Manager

MONA ISSA

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Leesburg, Georgia 31763

Phone: 678-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Jun 2010 - MILLERCOORS, Albany, GA (Manufacturing)

Present Manager of FP&AProvide financial leadership, to help departments achieve their financial goalsEvaluate, summarize, improve, and forecast financial position, KPI & Score card analysisPreparing cost analyses, providing meaningful insights, generating cost improvement ideas and driving improved overall decision-makingManaging and analyzing the Plant's expense budgets, including identification of cost savings opportunities, in conjunction with cross-functional Department Managers. Drive process improvement to ensure meeting departmental goalsDrive development of annual budget cost standards as part of MillerCoors overall Annual Operating Plan budgeting process. Oversee and sign off on month-end closing of actual results, balance sheet reconciliations and physical inventoryProvide Cost Accounting services that meet the needs of the facility and the companyEnsure the operation maintains compliance with GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley controlsAssist in the development and maintenance of inventory accuracyResponsible for the outcome of any and all internal and external audits

Sep 2003 - CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, Atlanta, GA (Manufacturing)

Jun 2008 Director of Finance (9/07 – 6/2008)

Manager of Financial Analysis (9/05 – 9/07)

Sr. Business, Product & Pricing Analyst (9/03 – 9/05)

Notable Achievements Through Out Tenure Include:Improved margin on retail products by 8% by working directly with our operations team, and assigning accountability to improve production and ordering efficiencies and leveraging company’s buying power in 2006Improved cash flow by 15% by optimizing inventory working directly within inventory control systems, inventory team, and adjusting inventory to JIT in 2004Increased sales by 20% by outsourcing to China, and Brazil in 2007 and adapting better price and product strategiesPresented opportunities to increase revenue, and developed database for sales tracking, and drop sales progress which resulted in 2 million sales increase in year 2005Built lean and productive team sufficient to achieve ops, and company goals, directed operations for Accounting, Finance, Distributions, and Inventory Control with the help of 60 team members. Strategically prioritized to support total operations and align overall departmentsWork in conjunction with CNC technicians, and programming platforms to improve systems, simplify, and optimize productivity through the use of automation and human resourcesBuilt and developed the newly created department of Financial AnalysisDeveloped relationships with internal, external local, and International partners to enhance Retail Services, Builder/Architect Services, Contractor Services, Production, Distribution, Imports, and Appliance Partners. Shared staff across company, and avoided duplication to create value added services

Nov 2000 - CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, Atlanta, GA (Telecommunications)

Sep 2003 Senior Regional Operations Analyst

Notable Achievements:Investigated sales drop calls, call center issues, and performed root cause analysis to resolve regional sales decrease.Created reports and data driven presentation with impact-identifies trends and occurrences in data and translates findings into various mediums including text, charts, graphs, displays, tables to support the VP of Operations.Spearheaded regional reporting, and strategically restructuring of financial reporting process in accordance to corporate compliance utilizing JDEdwards, and cross over reporting platform which I designed with Access & Excel VBA based modules to quickly report and standardize all regional reporting. My regional modules were shared with corporate and corporate distributed them to all other regions for standardization, and reporting compliance.Supported corporate audit and provided corporate audit with regional answers, and proper system audits to support responses, corporate findings, and to answer questions for corporate audit consolidation purposes.Monthly financial reviews, monitored, and analyzed all 15 P&Ls for the South East Region, supporting the VP and corporate departments for Accounting, Finance, FPA, Revenue, and Business Technology Improvements.Trained all General Managers for all systems in the region in JDEdwards financial reporting to allow them real-time access to reports reflecting their day to day operations.Accelerated communications between operations team and corporate finance team by working closely with VP of Operations, and System Managers to resolve issues related to operations, customer services, and drop sales calls from CSRs centers affecting revenue.

Dec 1999 - COX COMMUNICATIONS, Atlanta, GA (Telecommunications)

Nov 2000 Financial Analyst - Property Accounting & Financial SystemsPerformed month-end close & reconciliation of PP&E, Fixed Assets, and Capital Projects, (Fixed Asset to G/L Integrity & Capital Expenditures). Analysis of monthly fixed assets activities, and month end variances.Provided PP&E support to customers internally at corporate Cox, and externally for Cox Systems. Monitored project expenditures and analyzed results in relation to budget and goals. Provided solutions to simplify and leverage common finance processes across Cox departments.Performed month-end variance reports to budget and prior for all PP&E accounts. Analyzed impact of acquisition of PP&E on company earnings.Drafted and assisted in establishing and updating policy & procedures for asset accounting.

Jan 1997 - DELTA AIR LINES, Atlanta, GA (Aviation/Travel)

Jan 2000 Revenue Analyst – Revenue Accounting & Control Division (7/97-1/00)

International Sales Accountant – Credit Card Sales Division (1/97 – 6/97)Handled entries, month-end close, month-end reconciliation, and month-end financial reporting & analysis for revenue accounts (International Credit Card Sales Revenue Account total monthly revenue in excess of $2 billion, and Passenger Facility Charges Revenue Account total monthly sales $30 million).

Notable Achievements:Joined the company as an accountant compiling, consolidating, and integrating sales reports from different systems to generate monthly sales entries for credit card sales for monthly revenue in excess of $2 billion in International Credit Card Sales. Then quickly developed one extensive tracking system to track all international credit card sales in one simple report downloadable from different platform to generate month-end entries, and generate monthly reports and analysis in much simpler manner by country, airports, and other specific categories as specified by management. Trained three other staff members in my newly developed system to consolidate all credit cards reporting from all different systems bringing them all together into one platform.After improving and simplifying credit card sales I quickly got promoted to Revenue Analyst performing exclusive monthly reports and analyses to support revenue accounting & control which at the time needed process improvement relating to Passenger Facility Charges, revenue recognition and accounting in that area. Revenue Accounting & Control Dept. oversee all other revenue departments.My transition to Revenue Accounting & Control resulted in crucial change in accounting procedure for PFC due to a proposal I drafted, and trend linear regression analysis I conducted based on available historical statistical to support my findings, my proposal was the bases for proper and efficient accounting for PFC charges which contains an average monthly revenue of $30 million, and more than 300 airports.Built, lead, and optimized a shared team for all revenue departments to align and simplify process for all revenue departments (Cargo Revenue, Passenger Revenue Domestic and International, and Charter Flights). Reported, presented findings, and offered the newly process solution and collaborated processes with Delta Technology.

Dec 1994 - SUBWAY, Myrtle Beach, SC (Food)

Dec 1996 Business Analyst (6/95-12/96)

Store Manager (12/94-6/95)

Notable Achievements: Started with the company as Store manager, and very shortly my store became a leading store in terms of revenue, food cost, and financial reporting. I quickly got promoted to lead all other 17 stores and became the Regional Business Analyst for the area. My main job was to help other stores to do the same thing I did for my store. My assignment was to standardize procedures for hiring, scheduling, inventory order, and customer order processing system. The task was to develop, create, and consolidate monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for financial reporting to District Manager, and for tax purposes.I developed and supported a standardized forecasting & operational budgeting model for each store, which I then consolidated for the whole region. I trained all store managers to use the module I created, and each was trained to produce their own monthly reports and submit to me for consolidation. As a result consistent monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting were submitted timely and accurately to support District Manager, and support tax reporting purposes. Our operational cost was improved by 15%.I was especially proud of this accomplishment due to the fact that I was working full time and going to college full time also. This one was unforgettable and set the tune for the upcoming career potential!

EDUCATION:

2012 GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Georgia

MBA

1999 FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY, South Carolina

BA, Business Administration

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

System migration and integration; Data mining & research; Advanced power user of all Microsoft suite, including Macros, VBA, and specific modeling to solve specific problems; Databases such as Monarch Pro, Crystal Reports, QBasic, and SQL; Proficient with management systems: JDEdwards, Peoplesoft, SAP, Delphi, RADs, CSG & DST billing systems, Hyperion, BW, Walker, Trims, Carms, QuickBooks, Peachtree Accounting & Quicken; Strong computer skills with both PC & Mac; Drafting software: 20/20 design software, CAD & Chief Architect

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