Valor
Jonathan Ashley
Valor, a Fort Worth-based specialty asset management company with expertise in providing mineral management solutions and oil and gas outsourcing, has appointed Jonathan Ashley as a new accounting manager in the oil and gas accounting department.
Ashley joins Valor with over 10 years in accounting, including six years of direct experience reconciling accounts and handling bookkeeping duties for oil and gas companies, according to a press release announcing his hiring.
Ashley will be responsible for providing oil and gas accounting and bookkeeping services for Valor's individual and institutional-based clientele, including mineral rights holders, E&P operators, family offices, private equity firms, and midstream energy companies.
"As we continue to grow our portfolio of individual and institutional clients in this sector, the demand for talented employees with direct industry experience has become a premium,” said Gary Wilson, Valor’s managing director of accounting, in a statement. “We're confident that Jonathan is the right candidate to further enhance our oil and gas accounting department and we're certain he'll perform well on behalf of our clientele."
Ashley attended Mississippi College and earned a bachelor’s in business administration and a concentration in accounting and business management. After graduation, he went to work for Lightheart, Sanders and Associates, a full-service CPA firm, where he reconciled bank accounts, ran cash reports, recorded accounts payable transactions, and handled a wide array of tax-related filings.
Most recently, Ashley spent the past six years as an oil and gas exploration accountant for Ergon Inc., a family-owned and operated conglomerate of diversified industries in Jackson, Mississippi. In addition to handling the requisite accounting and bookkeeping duties, he also kept the organization current on multiple regulatory and compliance issues.
Valor, founded in 2018, is a specialty asset management company with expertise in providing mineral management solutions and oil and gas accounting. In addition to Fort Worth, Valor has a satellite office in Midland.
“I look forward to expanding my accounting experience in the oil and gas industry with a forward-thinking company like Valor,” said Ashley. “This is a company that takes culture very seriously, and I'm honored to have their endorsement as a new accountant in their oil and gas department.”