SANDRA L. CARROLL

**** **** ****** **., *********, KY 40444

Cell 606-***-**** acgikp@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn

Results Oriented Senior Financial Accountant

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Senior Finance Executive with extensive hands-on experience in management,

business leadership and partnering with senior management, Board of

Directors, banks and outside public accounting firms. A verifiable track

record of improving operation profits through implementing lean principles,

product margin reviews, revenue enhancements and cost reduction for high

volume manufacturing environments. Key team member providing input and

analysis for strategic and operational business planning for core business

decisions; while providing internal control structure, audit

compliance/procedures, inventory control and risk management support. Team-

player with the ability to build effective relationships; known for

coaching and developing staff. Strong sense of accountability and

ownership.

Additional Core Competencies:

Strategic Planning & Analysis HR, Payroll & Benefits Management

Capital Budget & Management Product Line Review & Margin Management

Lean, TQM, 5S, Kaizen & Continuous Budget Development & Management

Improvement Cash Flow & Profitability Forecasting

SAP, BW, Oracle, IBM AS400, MRPII Data

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Staff Management & Development Microsoft Office: Excel - Pivot

Sarbanes Oxley, Audit Compliance Tables, V-Lookups

Graphs; Word; PowerPoint; Outlook

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS, Nicholasville, KY 2011

- 2014

World's largest packaging company

Controller

. P&L reporting and financial responsibilities for a $120M manufacturer

of blow and injection molding containers servicing the spirits, home

care, food and pharmaceuticals industries. Dynamic plant with five

packing types with over 3K SKU's. Handle month-end closing

activities and corresponding account reconciliations.

. Lead weekly operation reviews and recommend production process

improvements to meet monthly budget. Analyze variances and trends in

sales, margins, obsolete and slow moving inventories and expenses.

. Lead monthly and quarterly financial calls discussing plant

performance vs. budget, prior year and forecast.

. Analyze and reconcile monthly inventories for plant, four outside

warehouses and 3rd party locations.

. Prepare annual plant and capital budgets, monitor and review

weekly/monthly with local/corporate management.

. Prepared capital project requests and performed annual fixed asset

audits.

. Establish and monitor internal controls and ensure compliance with

policies and procedures.

. Develop and drive plant profitability improvement ideas/programs through

a combination of commercial activity, cost leakage elimination and cost

reduction programs. Monitor progress monthly on an out-performance plan.

. Provide financial validations for lean 6 Sigma projects. Support 5S and

continuous improvement projects.

PLASTICWARE, LLC, Mt. Vernon, KY 2007

- 2011

Formerly Alcoa Reynolds Food Packaging

CFO

. Key partner to Board in start-up of new operation. Assisted with

business plan write-up, provided strategic direction for all financial

aspects of the company. Developed $30M budget, financial statements,

metrics and procedures, and oversaw all financial operations; including

AP/AR, customer credit and collections, purchasing, inventory,

shipping/receiving and information services. Served as HR manager in

hiring employees, selected health and business insurance plans,

collaborated with team on computer system purchase and installation.

Ensured compliance with governmental agencies.

. Provided revenue and cost analysis on product lines. Set up and

maintained standard cost system. Advised Board and Sales of product

profitability, assisted with pricing. Communicated resource allocation

necessary to meet PBIT targets.

. Performed treasury functions; provided weekly cash flow analysis for fund

availability and payables management. Key liaison with bank on reduction

of ineligibles and fund transfers to support operations and capital

equipment loans.

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ALCOA REYNOLDS FOOD PACKAGING, Mt. Vernon, KY 2000 - 2007

Controller

. Directed daily financial operations for $47M manufacturer of

thermoformed and injection molded product lines for the foodservice

industry. Developed and presented financial results on a monthly,

quarterly and annual basis. Forecasted weekly key metrics, identified

trends to drive lean process improvements. In collaboration with team,

developed annual budget and monitored weekly financial performance.

Liaison with sales, provided product cost, performed margin review,

analyzed variances and recommended improvements in resource, labor and

overhead to drive profitability.

. Supervised all financial and information system disciplines with

confidence that performance was financially sound and met audit

compliance. Trained in Lean/6 Sigma, focus on converting business

strategy to sound operational performance.

. Authored $7.5M in capital requests and performed post project

reviews to ensure ROI. Coordinated and reconciled annual physical

inventories on raw materials, finished goods and fixed assets.

Prepared year-end tax schedules for audit.

Significant Achievements:

. Partnered with team to develop Disaster Recovery Plan. Authored

numerous Standard Operating Procedures.

. Performed HR, payroll and benefits support for 155 hourly employees with

visible improvement of morale.

. Lead for Financial and IT Alcoa Self-Assessment audit for KY and NV

plants; resulted in 100% SOX compliance.

. Provided financial validations for Kaizen events to drive capital ROC

improvements; increase cycle time, reduce scrap.

. Authored $12.5M in capital requests for tooling and plant machinery to

support customer base and operational needs.

. Finance team lead for successful implementation of Oracle, trained

personnel at multiple locations resulted in successful transition of $5M

in vendor base and $10M in inventories onto new system.

. Recommended and provided financial analysis for change in production

shifts, resulted in annual savings of $391K.

. Scrap vendor review resulted in revenue of $450K vs $2K in previous

years. Pallet vendor review, netted $143K savings.

. Analyzed consolidation of VT and KY facilities; reduced annual overhead

by $200K.

. Provided analysis to support transfer of thermoform assets from MN to KY,

generated $350K in annual revenue.

. Initiated product line reviews to support sale of Flexible Packaging

business; result-margin swing from 2% to 10%.

REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, Mt. Vernon Plastics Corp, Mt. Vernon, KY 1990 -

2000

Controller

. Directed daily financial operations for two manufacturing facilities

totaling $43M in Del-Pak and Flexible Packaging sales for the foodservice

industry. Analyzed material, labor and overhead variances daily to drive

production improvements necessary to meet PBIT. Forecasted daily sales,

prepared ad-hoc reports and financial models.

. Prepared financial statements, annual budgets, monthly/quarterly

forecasts, coordinated audits and annual reviews. Planned/directed

annual physical inventories of $3M in raw materials, $7M in finished

goods and $20M in fixed assets.

. Supervisory duties included: cost accounting, AP, payroll, invoicing

and customer claims, purchasing, production reporting, capital,

information services and support to HR. Managed 13 reports, focused on

employee skill development.

Significant Achievements:

. Recommended and provided analysis to reduce salary headcount by 15,

generated $365K in annual savings.

. Spearheaded automation of payroll by implementing Smart Time time-keeping

system.

. Received two Reynolds Metal Company awards for exceeding requirements.

Cost Accountant

1994 - 1995

Performed quarterly standard cost updates for thermoformed plastic

extrusion and injection molded new and existing products. Provided cost

and margin data to sales team. Analyzed variances and recommended

production improvements. Inventory management included; annual

physicals, cycle counts and reconciliations for plant and 12 outside

warehouses.

General Accounting Manager

1990 - 1994

Responsibilities included; month-end closing, financial reporting,

reconciled accounts, analyzed variances to budget and forecast, prepared

tax schedules and capital management along with set up $12M in assets.

Managed financial activities of eight reports in preparation of AP,

customer invoicing, payroll, production reporting and general ledger

support functions.

EDUCATION

Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY

B.B.A.: Accounting and Management, Minor in Mathematics

CPA Certification in process

Certified Yellow Belt in Lean Six Sigma

Morehead State University, Morehead, KY

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