Rachel Shaw has a Bachelor of Science in Business-Accounting and Master of Accountancy Degree from the University of South Carolina.
Rachel is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). She spent the first five years of her career in public accounting in Columbia, SC, first as an auditor for Arthur Andersen, LLP, then with Grant Thornton, LLP when it acquired the Arthur Andersen office in 2002. For the last 15 years, Rachel has worked in executive and managerial positions at companies in various industries including an office furniture dealership, insurance companies, contract logistics, and a not-for-profit.
Rachel took her experience in audit and financial reporting in public accounting into industry where she honed her communication, report writing, and data analysis skills. Rachel’s focus was always to improve efficiency and leverage technology to provide deeper insights and accomplish more with less. In doing this, Rachel was able to add value to the companies she worked for.
Examples of this value included: negotiating more favorable borrowing terms to increase cash flow and lower interest rates, implementing purchase card programs paying cash rebates, and automating financial and management reports that provided timely reporting so that the company could be more agile and strategic. Rachel enjoys challenges and has had opportunities in her career to clean up, refine, and improve the efficiencies and reporting of the companies she has worked for. Becoming a Fractional CFO was the natural next step.
Hear Directly From Rachel Shaw
Why work for one company when I can help many clients with their accounting, processes, and strategy?”
Why Choose Rachel?
“I thrive in a team environment and enjoy teaching and mentoring people in the area of business. I have an entrepreneurial spirit and enjoy learning about different companies and providing accounting insights and advice.”
Rachel has been married to her husband, Jason, a Professional Engineer (PE), for more than 12 years and has two beautiful children: Avery and Henry. When not working, Rachel enjoys spending quality time with her family, traveling, reading, and gardening. She has also enjoyed giving back to the community by serving as a past Treasurer of the Board of Directors for Eat Smart Move More South Carolina and volunteering for The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
R Shaw Strategic Advantage
“I have seen instances where accountants are resistant to changing technology and fully leveraging the technology available to them. Because of this, they can never seem to get everything done, spend long hours at the office, and are not meeting the reporting needs of the CEO and COO. I embrace technology and am constantly trying to gain efficiency and improve reliability of the information being reported. Continued learning has been a keystone of my career!”