Ashley Patrick, CPA

Experience

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  Smoker & Company

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Tax Intern

  -Successfully prepared business client work papers along with federal, state, and local tax returns for individuals-Processed electronic filing for quarterly payroll clients in the small business division-Efficiently completed deadline-driven materials & effectively interacted with multiple departments

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  Day & Zimmermann

  Aug 2010 - Nov 2012

  -Reconciled various fringe benefit accounts each period to ensure all necessary payments were made-Responded timely to auditors in regards to questions about contribution history, employee hours, & wage variances-Logged, investigated, & resolved discrepancy invoices from local unions on a weekly basis-Prepared adjustment reports for rate changes in benefit plans-Updated SAP with rates received from local unions regarding employee benefit packages & payroll deductions-Assisted field account managers with payroll reprocessing, adjustment reports, & voluntary deductions Minder weergeven -Successfully managed a payroll of 800 employees and prepared a weekly payroll-Led a team of 5 payroll clerks and delegated various payroll responsibilities such as time entry and daily & weekly balancing of hours-Prepared monthly fringe benefit reports for over 20 local unions-Validated multi-million dollar invoices for the client on a weekly basis-Corrected check issues -Completed basic human resource tasks including hiring & terminating, client authorizations for new hires, & daily force reports Minder weergeven

  • Accounts Receivable Analyst

    Sept 2012 - Nov 2012

  • Accounting Analyst

    Aug 2011 - Sept 2012

  • Field Account Manager

    Aug 2010 - Jul 2011
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  Reinsel Kuntz Lesher LLP

  Nov 2012 - Jan 2013

  Staff Accountant

  -Performed audit, review, and compilation services for clients in various industries including governmental entities, non-profit organizations, insurance consortiums, and employee benefit plans-Audited cash, accounts payable, fixed assets, payroll, and operating expenses-Efficiently assisted senior staff on engagements from planning stages through issuance of financial statements

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  Dommel's Hotel Management, Inc.

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2014

  Corporate Accounting Manager

  -Implemented QuickBooks and chart of accounts for four entities including two hotels, one rental property and a condominium association-Prepared monthly journal entries including payroll entries, accruals, & depreciation-Reconciled bank accounts monthly-Prepared monthly financial statements for company executives-Oversaw A/P and A/R clerks to ensure proper recording of payables and receipts

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  Armstrong World Industries

  Jul 2014 - Apr 2016

  Accounting Analyst

  -Recorded monthly journal entries and prepared quarterly disclosures (10K/Q Footnotes) for employee benefit plans & derivatives-Developed budgets and estimates for employee benefit plans-Posted monthly accounting entries for Canada and Latin America entities-Performed and oversaw accounting and reconciliation of fixed assets-Created general ledger accounts and oversaw cost center/profit center maintenance-Completed monthly financial close process for SAP and Hyperion

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  Armstrong Flooring, Inc.

  Apr 2016 - Jan 2018

  -Prepare and file quarterly and annual reports on Form 10-Q/K and manage the internal and external review of these documents-Support worldwide external audit process through analysis and compilation of information on quarterly and annual basis-Provide technical accounting oversight of derivatives, stock-based compensation, and asset retirement obligations-Perform annual intangible asset impairment testing (interim testing if necessary)-Calculate earnings per share-Monitor developments to ensure compliance with US GAAP and prepare technical accounting memorandums-Communicate and explain accounting issues and evolving accounting guidance to business unit and corporate personnel Minder weergeven -Prepared monthly Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement and quarterly Consolidated Income Statement and Statement of Shareholders’ Equity-Recorded monthly journal entries and prepared quarterly disclosures (10K/Q footnotes) for employee benefit plans & derivatives-Completed quarterly non-GAAP, impairment indicator and asset held for sale analyses-Assisted accounting team with various property accounting policies including creating, changing, transferring, and retiring assets-Oversaw accounting for intangible assets-Provided support for monthly financial close process for SAP and Hyperion Minder weergeven

  • External Reporting Manager

    Sept 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Senior Accountant

    Apr 2016 - Sept 2016
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  Gardner Russo & Gardner

  Jan 2018 - Feb 2019

  Client Service Representative

  -Estimate and analyze potential gains in client portfolios for client gifting and rebalancing to standardmodels-Review and recalculate portfolio performance-Resolve portfolio accounting issues between various systems-Prepare monthly reporting for clients and validate internal reports on assets under management-Assist clients with account closing and opening process-Improve workflows through the use of check-off lists and a shared Outlook mailbox

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  Armstrong World Industries

  Jan 2019 - now

  -Manage all aspects of monthly business performance reporting and reporting for the Board of Directors -Prepare materials associated with presentations to the executive team and Board of Directors related to monthly results, outlooks, estimates, budgets, and strategic plan. This includes analysis of results, outlining major drivers of the financials related to price, volume, mix, manufacturing, equity earnings, and SG&A expense-Partner with the Vice President, Finance Americas to enhance analytics, key performance indicators, and dashboarding as business needs change-Lead Finance digitalization initiatives including automation of routine reporting -Oversee a team of two direct reports responsible for the day-to-day operations of business reporting, and other activities in support of both the Mineral Fiber and Architectural Specialties Finance leadership-Enhance and maintain an FP&A model that supports scalability, accurate, timely and quality financial reporting, and accounting with superior quality internal controls for the outlook, estimate, budget and strategic planning processes-Oversee the analysis of SG&A expenses, including performance to budget, latest estimate and/or prior year, on a frequent basis and make recommendations for cost control through business partnering with cost center owners Minder weergeven -Prepared and filed quarterly and annual reports on Form 10-Q/K and managed the internal and external review of these documents-Supported external audit process through analysis and compilation of information on quarterly and annual basis-Provided technical accounting oversight of business combinations, pensions, stock-based compensation, deferred compensation, leases and derivatives-Oversaw and reviewed annual goodwill and intangible asset impairment testing-Calculated earnings per share-Served as main accounting liaison with outside actuary for defined benefit pension plan, post-retirement plan and post-employment plan; review accounting entries and associated budgets and forecasts-Recorded accounting entries related to annual cash incentive, share-based incentive and deferred compensation plans and develop associated budgets and forecasts-Reviewed interest rate derivative accounting entries-Managed compilation of financial statements and audits for multiple employee benefit plans-Monitored developments to ensure compliance with US GAAP and prepared technical accounting memorandums-Communicated and explained accounting issues and evolving accounting guidance to business unit and corporate personnel Minder weergeven

  • Director, Finance - Business Development & M&A

    Feb 2025 - now

  • Sr. Manager, Ceilings & Walls FP&A

    Jan 2022 - Feb 2025

  • External Reporting Manager

    Jan 2019 - Apr 2022