Manager Plant
Resume:
Sandra J. LaFace
Greenwood, IN *6142
Home Phone 317-***-****
Cell Phone: 317-***-****
Email: ***********@*******.***
Professional Experience
*/**-******* **********, *** Inc.
Currently serving as Corporate Controller for lean manufacturing facility. Responsible for all
financial functions and regulatory obligations for Indianapolis facility. Major accomplishments
include successful implementation of ERP system, successful transition with major refinancing
project, update of all Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution filings to bring company within
compliance.
• Supervision of Accounting Staff (AP/AR/Cash Management)
• Month End preparation of Financial Reports
• Monthly reporting of financial results to Senior Management, Board of Directors and
Bank.
• Daily bank reporting for Collateral Based LOC
• Annual Budget preparation
• Fixed Asset Reporting
• Audit preparation (Year End, Collateral, Pension)
• Create and maintain Standard Costs
• Inventory control
• Utilization of ERP system (PLEX)
01/11-01/12 Controller Amco Elevators-Contract Position
Served as a contract employee managing all administrative and financial operations.
• AR/AP/Cash Management
• Payroll
• Month End Process
06/01 to 10/10 Operations Controller, SAPA Profiles (Previously Indalex Aluminum Solutions)
Served as Operations Controller for 2 locations in Indiana.. Responsible for the financial function of 2
plants with approximately 200 million in sales annually. Major accomplishments include the
establishment of overall inventory practices for all plants; creation of a weekly tracking system for
variable spending resulting in a reduction of discretionary spending; standardized reporting across
group as function of SOX compliance. Additional responsibilities include:
• Annual budget preparation with quarterly updates
• Monthly (short-term) forecasts
• Rolling 3 month forecasts
• Month-end preparation and analysis of Income Statements
• Month end presentation of plant results to CEO and CFO
• Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Supervision of purchasing function at all locations
• Supervision of Material Management and Inventory Analysis
• Financial analysis of Capital Expenditures
o 27M expansion in Connersville
o 4M expansion of Elkhart Indiana facility
• Provide training and support for finance function outside of Mill Finish
• Over-sight of Beta facility for SOX implementation. Completed 2008
• Utilization of Lawson, Hyperion, and Oracle
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Home Phone 317-***-****
Cell Phone: 317-***-****
Email: ***********@*******.***
11/00 to 06/01 Reconciliation Specialist, Conseco, Indianapolis, IN
Served as a contract employee through Accountants on Call at the Conseco facility in Carmel, IN.
Directed and assisted a number of “project teams” on various accounting/training projects including:
• Analysis and reconciliation of outstanding unapplied cash accounts
• Trend analysis of problem accounts
• Account reconciliation
• Journal entries
• General ledger reconciliation
• Creation of User Manuals for International Training Project
08/00 – 11/00 Interim Accounting Manager, GSF Safeway, Indianapolis, IN
Reported directly to the Chief Financial Officer during a period of family leave for the full-time
Accounting Manager. Supervised the accounting staff to include the staff accountant, payroll specialist,
and accounting interns. Additional duties and responsibilities included:
• Payroll supervision (1,000+ multi-state employees)
• Corrections of past payroll errors
• Audit of payroll records
• Creation/analysis of payroll reports
• A/R reconciliation w/ subsidiaries
• Cash reconciliation w/ subsidiaries
• Assisted in development of year-end and month-end corporate statements
09/97-06/00 Cost Analyst, Heraeus Electro-Nite, Peru, IN
Served as Plant Controller, reporting to the Director of Finance at the corporate office and local Plant Manager. Major
accomplishments included the establishment of new labor standards based on yield and throughput for multiple
manufacturing lines. Assisted Director of Finance in creating and implementing a new material management system,
including the development of cost centers with job indices. Created site specific financial reports allowing for the
separation of corporate and satellite analysis. Assisted in the reorganization of the production floor and manufacturing
lines, increasing department efficiencies by up to 20%.
Accounting Functions:
• Cost accounting
Gross margin reconciliation
• General ledger journal entries
Coding/Control of accounts payable
Audit/Control of monthly WIP inventory
Audit/Control of weekly cycle counts
Audit/Control of daily transactional entries into AS400-MAPICS
Creation/Analysis of labor efficiency reports
Creation/Analysis of material variance reports
Analysis of scrap cost by department
Audit/Analysis of temporary labor cost
Payroll Functions:
Supervision of payroll entries
Corrections of past payroll errors
Audit of payroll records
Creation/Analysis of payroll reports
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Home Phone 317-***-****
Cell Phone: 317-***-****
Email: ***********@*******.***
09/96-09/97 Quality Technician, Heraeus Electro-Nite, Peru, IN 46970
Served in the role as a Quality Technician reporting to both the Quality Manager and Plant Manager.
Accomplishments included the implementation of a new documentation system and the reconstruction
of current quality systems, resulting in the Company being removed from probationary status with
ISO9000 Registrar. Worked closely with the Quality Manager to implement a Supplier Development
program which resulted in a decrease of quality problems and an increase in cost savings.
Quality Functions:
Maintenance of all quality records
Proficiency in ISO 9000 manufacturing standards
Creation of monthly scrap report
Implementation of statistical process control
Line balancing with Demand Flow Technology (DFT)
Training of staff to quality systems
Inspection of incoming and in-process product
EDUCATION
Indiana University
B.A
Ball State University
M.A. Course work completed
Currently preparing for CMA exam
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