About Atlas Row Consulting
Atlas Row Consulting was founded to provide senior-level finance leadership without the friction of traditional consulting models. The firm partners with organizations navigating complexity, growth, and change - delivering clarity, capability, and results when they matter most.
About Corey Ritchie, CPA
Executive Finance Leadership for Complex Moments
Corey Ritchie is a CPA and seasoned finance executive with deep experience leading controllership, financial reporting, and finance transformation initiatives for public and private companies. He partners with executive leadership teams during periods of change - including IPO preparation, M&A activity, operational disruption, and accelerated growth -helping organizations bring structure, clarity, and confidence to their finance functions.
With a background spanning global consulting firms, public company leadership, and interim executive roles, Corey brings both technical depth and practical judgment to every engagement. He is known for stepping into complex environments quickly, stabilizing financial operations, and delivering solutions that endure beyond the engagement itself.
What Corey Is Known For
Executive-Level Controllership & Financial Reporting
Corey has led interim and advisory controllership roles across mid-market and multi-billion-dollar organizations, overseeing accurate and timely financial reporting under US GAAP and IFRS.
His experience includes SEC filings, audit management, internal controls, and accelerated close environments — often during periods of transition, disruption, or heightened scrutiny.
Finance Transformation That Delivers Results
From reducing month-end close timelines by up to 50% to rebuilding finance processes following system failures or data loss, Corey specializes in pragmatic finance transformation.
His approach combines process redesign, systems optimization, and team capability building — ensuring improvements are scalable, sustainable, and adopted in practice.
Career Highlights
Trusted Advisor to CFOs & Leadership Teams
Whether serving as an interim leader or a strategic advisor, Corey works directly with CFOs, CEOs, boards, and private equity sponsors.
Clients value his clear communication, sound judgment, and steady leadership when financial complexity and business risk are high.
IPO, M&A & Capital Event Readiness
Corey has supported companies through IPO readiness, acquisitions, debt issuances, and other capital events.
His work includes IFRS–US GAAP conversions, pro forma financials, technical accounting memoranda, and executive-level advisory support — with a clear understanding of investor, auditor, and regulatory expectations.
Corey’s experience spans global professional services firms and complex operating environments, including:
Senior finance transformation and interim controllership leadership at Deloitte and CFGI, supporting public and pre-IPO companies across multiple industries
Director-level ownership of global revenue and commercial finance, supporting a $10bn professional services business
North American Controller for a $1bn publicly traded manufacturing company, overseeing reporting, controls, and shared service
Technical and audit foundation developed at PwC
Across these roles, Corey has consistently been brought in to solve complex problems, lead teams through change, and strengthen finance functions under pressure.
How Corey Works With Clients
Corey is hands-on, direct, and outcome-focused. He embeds quickly, earns trust with both finance teams and executive leadership, and brings structure without unnecessary bureaucracy.
Engagements are collaborative and practical — designed to solve immediate challenges while building stronger finance capabilities for the future.
He believes high-performing finance functions are built on:
Clear accountability and ownership
Scalable, well-designed processes
Thoughtful use of systems and automation
Teams that understand the “why,” not just the task
Credentials & Expertise
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy
Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) - Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
ERP Systems: SAP, Oracle, Netsuite, Workday
EPM Systems: Adaptive Insights, Planful, Pigment
Close Management Systems (CMS): Blackline, Floqast
Automation & Visualization Systems: Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI