Medical Plant

**** *** *** **** . ***********, AL *****

Phone 251-***-**** . E-mail ***********@*****.***

Brandi a.shadburn

Objective

To obtain a Senior level Accounting position within

an organization that would promote the use of

strong analytical skills combined with knowledge of

industry to grow the company and create long-term

value.

Summary of qualifications

Proficient with Windows 7 and MS Office 2010 to include: Excel, Word,

Access, & Power Point. Other system knowledge includes: FAS, 4-Site,

Infinium, PTMS, BlackLine, Investment Tracking System (ITS),

QuickBooks, SAP, and BPC reporting system.

Professional experience

September 2012 - August 2014

Ascend Performance Materials

Cost Analyst - Pensacola Nylon, Plastics, Polymer &

Foley Plant

Responsible for the analysis of conversion costs

and raw material costs related to all areas of the

Nylon mill site located in Pensacola, Florida and

Foley, Alabama. Site areas include Staple,

No-Shock, Solution Prep, Vydyne, Polymer,

Autoclaves, and Compounding.

Responsible for inventory verification and

reconciliations related to In-Process Production,

Packaging Production, Salt Consumption, and

Packaging & Additive material Consumption.

Preparation and analysis of financial/economic

models related to capital projects for the Nylon

plant. Monitor and track project savings in A2E

database related to productivity, SalesForce.

Prepare monthly forecast for Pensacola Nylon and

Foley plant sites for update in SAP and BPC.

Prepared Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for both

sites.

Meet closing deadlines for completed close of books

by +2 business day, provide explanations of

variances, and issue cost reports to business unit

leaders and plant manager by +3 business day.

Other duties include: Costing materials for

production over multiple assets, preparing Annual

Standards for all material costs with explanations

of year over year variances, verifying bill of

materials calculations for materials, assisting

production with settlement of process orders,

material cost comparisons between compounding and

clave production, calculation and explanation of

salt yields, and other special projects as

assigned.

June 2007 - September 2012

Alabama River Cellulose

Analyst

Non-direct cost analysis related to miscellaneous

operating supplies for operating and service

departments; competitive positioning analysis to

target gap closures in becoming "low-cost"

facility; and the analysis of construction in

process, fixed assets, and depreciation.

Responsible for inventory management and

reconciliation related to fuel, machine clothing,

finished goods, and fixed assets.

Maintain the fixed assets & capital projects for

the facility by assisting department managers in

writing DMF (Decision Making Framework) models to

justify the spending of capital and maintenance

money in our facility. Preparation and analysis of

financial/economic models related to the DMF.

Maintain the Investment Tracking System related to

DMF's and Capital Spending.

Prepare and present cost reports and variances to

senior leadership and department heads on a monthly

basis for non-direct costs and capital spending.

Lead the Internal Financial Controls effort with

all areas of the mill to develop and write formal

policies & procedures and manage the internal

financial controls portal.

Records Retention Management lead for the Alabama

River mill site. Includes overseeing meetings

related to RIM and verifying all departments are

meeting RIM requirements as noted.

November 2006 - June 2007 NACCO

Materials Handling Group

Accountant III

Monthly service and contract invoicing for all Yale

fleet customers

Issue miscellaneous credit memos and invoices to

dealers and customers as requested by management

teams

Research/reconciliation of warranty accounts

Warranty system to invoicing system reconciliations

Journal entry preparations for month-end close

Assist in overseeing the production/test

environments of Great Plaines invoicing system.

April 2003 - June 2006 Bay Medical Center

Reimbursement Accountant

Daily and overall job requirements included

ownership and maintenance of the hospital logging

system (EYCMS) to track and perform analysis on

over/under payments received by insurance

companies.

Served as the Finance Project Lead in conjunction

with Ernst & Young to upgrade our EYCMS system from

a DOS version to a more user-friendly web version.

Monthly closing tasks included journal entry

preparation, account analysis, balance sheet

reconciliation, and review of hospital business

lines for accurate financial statement reporting.

Other responsibilities included preparation of

business plans relating to purchase of new

equipment and overall impact to the company,

medical record audits, and other assignments

received in working closely with Outpatient

Division Controller and Chief Financial Officer.

Education

September 1998 - August 2000 Auburn University

Montgomery

Bachelor of Science Business

Administration/Accounting

Award Received: May 2000 - 1st Place Business and

Professional Writing Essay Contest. Topic:

Pre-Employment Drug Testing

September 1996 - July 1998 Alabama

Southern Com Col

Major: Pre-Business Administration (Transferred)

Dean's List

Additional professional activities

2013 - United Way Representative, Ascend Performance Materials

2006 - Connector's Member, Bay Medical Center

2005 - Spirit of Excellence Team, Bay Medical Center

2002 - Certification obtain for completion of Six-Sigma

Fundamentals Training Course, The Trane Company

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