The Nashville, TN office of public accounting firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, one of the Southeast’s "Top Four" accounting and business consulting firms and a top 40 firm nationally, has announced the promotion of Sallye A. Williams to Audit Manager in the firm's growing audit and assurance services group.

A resident of Smyrna and native of Selmer, Tennessee, Williams joined the firm in mid-2008 after working for more than 10 years with regional and local firms. She holds a B.S.B.A. degree from Union University in Jackson, TN.

As audit manager with CRI, she works with middle-market and emerging organizations, with special emphasis in the construction, trucking, healthcare, and governmental arenas. Williams is an active member of both the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).

Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) is ranked 35th in Accounting Today magazine's top 100 firms in the nation and 4th in the Southeast region. Today, CRI employs over 550 professionals in 16 offices across Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi, and is recognized as one of the fastest-growing firms in the United States.