Press Release

Atlanta Based Moore Colson Adds Two Business Assurance Associates to the Professional Staff

Atlanta, Georgia (January 11, 2008) – Atlanta based accounting firm, Moore Colson, recently announced the hiring of Ashlie Shepard, Business Assurance Associate, and Jonathan Lambert, Business Assurance Associate. Moore Colson, founded in 1981, is a full-service firm located in Atlanta, Georgia, providing tax and assurance services, real estate, management consulting services, estate and financial services, and IT audit services.

Ashlie Shepard is a 2007 graduate of East Carolina University, and joined Moore Colson’s Business Assurance team as a Business Assurance Associate on January 2, 2008. Ashlie has a BS and MS combined degree in Accounting. Ashlie worked in the Financial Services Department for East Carolina University for the past year and was responsible for preparing spreadsheets and reconciling various accounts, scholarship accounts, loan accounts and grant accounts. She also worked as a Librarian’s Assistant at the University’s Joyner Library where she filed invoices/order forms and was responsible for managing multiple gift donations and accounting for gift books. Ashlie is a member of Beta Alpha Psi, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Sigma Theta national Honor Society and Student Accounting Society. She also made the honor roll for fall, 2002 – 04 and spring 2003 – 06.

Jonathan Lambert also joined the firm on Wednesday, January 2, as a Business Assurance Associate in the firm’s Business Assurance Services Practice. Jonathan is a graduate of Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, with a Post Baccalaureate in Accounting, and a BS Degree in Business Administration from Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio. Prior to joining Moore Colson, Jonathan was a staff accountant with firstPro Inc corporate, Atlanta, Georgia. In this position, Jonathan worked with clients to resolve billing and payroll discrepancies, maintained all A/R transactions, and managed weekly gross margin reporting for 15 divisions. Jonathan also worked as a contract accountant with Vicar lighting, Atlanta, Georgia, an Intern/Accounting Assistant with Neace Lukens, Cleveland, Ohio, and served as assistant to national director for Juventud Missionera, Tecamechalco, Mexico City, Mexico. Over the past several years, Jonathan has been involved with Conquest Boys Club, Franciscan University Rugby, Eagle Scouts, and directed leadership training programs for high school boys.

Voted one of America’s Top 25 firms by Inside Public Accounting (IPA) Moore Colson is a full-service firm located in Atlanta, Georgia, providing tax and assurance services, estate and financial services, lender services, management consulting services, and IT audit services. Moore Colson, founded in 1981, serves clients throughout Atlanta and the southeastern United States. For more information about Moore Colson, call 770-989-0028 or visit www.moorecolson.com

Moore Colson is the Atlanta representative for IGAF Worldwide, an international organization of independent local and regional firms of Certified Public Accountants, Chartered Accountants, or their professional equivalents. For more information about IGAF Worldwide, call Kevin Mead at 678-417-7730 or visit www.igaf.org.
 

 
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