Ashley oversees payroll operations across all of Shumaker's offices, ensuring financial accuracy and regulatory and human resources compliance. She is responsible for driving efficiencies within the firm's human capital management system that allow functional areas to benefit from features that provide seamless integrations within the software. Additionally, Ashley is responsible for various components of partner compensation, as well as managing contributions to the firm's Retirement Plan. She also maintains oversight of the firm's billing function, often identifying opportunities for process improvement to ensure success of the revenue cycle.
Ashley has extensive finance experience in optimizing processes and enhancing financial and operational frameworks to support Shumaker's long-term growth and success. She has served at Shumaker since 2020, when she began as Assistant Controller, and steadily advanced to become Controller in January 2022 before being elevated to her current position as Director of Payroll and Revenue. In her previous roles, she was responsible for:
- Financial reporting
- Budgeting
- Maintaining internal controls
Outside of work, Ashley enjoys spending time with her husband, Nick, and their daughters, Harper and Remi. She is treasurer for the Parent Teacher Association at Stranahan Elementary School and a dedicated blood donor, working toward her four-gallon milestone.
Education
B.A., Business Administration, The University of Toledo, 2008