About King + Company
Over 39 Years in Business
King + Company, CPA is a full-service certified public accounting firm founded by Jim King in 1981 and licensed in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. We provide corporate and individual audit, tax, and accounting services, primarily to banks, holding companies, manufacturing companies, small businesses and their officers and directors. We also provide forensic accounting, litigation support and business valuation services. Our firm is a member of the AICPA SEC Practice Section and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), which requires regular Peer Reviews and the utmost in quality control.
Our clients are at the center of our business philosophy. We are proactive, attempting to stay ahead of business trends and regulations while keeping our clients fully informed and anticipating problems or opportunities. The ability to act quickly and effectively to meet clients’ needs is the basic premise upon which we operate. Our directors are available at any time to meet with you. Give us a call and experience real service.
Our Team
We are proud of our reputation as a high-quality firm which provides excellent service. We believe the engagement team is the key to establishing an excellent professional relationship, and our team offers the advantages of accounting, tax and banking experience, technical expertise and personal availability that will be most beneficial to your organization.
Professional Team
Ronald J. Harris, Jr., CPA, CVA
President
Ronnie Harris, CPA, serves as President of King + Company. Ronnie is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Valuation Analyst. His primary area of practice is audit and planning. He also has expertise in business organization, management consulting, and succession planning.
Ronnie is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Kentucky Bar Association, the Louisville Bar Association, and the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. He is also a member of the Leadership Council for the Kentucky Society of CPAs. A native of Louisville, Ronnie is a graduate of the University of Louisville College of Business and the Brandeis School of Law.
Christopher A. Fralick, CPA
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Fralick, CPA, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of King + Company, has been with the company since 1985. He oversees external auditing and preparation of financial statements, internal auditing, compliance auditing, tax preparation, bank call report preparation, loan reviews and the filing of periodic banking reports to the FDIC and Federal Reserve.
Chris is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants. A native of Louisville, Chris graduated from the University of Louisville College of Business.
David A. James, CRCM
Manager – Compliance
David James joined King + Company in 2002 as a staff accountant and now serves as a Manager of Compliance. He is a member of the audit staff providing services to banks and other clients, including external auditing and preparation of financial statements, internal auditing, compliance auditing, tax preparation, bank call report preparation, and filing periodic banking reports to the FDIC and Federal Reserve.
David received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing from Indiana University Southeast and also obtained his concentration in Accounting. David received his Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) certification in 2015.
Amanda J. Drake, MBA
Director – Tax
Amanda Drake joined King + Company in 2006 as a staff accountant and now serves as the Director of Tax focusing on tax services for businesses and individuals, accounting services, compilations and audits.
Amanda received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting from Sullivan University. She received her Master of Business Administration in 2015. Amanda also has her QuickBooks certification.
Jonathan C. Yan, CISA
Manager – Information Technology
Jonathan Yan joined the King + Company team in 2013 as a staff accountant. He is now a Manager of Information Technology and member of the audit staff providing services to banks and other clients, including external auditing and preparation of financial statements, internal auditing, compliance auditing, tax preparation, loan reviews and information security auditing.
Jonathan received his Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Eastern Kentucky University. Jonathan was certified as an Information Systems Auditor in 2014.
Catherine “Kitty” H. Hermes, CPA
Senior Accountant – Tax
Kitty joined King + Company in 2020 and serves as Senior Accountant focusing on tax services for businesses and individuals, accounting services, compilations and audits.
Kitty is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. Kitty received her Bachelor of Science from Eastern Kentucky University, followed by her Master of Business Administration from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Brandon T. Hale, CPA
Senior Accountant – Audit
Brandon joined King + Company in 2021 and serves as Senior Accountant providing audit services to banks and other clients, including external auditing and preparation of financial statements, internal auditing, compliance auditing, tax preparation, bank call report preparation, and filing periodic banking reports to the FDIC and Federal Reserve.
Brandon is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants. Brandon received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and his Master of Science in Accounting from University of Kentucky.
Heather M. Rattliff
Senior Accountant
Heather Rattliff joined King + Company as a staff accountant in 2000. She now serves as a Senior Accountant in the areas of income tax preparation, financial statement compilation, payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. Heather is originally from Leitchfield, Kentucky.
Heather received her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Transylvania University.
Rose K. Hofmann
Staff Accountant
Rose Hofmann has been in public accounting and with King + Company for 13 years focusing mainly on personal income tax returns, payroll tax returns and payroll accounting. She has been involved in various other special projects as well. Rose is a board member of ACE Mentors-Louisville Affiliate. This is a national non-profit that focuses on introducing and bringing the professional fields of Architecture, Construction and Engineering to local high school students.
Rose earned a Professional Certificate in Accountancy from the University of Louisville in 2007. She also earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Finance, from the University of Louisville.
Bryan T. Lynch
Staff Accountant
Bryan Lynch joined the King + Company team in 2017 as a staff accountant. He is a member of the tax staff focusing on tax services for businesses and individuals, accounting services, and compilations. Bryan also assists the audit staff providing services to banks, non-profits and other clients, including external and internal auditing, and loan reviews.
Bryan received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from University of Louisville in 2015.
Nicholas R. Taylor
Staff Accountant
Nick Taylor joined the King + Company team in 2019 as a staff accountant. He is a member of the tax staff focusing on tax services for businesses and individuals, accounting services, and compilations. Nick also assists the audit staff providing services to banks, non-profits and other clients, including external and internal auditing, and loan reviews.
Nick received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance in 2018 and his Master of Accounting in 2019, both from University of Kentucky.
Larry K. Fralick
Staff Accountant
Larry Fralick joined the King + Company team in 2019 as a staff accountant. He is a member of the audit staff providing services to banks, non-profits and other clients, including external and internal auditing, and loan reviews. Larry also assists the tax staff providing tax, accounting and compilation services to businesses and individuals.
Larry received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from University of Louisville.
Administrative Team
Julie L. Kubac
Ellen H. Thomas
Morgan T. Walker