Parvathy H. Krishnan (Patty)

Patty Krishnan is the Managing Director of Krishnan Company, PC. CPA, a professional accounting firm based in Norcross, GA. Ms. Krishnan founded the firm in 2001, to serve the professional accounting needs of small and mid-sized companies, both established and startup. With nearly a decade of experience in public accounting, Ms. Krishnan has established the firm as a leading provider of full service accounting solutions to the Asian Indian community in Atlanta and the neighboring areas.

Krishnan Company caters to the business needs of approximately 350 corporate clients and 700 individual clients. The firm employs a team of 4-6 full time accountants and administrative personnel to manage and oversee the various services provided by the firm. These include bookkeeping and compilation, financial statement preparation, accounting software setup, sales and payroll tax preparation, corporate and individual income tax preparation. In addition to these the firm also provides auditing, reviews and specialized consulting services.

In her role as Managing Director, Ms. Krishnan oversees the creation and maintenance of systems to conduct the various business functions and administrative processes to manage the practice. As the key spokesperson for the firm she is also responsible for client networking to enhance business development. Above all as the firm’s principal, she is primarily responsible for quality control and the ethical conduct of the firm in compliance with the highest standards of the profession.

Prior to founding Krishnan & Company, Ms. Krishnan has served in various leadership and professional roles such as partner of Krishnan Twum and Company, PC. CPA; Senior Staff Accountant at Sharma & Twum PC. CPA; Research Assistant at Dept. of Finance, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS. She began her professional career at Apple Industries Ltd., (a publicly held software training and development firm in India).

Ms. Krishnan is a member of the advisory board of Quantum National Bank, Suwanee. GA (a minority owned community bank). She is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce. She is a former Treasurer (2002) of the India American Cultural Association – a leading community service organization. She is a multilingual with fluency in various South Asian languages (Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Marathi).

Formal Education

Certified Public Accountant – Professional License, State of Georgia (1995)
Master of Professional Accountancy, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS (1993) – Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Beta Alpha Psi Advisors Award
Master of Commerce, University of Bombay, Bombay, India (1989)
Diploma in Computer Studies, National Computing Center, Manchester, U.K. (1989)
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Bombay, Bombay, India (1987) – Best Student of the Year Award