NEW ORLEANS – Ericksen Krentel, a local CPA firm, is enhancing its team.  Details were shared in a press release.

Kay Miller CPA has been promoted to partner from senior manager in the firm’s Tax Services Section, where she specializes in helping small businesses. As a leader on the firm’s tax and hospitality segments, Miller is instrumental in mentoring and leading tax team members on everything from compliance to tax planning, with a focus on partnerships and individuals.

Her accounting and tax background involves managerial experience with both local and regional CPA firms. Miller previously served as chief financial officer for a regional healthcare provider specializing in orthopedics, in addition to serving as an adjunct professor with a local community college where she taught bookkeeping, accounting and computerized accounting.

Miller is a member of the Greater New Orleans Hotel and Lodging Association, the United Way of Southeast Louisiana’s Finance and Operations Committee, the American Institute of CPAs and the Society of Louisiana CPAs. She earned her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in accounting from the University of New Orleans.

Kay Miller

Allie Livaudais CPA has been promoted to a manager in the firm’s Tax Services Section.

Livaudais is responsible for preparing and reviewing individual, corporate, partnership, trust and nonprofit tax returns with multistate regulations. She also provides tax planning for clients across various industries and aids in successful resolution of tax matters with the Internal Revenue Service and various state revenue offices.

Her work for clients spans a variety of industries including nonprofits, real estate, hospitality, construction and professional service firms.

Livaudais is a member of the Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance, where she serves as website director, the American Institute of CPAs and the Society of Louisiana CPAs. She earned her master’s degree in business administration from the University of New Orleans and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Louisiana State University.

Allie Livaudais

Amanda Waguespack CPA has been promoted to a manager in the firm’s Tax Services Section.

Waguespack is responsible for preparing and reviewing individual, corporate, partnership, trust and nonprofit tax returns with multistate regulations. She also provides tax planning for clients across various industries and aids in successful resolution of tax matters with the Internal Revenue Service and various state revenue offices.

In addition to serving as a member of the firm’s Hospitality team, Waguespack maintains records for clients, reconciles monthly bank statements and prepares financial statements and compilation/review reports for clients across a variety of industries.

Waguespack is a member of the French Quarter Festivals, Inc.’s board of directors, the French Quarter Business Association, the Young Leadership Council, the American Institute of CPAs and the Society of Louisiana CPAs. She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Louisiana State University.

Amanda Waguespack