Taylor Ritchie has a Master of Accountancy from Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration from Lake Erie College. She has experience in public accounting firms through internships at BDO and Cohen & Company performing audits, tax preparation, and financial statement assembly. Additionally, Taylor has work experience in private industry as an accounting intern at Parker Hannifin where she located fixed assets, collected past due invoices, and issued credit to customers.
1. Taylor Ritchie
5552 Butler Grange Road, Salem, Ohio 44460, (330) 277-6466, tateritchie@yahoo.com
EDUCATION WEATHERHEAD SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Master of Accountancy, May 2017
• Audit Concentration
• Teaching Assistant for ACCT 101, Fall and Spring
• Merit-Based Scholarships
• Beta Alpha Psi member
Aug. 2012-May 2016 Lake Erie College Painesville, OH
Bachelor of Science, May 2016
• Major: Accounting, Minor: Business Administration
• GPA: 3.98
• College Ambassador, Lake County Leadership Program, Student Government,
Accounting Club, Cross Country and Track Captain, Becker Professional Education
Ambassador
EXPERIENCE BDO Cleveland, OH
June 2016-Aug. 2016 Audit Intern
• Performed Benefit Plan, Health Care, and Nonprofit Audits
• Responsible for various sections of audits, including cash, PP&E, expenses, revenues, AP, etc.
• Sent out confirmations and completed support copies for financial statements
May 2015-Aug. 2015 Parker Hannifin Ravenna, OH
Accounting Intern
• Headed a fixed asset search of the manufacturing plant to identify over 2,000 assets that needed
tagged or written off
• Contacted customers for past due invoices and collected $365,000 of $480,000 in one month
• Issued credit to customers by electronically entering the reasoning and amount of credit
• Transferred money between the different divisions by reconciling accounts receivable
Jan. 2015-April 2015 Cohen and Company Cleveland, OH
Accounting and Tax intern
• Completed various tax returns for individuals, partnerships, S-Corps, C-Corps, LLC’s
• Assisted coworkers with performing audits of various clients by auditing cash, liabilities, fixed
assets, etc.
• Contributed in assembling the financial statements and final auditor’s report
Aug. 2013-May 2016 Lake Erie College
Academic Advising Office Assistant and Admissions Tour Guide
Painesville, OH
• Created various documents and spreadsheets to track student records
• Responsible for keeping track of the athlete’s credits to ensure eligibility
• Managed front desk by answering phone calls and was the first contact for college visitors
• Conducted tours, presentations, and panels about the college to prospective students and faculty
ACHIEVEMENTS,
HONORS AND
CERTIFICATIONS
• Mortar Board (National Honor Society, Lake Erie College, April 2015-May 2016
• IRS VITA (Volunteer Tax Preparer, Basic Certification, Mar. 2016
• NE Ohio Chapter of the Financial Executives International (FEI) Award Recipient, April 2014
• Dean’s List and Honors Student, Lake Erie College, 8/8 semesters