Carlie Azelton

Lead day-to-day finance operations across Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Application, and cost/expense transaction management, with accountability for operating performance, staffing, controls, process governance, and scalability. Oversee payroll for approximately 1,500 employees through ADP and lead a four-person internal payroll team.

Partnered with executive management to establish short- and long-range internal-control objectives and provide guidance on control design, risk, and remediation. Led enterprise SOX compliance activities and continued responsibilities developed as Senior Manager.

Led and developed SOX professionals, managed performance, and strengthened accountability and technical capability across the function.

Directed company-wide SOX compliance, including process/control documentation, design and operating-effectiveness testing, deficiency assessment, remediation planning, and implementation validation. Recommended process and control improvements and monitored audit findings.

Documented business processes through narratives, flowcharts, walkthroughs, and control matrices; supported SOX testing, remediation, and continuous improvement.

Performed accounting duties as a staff accountant.

Responsible for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, business-process, and systems improvement.

Performed accounting, audit, tax, staff supervision, and internal-control consulting.

Earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting.

Earned an Associate of Science degree.