Ashley Carpenter is a senior consultation partner in Deloitte & Touche LLP's National Office - Accounting and Reporting Services group, which is located in Stamford, Connecticut. In this role, he monitors the activities of the various accounting standard-setting and regulatory organizations, updates firm guidance, supports engagement teams on technical accounting matters, and writes internal and external publications. Ashley's primary areas of specialization include Financial Instruments (i.e., derivatives, debt and equity, transfers of financial assets), Consolidation, Foreign Currency Transactions, Statement of Cash Flows, and Share Based Compensation & Employee Benefits. Ashley also serves as the engagement quality control review partner on a large financial services institution; he has previously served as audit partner on financial services entities and as engagement quality control review partner on various financial services entities. Ashley was previously a fellow in the Office of the Chief Accountant of the SEC. He has 23 years of experience, including 12 years as a partner.