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Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States

Responsible for the overall management of county facilities and Commission employees. Financial and budgetary manager for county funds.

Managing twenty-eight governmental funds. Responsible for all aspects of accounts payable. Preparation and monitoring of the annual budget. Preparation of annual financial statements and yearly audits.

Beckley, Wv

Responsibilities include recruiting, interviewing and selecting candidates for multiple programs. Conducting new employee orientations for full and part time employees, including youth crews and AmeriCorps members. Managing and supervising administrative employees. Developing and conducting staff training sessions both online and in seat. Benefits administration, including worker’s compensation, unemployment and retirement plans. Identifying and addressing employee issues. Working towards streamlining and improving processes across the organization.

Beckley, Wv

Responsibilities included processing bi-weekly payroll for approximately eighty employees and submitting accurate tax and retirement contribution payments. Setting up new employees in the payroll system, including pay information, deductions, and wage garnishments. Assisting employees with payroll and insurance related issues. Reconciling bank statements on a monthly basis. Reconciling payroll commission accounts. Recording daily general journal entries for payroll, work in process, and accounts receivables. Reconciling work in process reports to match labor costs and expenses. Managing accounts receivables, including printing and reconciling monthly statements and daily bank deposits.

Responsibilities included processing payroll for over 600 employees in multiple states on a semi-monthly basis and submitting accurate and timely federal and state taxes, as well as retirement contributions. Assisting employees with pay related issues. Auditing FMLA and related pay adjustments for accuracy. Processing various quarterly and annual tax reports, such as state and local taxes, and year end W-2’s and account reconciliations. Gathering and preparing information for auditors, executive staff, and legal counsel. Preparing monthly account reconciliations for payroll related taxes and deductions.

Responsibilities included multiple human resources related functions such as OSHA tracking, monitoring and reporting, and managing FMLA and worker’s compensation cases. Setting up new employees in the payroll system, including deductions, assisting employees with various human resources related issues. Preparing offer letters and contracts for new staff, as well as annual renewal contracts. Managing employee benefits including health, dental, short and long term disability, life insurance, and 403 B retirement plan. Conducting new employee orientations and ensuring all paperwork is completed and processed for prompt payment. Maintaining personnel files as well as maintaining and improving various databases and spreadsheets, including organizational charts and directories. Processing job replacements and recommendations to hire through the approval process to ensure positions are posted and filled promptly. Preparing reports for submission to various agencies as well as to Executive Staff Members, auditors, and legal counsel. Assisting in developing, managing, and reconciling the departmental budgets.

Mba, Accounting And Business/Management

B.S. Accounting, Accounting

Bachelor'S Degree, Occupational Safety And Health