Victoria Whetzel

Victoria Whetzel

State Auditor/Comptroller General Analyst

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Accounting and Finance Professional

  • Education

    • Winthrop University

      1985 - 1989
      Bachelor of Science (BS) Accounting Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: Sigma Sigma Sigma Beta Gamma Sigma Alpha Lambda Delta Phi Kappa Phi

  • Experience

    • State of South Carolina

      Jan 1990 - Jan 1996
      State Auditor/Comptroller General Analyst

      Financial Analyst (Comptroller General’s Office)• Prepared portions of the SC State’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report• Supervised the preparation of the State’s Popular Report• Assisted state agency accountants in accounting principles• Prepared other financial reports and schedules as requested• Planned and implemented a seminar on leases for state agency personnel• Converted all financial files to updated softwarePublic Accounts Senior Assistant Auditor (State Auditor’s Office)• Supervised up to five staff accountants• Planned and performed financial audits in accordance with GAAP• Served as employee committee chairperson Show less

    • NCR Corporation

      Jan 1996 - Jan 1999
      Financial Analyst

      General Ledger Analyst • Proposed, drafted and entered Journals• Overall Responsibility and coordinator for the Oracle financial systems that supported Columbia operations• Developed and maintained the monthly close process for general accounting, fixed assets, cost accounting, inventory accounting, and accounts payable• Responsible for the timely processing and transmission of results to NCR headquarters• Maintained and improved the Oracle general ledger• Reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts as well as ensuring that all other reconciliations were completed in a timely manner• Participated on the International NCR Oracle Team that tested all Oracle accounting application for year 2000 compliance• Various ADHOC tasksFixed Asset Analyst • Maintained fixed asset inventory account balances• Implemented new fixed asset software BEST• Established and documented key departmental policies and procedures• Prepared monthly reports and schedules for fixed asset reporting to Corporate• Prepared and implemented a site-wide fixed asset inventory• Prepared NCR Corporate fixed asset tax reports Show less

    • Solectron Corporation

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2008
      Financial Analyst

      Accounting Analyst – Financial Shared Services• Assisted with month end closing tasks• Proposed, drafted and entered journals• Assisted with the conversion of all Columbia accounting operations from Oracle to Baan• Assisted with special projects in payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general ledger activities• Prepared monthly account reconciliations and special tax reports• Documented several processes and procedures in general ledger, payroll, and tax reporting• Documented required Sarbanes Oxley narratives, flowcharts, and work instructions for the Financial Control and Funding Group within Financial Shared Services• Developed and maintained metric charts for targeting progress• Worked on a special team developed to clean up the accounts payable records and reconciliations for a North Carolina Solectron site• Various ADHOC tasksGeneral Ledger and Tax Analyst • Generate Financial Analysis of Project Spending versus Budget• Migrated NCR financial reporting to comply with Solectron financial reporting. • Prepared local tax reporting and obtained proper licensing for new business as necessary for the newly created Solectron site in South Carolina• Prepared and trained upper management on Oracle report writing• Various ADHOC tasks• Proposed, drafted and entered Journals• Overall Responsibility and coordinator for the Oracle financial systems that supported Columbia operations• Developed and maintained the monthly close process for general accounting, fixed assets, cost accounting, inventory accounting, and accounts payable• Responsible for the timely processing and transmission of results to NCR headquarters• Maintained and improved the Oracle general ledger• Reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts as well as ensuring that all other reconciliations were completed in a timely manner• Participated on the International NCR Oracle Team that tested all Oracle accounting application for year 2000 compliance Show less

    • Various

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2014
      Financial Administrator/Accounting Manager

      Resurrection Lutheran School 2012-2014Center for Psychological Wellness Financial Administrator/Office Manager• Managed tuition, accounts payable and payroll• Provided financial reporting to the School Board and Treasurer as needed• Managed and oversaw school ordering and purchasing• Processed all transactions in QuickBooks including accounts payable and payroll• Processed monthly tax reports and paymentsMorris & Associates 2008-2009Accounting Manager• Cost Accounting and financial statement preparation• Processed accounts payable• Handled cash management and all other accounting functions for a small manufacturing firm Show less

    • SBA Communications - Worth Telecom Advisors

      Dec 2014 - Mar 2023
      Administration and Financial Manager

      Administration and Financial Manager• Oversee overall operations for SBA Worth Telecom• Manage Sales, Property Management and Financial Management• Manage Financial Reporting and Liason to Corporate Finance• Complete Budgets and Financial Analysis to Directors• Manage Billing process from contract completion to invoicing• Various ADHOC tasks

    • Terrahawk Civil Contractors

      Mar 2023 - Nov 2024
      Controller
    • Thrive Elevator Advisors

      Dec 2024 - now
      Director of Finance and Administration
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Public Accountant-NC-Inactive status