Controller/Accounting Manager/Office Manager/Senior Accountant
Resume:
Savannah, GA *****
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AMANDA T. REDDING
OBJECTIVE
To maintain an active and successful career within a manufacturing environment and further my growth and knowledge of cost accounting
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
GHOST COAST DISTILLERY, LLC
Launched the startup of this company by developing all policies and procedures for all departments
Single handedly implemented the development of our ERP/financial system and completed 4 software conversions without any issues
Received a successful audit for the first year of this startup without any findings on the audit report
GAF
Hired as Plant Accountant and promoted to Accounting Manager within a year of initial hire date
Worked with the Regional Controller to develop and implement an overhead report that improved process efficiency by 92% per week
Managed overhead spending and demonstrated a 25% favorable improvement in 2014
Successful raw material inventory audit by Ernst & Young in 2014 Successful internal audit of all internal controls in 2016
HOBART CORPORATION, A DIVISION OF ITW
Hired as Senior Financial Analyst and quickly acquired the roles of Production Supervisor and Senior Materials Coordinator
Managed and led the team to receive physical inventory exemption for 2 different product lines for the first time ever at that facility
Member of the North American Cost Reduction Team within Hobart
Co-captain of Kaizen Blitz team for one product line that led to the reduction of steps (approx. 811) by each employee daily
Leader of successful fixed asset audit
Managed the team that implemented barcode ordering on the 80 product line that included setting up Kanban quantities and vendor partnership agreements
In-lined the product line that I supervised and led them to produce and sell 92K more product in one month after taking on this position
PAGE INTERNATIONAL
First employee to achieve the status of zero errors and omissions for a six-month period
Worked with International Paper and KaMin LLC on the preparation of documents like bills of lading, bank drafts/letters, certificates of origin, heat treatment certificates, commercial invoices, packing lists, container tallies, and letters of credits for shipments globally
Managed 3 employees' workloads, productivity, prioritization, and efficiency
SCHNEIDER LOGISTICS
Recruited to develop and implement accounting systems for a newly acquired division
Assisted operations management with making business decisions in the best financial interest of the company
COLONIAL GROUP
Hedging and trading on the NYMEX Exchange
Inventory Controller for lube oil warehouse
Daily cash management and projections for the parent company and subsidiaries that maintained a credit line of 550 million dollars, including credit line projections, interest payments, LIBOR loans, revolver loans, base rate loans, let t ers of credit, and intercompany transactions
Prepared the accounts receivable portion of a borrowing base report sent to financial lending institutions on a recurring basis
Managed the financial transaction s and books for 3 subsidiaries
SKILLS
Extremely efficient in all Microsoft programs, especially Excel
Experience in continuous improvement, timely preparation and closing of financial books, capital project management and forecasting, annual budgeting, overhead cost forecasting, fixed asset management, inventory control, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, material usage variance, purchase price variance, software implementation and conversion, freight forwarding, international trade, and recruitment of interns
Completed multiple training sessions and led projects on topics like 80/20 Principle, Market Rate of Demand, USa, 5S, Kaizen Blitz, PLS, and In-Lining
Software experience in SAGE, QuickBooks, Square, ADP, Solomon, JD Edwards, Aspen 360, Arc Plan, My HR Anywhere, GL Inquiry, Lotus 1-2-3, PeopleSoft, and Maximo
WORK HISTORY
CONTROLLER/OFFICE MANAGER, GHOST COAST DISITLLERY LLC, SAVANNAH, GA
September 2016-Present
ACCOUNTING MANAGER, GAF, SAVANNAH, GA
June 2013-June 2016
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST, PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR, & SENIOR MATERIALS COORDINATOR, HOBART CORPORATION, RICHMOND HILL, GA
January 2011-June 2013
TEAM LEADER OCEAN EXPORT DOCUMENTATION, PAGE INTERNATIONAL, SAVANNAH, GA
May 2008-December 2010
FINANCIAL ANALYST, SCHNEIDER LOGISTICS, SAVANNAH, GA
August 2007-April 2008
STAFF ACCOUNTANT, COLONIAL GROUP, SAVANNAH, GA
January 2006-August 2007
EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH A CONCENTRATION IN ACCOUNTING, GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, STATESBORO, GA, GRADUATION DECEMBER 2005
3.8 GPA, Alpha Lambda Delta Member, Phi Kappa Phi Certificate Recipient for Two Consecutive Years, Member of Alpha Kappa Psi
REFERENCES
ERIN L. MULLER
Director of Marketing, Ghost Coast Distillery LLC
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MICHAEL T. FERRARO
Vice President, Engineering Services, GAF
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JOHN CORLESS
Accounting Manager, GAF
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