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Ashlie Castle

Summary

I am a professional Accountant with extensive experience working remotely. I have 10+ years experience with full cycle accounting, including all aspects of month and year-end closes. I love solving tough problems and creating process efficiencies- especially with startup and small businesses. I recognize the importance of financial reporting in all businesses- and strive to provide leadership with accurate and useful information to guide their decisions. I love what I do.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Controller

Defy Extreme Air Sports & Flow Extreme Air Sports
01.2019 - Current
  • Responsible for Full-Cycle Monthly and Annual Close for multiple entities.
  • Consolidated Reporting
  • Managed budgets and financials through $3.5M+ buildouts
  • AP, AR, Payoll, Sales Tax
  • Provided all financial packages including revenue projections, cash flow reporting and fixed asset rollforwards
  • Reported directly to owners and CEO




Accounting Manager/ Controller

Absolute Numbers
10.2021 - 08.2023
  • Managed multiple clients' full-cycle accounting needs
  • Prepared accurate and timely GAAP financial reports
  • Completed all balance sheet reconciliations
  • Prepared state and local tax filings as well as tax packages for outsourced CPAs




Senior Accountant

Veya (e-commerce)
06.2020 - 08.2021
  • Responsible for all financial reporting and processes
  • Managed 5 US-based and 30 Philippines based bookkeepers
  • Cut year-end close times from 5 months to 6 weeks
  • Reconciled US and International sales tax liabilities accurately for the first time in department history




Financial Associate

Supporting Strategies
10.2018 - 07.2020
  • Managed several small entrepreneurial, high growth client's full-cycle accounting needs
  • AP/AR, reconciliations, payroll, monthly close, ensuring timely financial reporting in accordance with GAAP




Corporate Accountant

CircusTrix, LLC + Entrepology, LLC
04.2013 - 10.2018
  • Managed all financials as we grew from 4 parks to 100+ parks (US, China and UK)
  • Implemented all accounting department processes and procedures
  • Managed parent and subsidiary entities and created consolidated financials for executive analysis
  • Guided the company through the 2 year pre-sale corporate audit
  • Reported directly to Founder and CFO




Owner/Bookkeeper

Castle Bookkeeping
02.2009 - 07.2014
  • Provided full-cycle bookkeeping, financial reporting, payroll, process development, training, and consulting to bridge the gap between startup and in-house financial services.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

Skills

  • Quickbooks Pro Advisor
  • Netsuite
  • Billcom
  • Asana
  • Gusto, Namely Rippling
  • TriNet JustWorks
  • Expensify Tallie
  • Brex Ramp
  • Eventbrite
  • Ekos
  • Betterment
  • MightyCall Grasshopper
  • Microsoft Teams Slack
  • Microsoft Excel
  • GoogleSheets
  • Reach Reporting
  • Financial Cents
  • Shopify, Square, Toast Stripe
  • Amazon Sellers Central
  • HubDoc, SharePoint DropBox
  • Outlook

Certification

  • US GAAP
  • Full-Cycle Accounting
  • Balance Sheet Reconciliations
  • E-Commerce Accounting
  • Small Business and StartUp Accounting
  • Project Accounting
  • Budget + Cash Flow Mgmt
  • Multi-State Payroll
  • State and Federal Payroll Taxes
  • Benefits Management
  • New Hire Processing
  • Inventory Management
  • AR and AP
  • Sales Tax Prep + Filing
  • Federal and State Excise Tax
  • Process Improvement
  • Team Management and Mentoring
  • Expense Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Rollforwards
  • Audit Management
  • Communication with C-Suite Leadership


Timeline

Accounting Manager/ Controller

Absolute Numbers
10.2021 - 08.2023

Senior Accountant

Veya (e-commerce)
06.2020 - 08.2021

Controller

Defy Extreme Air Sports & Flow Extreme Air Sports
01.2019 - Current

Financial Associate

Supporting Strategies
10.2018 - 07.2020

Corporate Accountant

CircusTrix, LLC + Entrepology, LLC
04.2013 - 10.2018

Owner/Bookkeeper

Castle Bookkeeping
02.2009 - 07.2014

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Utah Valley University

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