Reneda Welch

Reneda L. Welch, MBA, CPA 113 Camp Branch Road * Hamlin, WV 25523 Phone:- * Email:-My objective is to work for an organization that will utilize my skills to increase their own effectiveness, efficiency and financial success to improve the community around them. Educational Achievements Master’s in Business Administration – Marshall University – Awarded in December of 2004 Bachelor’s in Accounting – Marshall University – Awarded in August of 1999 Professional Experience Human Resource Assistant & SOX Coordinator January 2017 – current Special Metals Corporation - Huntington, West Virginia I was originally hired as an Accountant and SOX Coordinator for Special Metals. This included their Huntington, Burnaugh, KY and Elkhart, IN locations. I reported directly to the Division SOX Coordinator in Cleveland, OH. However, the independence issue of being an Accountant and SOX Coordinator caused me to be afforded the opportunity to choose which other area of the business I wanted to learn more about. I chose to work with Human Resources in order to learn more about sourcing, hiring and maintaining employee satisfaction. I also hoped that I could bring about change in the efforts of management to improve and sustain employee morale. The scope of my work included the following:  Accounting – Monthly review of sales transactions. Classification into sales by State, Country and NAICS Code. Involved maintaining an annual spreadsheet that utilized macros, vlookup/hlookup functions and pivot table creation and maintenance.  Accounting – Monthly review and confirmation of intercompany accounts. This included over 20 intercompany balances that had to be confirmed internationally.  Human Resources – Assisted with setup of new employees, terminations, employee changes to benefits and research into the classification of employees such as Exempt, Non-Exempt, etc.  SOX Coordinator – This position initially included performing the testing of critical controls within the organization as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley ruling of Congress. In addition to performing the majority of the testing, I was responsible for training all new hires on SOX. In January 2018, I expanded the program to include 13 additional testers in an effort to improve the independence of the testers. This process has required many hours of training with other individuals from all areas of the plant. We successfully completed our first quarter of testing with only one exception. Reneda Welch, Professional Experience continued… Finance Director July 2011 – September 2016 City of Dunbar - Dunbar, West Virginia My position at Dunbar originated from a consulting assignment from my previous employer. I was subsequently hired to continue the improvements in-house and to manage the direction of the City Clerk’s office in financial management and statement preparation. The scope of my work included the following:  Preparation, review & adjustment of annual municipal budget for the general fund, coal severance, pensions and local park accounts.  Monthly reporting to various grant agencies to ensure grant policies were followed and reimbursement requests were granted.  Maintenance of pension reports for police and fire pension funds. Included annual reports to the Municipal Pension Oversight Board as well as providing information for annual actuarial studies. Preparing financial statements as well as journal entries to record pension obligations and required disclosures for full financial statements.  Supervision and direction of billing clerk, accounts payable clerk and payroll clerk.  Technical assistant for all offices in City Hall. This included computer maintenance, internet setup and wi-fi assistance, troubleshooting any computer problems, and minimal training on various software programs. Senior Accountant September 2009 – July 2011 Suttle & Stalnaker, PLLC – Charleston, West Virginia I began working at Suttle & Stalnaker with the intention of learning new skills and honing my knowledge of all aspects of accounting. I was blessed with having the ability to work with different partners to learn different areas of public accounting which increased my knowledge and allowed me to pass my CPA Exam successfully on the first try for all parts except for one. The scope of my work included the following:  Provide consulting and technical assistance to a multitude of clients ranging from     small-business, non-profit organizations and governmental entities. Worked with clients to improve deficiencies in accounting systems, record-keeping, internal controls, workflow, and/or general management of accounting and the business process. Maintained and reviewed the general ledgers of over 35 clients on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. Prepared compilation and reviewed financial statements for clients from a variety of industries. Assisted in audited financial statement preparations when needed for difficult or advanced accounting processes. Reneda Welch, Professional Experience continued… Controller April 2007 – September 2008 L.C. Halstead, Inc. – Saint Albans, West Virginia The scope of my work included the following:  Managed the operations of three separate utility construction companies, including all accounting functions, human resources, financing and management of office personnel.  Maintained relationship with bankers and lenders including over $2 million in assets and liabilities.  Coordinated billing arrangements with utility contractors with Verizon and Frontier. Additional Professional Experience:  Lincoln County Board of Education – Substitute Teacher – Jan 2007 – Apr 2007  Harley-Davidson of WV, Inc. – South Charleston, WV - Controller – Jan 2002 – Jan 2007  The Smart Group, AC – Huntington, WV - Senior Accountant – Apr 2001 – Jan 2002  First Energy Group – Akron, OH – Tax Accountant – Nov 2000 – Apr 2001  Danny Simms, CPA – Charleston, WV – Staff Accountant – August 1999 – Nov 2000 Computer Skills Skilled and proficient in all Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access & Outlook. Thorough knowledge of accounting systems such as QuickBooks & Peachtree. Some knowledge of other accounting software such as Cougar Mountain & Oracle. Ability to learn and master software programs quickly. Professional Certifications  Certificate of Public Accounting (CPA) – Earned in 2010 (Current status is inactive due to prior governmental employment.) Salary Requirements Minimum Salary of $60,000 is required. **Expectation being that any offers are made according to the median salary of other employees with the same qualifications and expected contributions to the success of your organization. References Available Upon Request