AUDREY E. ALBERTSON

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NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659

804-***-****

ac6ro5@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

May 2001 THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY Williamsburg, VA Master of Business Administration

Concentrations: Finance and Accounting

Development Council, Adult Skills Program

May 1999 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY Newport News, VA Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Magna Cum Laude

1994-1996 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY New London, CT Concentrated in Operations Research

WORK EXPERIENCE

INTERFLEX GROUP

A leading international supplier of specialty flexible packaging serving various markets. 6/13-2/14 North American Financial Analyst Wilkesboro, NC Lead NA analyst for all Financial Planning and Analysis activities within Interflex

Developed an access database that orients the P&L to show profit by customer and by product. This has enhanced the view from just seeing profitability by standards to allowing variances to track to the corresponding products.

Developed working sales file for budgeting and forecasting purposes.

Worked with headcount initiatives to help facilitate initiatives imperative for expansion of the company.

Developed working budgeting file for the 2014 fiscal year to be utilized by the operational sites across North America.

WORLDWIDE PROTECTIVE PRODUCTS

A small privately owned leading manufacturer of high performance hand protection. 9/12-6/13 Inventory Control Analyst/Manager Wilkesboro, NC Inventory Lead

Progressed in four months from starting as the inventory control analyst of the Wilkesboro location to being the lead for all inventory across the company.

Drove process changes that took an inventory variance of 11.9% at year-end inventory to just 0.3% at the mid-year review in raw materials and WIP.

Continue to work on individual projects such as a work-flow diagram for the pack-out area to increase efficiency and decrease error potentials, and production by knitting machine to highlight areas of needed attention.

Developed several access databases that allow quicker and more thorough analysis of inventory levels and production output through each of the 300 machines currently in use. MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION

A $6 billion global packaging company with 20,000 employees and operations in over 40 countries.

10/06-1/10 Finance Project Manager – Packaging Resource Group Richmond, VA Lead division analyst for all Financial Planning and Analysis activities within MWV’s $2.5 billion Packaging Resource Group

For a period of about 4 months was the finance lead for the ERP implementation creating positive results that resulted in positive attitudes of those using the new system.

Managed the consolidation, reporting, planning and forecast processes for a $2.5 billion global manufacturing division.

Partnered with global business leaders to drive the financial objectives of the organization, with a specific emphasis on earnings growth, cash flow, return optimization and productivity.

Drove improved collaboration and superior decision making by leveraging top-quality financial analysis that drove visibility and accountability throughout the organization. 10/03-10/06 Converting Services Project Manager – Packaging Resource Group Richmond, VA Manager of the implementation and expansion of PRG’s first full line product based inventory program

Managed the implementation of a product based inventory program for the PRG initially valued at over

$6 million. Within first year, product line saw an increase in sales of 10% and significant increases in on-time deliveries, full shipments and cost savings.

Expanded inventory program to other product lines which included multiple warehouse locations across the US with the ability to handle export sales.

Participated as the Finance Manager for the Americas and South Africa Line of Business. This involved developing financials for five-year strategy planning in addition to providing insight into supply chain information impacting the LOB.

Oversaw continuous coordination among capacity planners, CSRs, marketing and sales force, load planners and warehouse management.

Designed new processes for proper order entry and inventory maintenance.

Determined needed SKUs and inventory levels for the product to satisfy all markets.

Oversaw the introduction of a different looking product that would replace the current product with minimal impact on CSRs, sales, marketing and most importantly customers. Loss of inventory due to transition was only 3%.

Designed working cost models for continuous roll application of aging inventory. 6/01-10/03 Senior Business Analyst – Covington Mill Covington, VA Lead Mill Analyst responsible for Financial and Planning Activities for the Mill’s $650 million operation.

Provided superior support for 5-Year Strategy Planning, Annual Planning and Forecasting.

Determined gaps and worked with new standard costing procedures while acting as the Covington Mill Finance Lead for the Order Management phase of ERP.

Provided product profitability analysis, updated current costs in profitability database and determined customer-specific profitability.

Investigated leases to determine whether they met the criteria of an operating lease.

Reviewed progress of manning initiatives and communicated results to mill and divisional management.

Maintained monthly reports such as Profit by Grade, Downtime Impact, and Selected Statistics.

Facilitated ERP Root-Map training sessions that was taught to over 70% of the mill which had over 1,500 employees.

Provided support to the Low Moor Converting Plant by updating costing model, analyzing results and reviewing concerns with management.

Forecasted monthly profits and analyzed monthly results to determine cost variances for a mill with costs averaging $50 million a month.

Communicated financial results to mill superintendents during monthly meetings.

Trained analysts in profit forecasting, month-end analysis, and profit variance analysis.

Completed comprehensive cost analyses of power and wood departments. COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word, Access), SAP, Syspro, MSS, PI and Proficy

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