Audra Kea-Hamilton

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Durham NC ****3

acdt2t@r.postjobfree.com

919-***-**** hm 919-***-**** wk

EDUCATION

North Carolina Central University, Durham NC

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree -- Accounting

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Mapics, BAAN, Oracle, Great Plains, and MS Office Suite including Excel

EXPERIENCE

Asteelflash formally Catalyst Manufacturing Services, Morrisville NC 04/2002 - Present

Plant Controller

• Maintain full charge of all accounting functions for the company's largest plant

• Oversee functional departments: Cost Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts

Receivable, General Ledger, Financial Reporting, Fixed Assets, Inventory Control, and

Payroll

• Manage a staff of 2

• Work closely with functional area managers to review costs, reconcile variances and

identify areas for productivity and cost improvements

• Collaborate effectively with functional area managers to resolve variances, refine

forecasts, and identify opportunities for improvement

• Perform comprehensive variance analysis and determine root-cause for each significant

variance

• Examine standard costs against actual to identify process inefficiencies, improvement

opportunities and low-profit products

• Key contributor to monthly and annual budget process, work with various department

heads to review historical activities, trends and future obligations

• Manage month-end closing cycle in a 5 day process

• Prepare monthly financial statements, present findings and recommendations to top

management

• Organize annual physical audit with the external auditors

• Analyze purchase price variances and adjust as needed

• Enter and control standard cost chances of new build of materials or market adjustments

• Key contributor/facilitator with the yearend physical inventory process

• Liaison with the external auditors

Nortel Networks, RTP, NC 10/2000 – 12/2001

Inventory/Plant Accounting Supervisor

• Managed a staff of 2 to ensure that over $200 million in inventory was accurately

transacted into the General Ledger

• Provided information for business decisions to be made related to the cost products

through the Purchases Price Variance analysis

• Computed and reviewed the Accounts Payable Suspense account to provide information

on aged receivers and outstanding liability to the company

• Reduced cost by identifying potential inventory shrinkage through establishing

procedures

• Overseeing and analyzing annual physical inventory with internal and external auditors

2

• Prepared an inventory related budget for A/P Suspense and Purchase Price Variance

account

Bell & Howell, Durham, NC 11/1999 – 10/2000

Plant Accountant

• Provided profit and loss information to determine which products should be targeted for

continued business or discontinued manufacture

• Supplied monthly statements including financial, inventory schedules, absorption,

metrics, G/L and perpetual reconciliation, capital expenditures, and other analysis

• Provided analysis and forecasted financial variances

• Prepared an annual budget and monthly forecast for the site to the extent of revenue,

COGS, departmental expenses, absorption (labor and material), inventory, purchase price

variance, headcount and productivity

• Participated in the planning and management of the annual physical inventories

• Maintained standard, proposed, and current cost

• Participates in establishing standards for new parts and machines

MCMS, Durham, NC 01/1995 – 10/1999

Cost Accounting Manager

• Managed the Durham Site Accounting department to produce timely, accurate financial

statements and related data in accordance with company policies and GAAP

• Prepared $104 million budget

• Managed two staff members

• Maintained financial information by designing systems, directing the collection and

compilation of financial information.

• Compiled and evaluated site data for inclusion in site budgets

• Coordinated regular reviews of budget and actual data

• Provided product costing and labor variances

• Coordinated the compilation and review of quote data for the site

• Compiled, and presented site financial information to management

• Maintained extensive interaction with operations and management personnel

• Ensured reported data was accurate and processes complied with appropriate internal

controls

• Prepared capital expenditure justifications for the site. Coordinated the preparation of

information for review by external parties such as government agencies, and external

auditors

• Utilized an activity based cost system

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