks but when I talk with Diane, I quickly realize I don’t even scratch the surface. She has the ability & experience to quickly cut to the chase on fixing issues or setting up reports, estimates, items, lists, etc. Highly recommend her.”

 QuickBooks Setup and Refinement

“We have a multi-state, multi-entity business that has grown to be 10x its original size in 5 years. Revenue is now in excess of $11m. When we migrated to quickbooks, Diane guided us through the process and was instrumental in the successful implementation by our accounting staff. As we took on the advance inventory functions, including 50 storehouses (trucks) and six bricks and motor warehouses she help us configure things properly and that enabled us to get control of a fast turning inventory. Diane has been a reliable expert resource for all things QuickBooks. Her answers and processes are accurate and we trust her implicitly.”

 QB Technical Support

“On several occasions, Diane has provided webinar services for us in the areas of job costing and GL setup. Her knowledge in all areas we discussed was excellent and the webinars guided us in setting up QB to give very accurate and complete job cost reports. I highly recommend her services.”

 Quickbooks Consulting

“Diane has been our go-to Quickbooks consultant for years. We consider her the top expert in the nation for the home building industry.”

 Diane is thorough

“Diane is thorough and reliable. I appreciate her expertise in accounting in residential home building. She is very pleasant to work with and always has a positive attitude.

 Consulting services for Quickbooks

“We are a small CPA firm that uses Diane as our QuickBooks expert. She has worked with us and our clients in answering questions and solving problems that we couldn’t handle ourselves. We have a number of job cost clients and use her suggestions and direct help in setting up and working with their accounting systems. She knows the right way to handle job costing in QB. Diane is great to work with and responds quickly to our needs.”

 ACCOUNTING CONSULTING

“I MET DIANE AT A CONFERENCE RUNNING A CLASS. SHE IS VERY KNOWLEDGABLE AND VERY GOOD AT ALL SHE DOES. I RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE. THANK YOU”

 Set Up of Business Using QB

“Very knowledgeable, efficient, professional, and pleasant.”

 Good accounting leads

“Good accounting leads to a good bottom line. We have Diane to thank for helping us manage and improve our numbers.”

 Quickbooks

“It has been a great experience working with Diane, I was a Peachtree user for over 15 years and she made the transition over to QuickBooks very easy. In working with Diane, I actually enjoy QuickBooks now and if I get in a situation that I don’t understand something I can call her office or send her an email and she is ready to respond. Diane is highly recommended!

 Accounting advice and implementation

“I have had the pleasure of working with Diane Gilson since 1994. She has provided outstanding advice and guidance in implementing Quickbooks accounting systems for my residential construction business. In addition, Diane also implemented Quickbooks for two non-profit organizations for which I am /was the Treasurer. Working with Info Plus Accounting has been efficient and cost effective. Response time for issues and problems that arise from time to time have been outstanding. I cannot give praise enough for Diane being an outstanding partner.”

 Quickbooks Re-design

Diane is helping us re-design our QuickBooks architecture and troubleshoot the existing setup. It was set up in a way that was not optimal for our home building business, and did not provide all of the information, or correct information, we needed to make decisions. She understands our industry and has deep knowledge of accounting practices and Quickbooks setup for contractors. She is professional, prepared, and a delight to work with. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her.”

 QuickBooks change-over consulting and Job costing

“Diane was very prompt and punctual on our web and phone calls. We had to design a whole new QB architecture which she guided us through by phone and web, much harder than in person but she got it done very efficiently. Our system is now working as it should, especially the job costing portion which we required heavy modification of. Very creative in her use of QB to overcome some specialty items that were of an Industry not familiar to her.”

 Quick Books troubleshooting

“Diane is top notch when it comes to QuickBooks. She has an amazing ability to hone right into the problem. I am continually amazed at the way we/she can work so effectively remotely. I met Diane at the Remodeler’s show about 10 years ago and she has been my go to person ever since then. Her systems and wwell-trainedstaff make it so easy to schedule meetings. She can be and is very accommodating on time as well, sometimes even weekends. Top notch 5 stars across the board”

 Diane has been

“Diane has been a great asset for fine-tuning my QuickBooks for management accounting and reporting. She is very thorough and works hard to make sure I understand the reasoning for her changes to my accounting. Great job Dianne – I look forward to continuing the improvement to my reports!

 redesigning our whole accounting system

“We have been working with Diane since last summer and continue to have ongoing training several times a month for staff. we needed to ramp our reporting system (mainly job cost) for over 30 different companies. We appreciate the hand holding that has been and continues to be required as we make this transition. Diane’s expertise and command of QBE and QB is excellent. We will continue to use her services.”

 Account organization, job costing, budgeting, overall consultation

“Diane is a pleasure to work with. She’s committed to my success and has a mastery of how to blend accounting principles with Quickbooks capabilities to address our main needs. The work we have done together has been instrumental in transitioning our company out of a start-up phase into more of an established, growth phase. She tailored her approach to fit our business by listening to how we do what we do, and I now have everything in place to “keep score” and measure profitability more precisely.”

 Developed import solution

“Diane assisted us in creating a solution to import credit card transaction activity from third party file. This was not just for us, but a large group of our customers that are QuickBooks users. Diane’s instinct on best practices was terrific. She interfaced extremely well with our customer. She assisted in drafting a users guide to the function. During the process Diane was reliable, responsive, efficient with our time and professional the whole way. I couldn’t have been more pleased with the engagement.”

 QB set up to enable job costing and clear reporting

“I have had Diane address the most challenging of accounting problems that I face as a small business owner. Her grasp of the issue at hand is almost immediate and her collaborative approach makes arriving at elegant and relevant solutions almost inevitable!”