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Sandy Springs, Georgia 30339

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Laura H. ELLEDGE

CPA with 27 years’ experience serving small to medium businesses primarily in the Atlanta area.

SUMMARY

Audit and accounting is my strongest area - I can plan and execute an audit and stay on budget.

I am organized, self-motivated and accustomed to working with little supervision. I enjoy

working with clients, educating them and learning from them.

AUDIT MANAGER/SENIOR, ETHRIDGE & MILLER, PC, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

EXPERIENCE

January 2015 to Present

• Performed audits and reviews for numerous small to medium businesses in the Atlanta

area, mostly in the service industry.

• Assisted on SOC audit of large governmental entity.

• Prepared corporate and partnership returns.

AUDIT MANAGER, ALDRIDGE SHELLEY, LLC, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

July 2014 to December 2014

• Managed/performed audits of not-for-profit organizations. Prepared 990s for those

organizations. (Contract position)

AUDIT MANAGER, CONN & COMPANY, LLC, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

September 2006 to July 2014

• Managed/performed audits and reviews in the following industries: Logistics,

Investment Partnerships, General Contractors, Not-for-profit organizations, including

A-133, HUD Housing Developments, HUD Mortgage Brokers, Mortgage Servicing,

Propane Distributor and Pallet Manufacturer.

• Prepared corporate, partnership and individual returns.

• Assisted buyers and seller with due diligence for sales of businesses.

• Oversaw peer review, maintained quality control manuals and procedures.

ELLEDGE & ASSOCIATES, P.C., ATLANTA, GEORGIA

December 2005 to September 2006

• Provided financial statement preparation and tax services to small businesses and

individual tax return preparation.

• Provided Quickbooks consulting services to small businesses.

• Performed audits for several CPA firms on a contract basis.

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER, DONNER, WEISER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.,

ATLANTA, GA

May 2000 to November 2005

• Managed/performed audits and reviews in the following industries: Local Government,

Not-for-profit organizations, including A-133, Wholesale Importer, General Contractors

and Other Service Industries.

• Reviewed all financial statements prepared by staff accountants and bookkeepers.

• Prepared corporate and partnership tax returns.

• Assisted buyers and seller with due diligence for sales of businesses.

• Provided Quickbooks training and consulting services to small businesses.

• Provided financial statement preparation and tax services to small businesses.

SELF EMPLOYED, LAURA H. ELLEDGE, CPA, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

September 1996 to May 2000

• Compiled financial statements and provide tax services for small businesses in Service

and Not-for-profit industries.

• Acted as Controller for several small businesses.

• Provided audit assistance and assistance with special projects to several small CPA

firms.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT, CHRIS KITCHENS, P.C., ATLANTA, GEORGIA

September 1987 to September 1996

• Performed Audits and Reviews in the following industries: Local Government, HVAC

Contractors, General Contractors, Real Estate Broker, HUD Mortgage Broker, Oil and

Gas Distributor and Not-for-Profit.

• Prepared monthly and quarterly financial statements for many small businesses.

• Prepared corporate, partnership and individual tax returns.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, DENTON, TEXAS

EDUCATION

BBA in Accounting, December 1999

CPA LICENSED IN STATE OF GEORGIA – CERTIFICATE # 10782

Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel, Lacerte, Intuit Pro Series, Quickbooks, Peachtree and

ADDITIONAL

Caseware audit software.

SKILLS

AICPA, Georgia Society of CPAs.

AFFILIATIONS

AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

REFERENCES

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