Professional Overview
Rachel leads the firm’s Accounting Advisory Services practice for the Charleston office, specializing in GAAP-based accounting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, management reporting, and strategic analytical advising. She has more than 17 years of finance and accounting experience in both the private and public sectors.
Prior to joining Elliott Davis, Rachel held both corporate controller and senior finance positions for middle-market and high-growth companies across a variety of industries. Rachel’s extensive experience in inventory costing, management, and margin analysis allows her to assist customers in increasing efficiency and accuracy of management reporting, enabling a shift in focus to financial planning and analysis. Rachel leads the Accounting Advisory Services team’s specialization in E-commerce and Direct to Consumer companies. She has demonstrated success in developing scalable processes that maximize a customer’s visibility into profitability by sales channel to drive margin improvement and EBITDA growth.
Education, Credentials, and Special Training
- Certified Public Accountant, licensed in Virginia (South Carolina pending)
- BS, Accounting, James Madison University
Professional Affiliations
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
Civic and Community Activities
- Past Board Member, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Richmond & Tri-Cities