Uriah Wells

Union City, PA *****

814-***-****

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SUMMARY

Accounting, Finance, Reporting and Auditing Executive with extensive public company experience. Worked with multinational and middle market companies that were involved in a wide variety of industries. Revenues ranged from multi-billion dollars to emerging growth entities. Proven successful in meeting deadlines, managing up to 30 direct reports and remaining objective. Background encompasses:

CPA

Public Speaking

US GAAP

Technical Accounting Implementations

SEC Reporting

Project Management

Sarbanes Oxley / Internal Controls

Organizational Skills

IFRS

Board Presentations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UW & Associates, Union City, PA 2014 - Current

Founder and Chief Executive

Founded a professional services firm, providing outsourced accounting, audits and attestation and tax preparation services to individuals and small and medium sized businesses.

Other Qualities:

Being successful at every task, no matter its size or complexity

Always remaining adaptable to the fluid nature of business

Finding an opportunity to self-develop every single day

Daily mentoring

DEPOSITORY TRUST & CLEARING CORPORATION, Jersey City, NJ 2013 - 2014

Financial Reporting & Accounting Manager

Managed the GAAP consolidation and reporting for the consolidated company along with accounting and reporting for 3 multi-billion dollar SEC filed subsidiaries.

Other Experiences:

Preparation of senior executive monthly financial highlights and monthly legal entity reporting

Assessed and prepared accounting memorandums for significant transactions

Review of journal entries and account reconciliations

Responsible for accounting policies and procedures of the department

Managed regulatory reporting

Performed risk management procedures for department

Responsible for defined benefit and defined contribution benefit plan accounting and reporting

Involved in the financial transformation to JD Edwards 9.1 and Hyperion

Responsible for 3 direct reports and additional personnel on an ad-hoc basis

Planned department continuing education courses

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ERNST & YOUNG LLP, New York, NY 2011 - 2013

Senior Manager, Assurance Services

Managed staff through planning, fieldwork, and completion of public and private client’s year-end audits.

Other Experiences:

IFRS certified and experienced with other foreign country GAAP(s)

Instructed accounting and auditing training courses for internal personnel

Point of contact for communications with client’s senior management and executives

MALIN, BERGQUIST & COMPANY, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA (Merged into BKD, LLP) 2007 - 2010

Manager, Assurance Services

Managed staff through planning, fieldwork, and completion of public and private client’s year-end audits.

Other Experiences:

Served as technical liaison of firm, responsible for firm-wide communications of new standards, development of policies and methodologies and communications with clients, including the development of the firm’s Standards Committee

Served in a quality control role, that performed technical review of filings, internal inspection, review and approval of firm’s Accounting & Auditing and Quality Control manuals

Developed and implemented fraud investigation procedures

Assessment and implementation of multiple software applications

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP, Houston, TX, Pittsburgh, PA & Tampa, FL 1998 - 2007

Manager, Assurance Services

Managed staff through planning, fieldwork, and completion of public and private client’s year-end audits.

Other Experiences:

Involved in the implementation of new accounting and auditing regulations

Active participant in the communication of audit results to the client’s senior management and executives

Created project budgets and monitored their progress and profitability to completion

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major – Accounting,

Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania

CERTIFICATION

Certified Public Accountant,

Licensed in Pennsylvania

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants

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