Sales Manager

SANDY LAWSON

*** ****** ***** • Nashville, TN ***11

*************@*******.*** • Cell 615-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Financial professional with over 16 years’ experience – Profitability Analysis – Financial

Reporting – Implementing Internal Processes and Controls

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kennametal, Inc. – LaVergne, TN

2013-Present

Cost Accountant – Analyst Accounting and Reporting

(Manufacturer and supplier of tooling and industrial materials)

• Work with four manufacturing plants to reconcile financial variances in work orders

and inventory

• Assist in updating cost standards

• Month-end closes

• Sales & Use Tax Returns

• Bank Recons for domestic and foreign accounts

• Assist in annual and quarterly physical inventory counts

• Reconcile Intercompany transactions

• Expense analysis using monthly Trend reports to Budget and Forecast

• Annual Business Plan

BedRug, Inc. – Old Hickory, TN

2009-2013

Cost Accountant

(After-market automotive manufacturing plant)

• Responsible for monthly Financial Statement analysis and all faucets integrated into

the financials: expenditures and manufacturing variances to budget

• Responsible for all aspects of AR and manages AP – Reduced customer write-offs by

50%

• Annual Financial Budget preparation for all departments

• Implemented processes and controls for warranty accountability and cost reduction

• Prepared Franchise & Excise Tax, Sales & Use Tax, and Business Tax Returns

• Generate and analyze financial metrics for senior management

• Month-end closes

• Account reconciliations

• Fixed Asset system reconciliation

• Supervised A/P

Temp positions while working as a Full-time student on Masters 2005-

2009

• Tractor Supply, Inc. – Inventory Control

SANDY LAWSON

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• RR Donnelly – Data Entry A/P

• LP – Logistics A/P

Served overseas in the Republic of Armenia

2001-2004

Quality Industries, Inc. – Laverne, TN

1998-2001

Cost Accountant

(Metal fabrication manufacturing plant)

• Responsible for developing and updating cost standards (Direct)

• Cost/Benefit and Profitability analysis for parts manufactured

• Monthly Inventory Counts and Month-end closes

• Filled in for AP and AR if necessary

Crystal Springs Bottled Water Company– Nashville, TN

1996-1998

Accounting Manager

• Developed and entered annual financial budget for six manufacturing locations

• Responsible for monthly financial statement preparation and analysis

• Managed all areas of AP

• Responsible for Inventory analysis and reconciliation

• Month-end closes

• Various account reconciliations

Quebecor Printing Inc. – Dickson, TN

1992-1996

Cost Accountant

• Analyzed all aspects of customer profitability for customers

• Responsible for all aspects relating to Inventory Control and reporting variances and

implementing better controls and processes

• Reviewed costs standards (Job Order Cost)

• Responsible for Inventory analysis and reconciliation

• Assisted in annual budget process

EDUCATION/SKILLS

Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

Masters of Arts, Biblical Counseling

Trinity Bible College and Theological Seminary, Newburgh, IN

Proficient in MS Office, Excel, and Master Tools/Glovia (ERP Systems) and

worked in Vantage, PeopleSoft, Lawson, and SAP. Assisted in SAP

implementation.

I am a highly focused, results-oriented, team player with a very strong work ethic. I take a high

level of personal ownership and work well in fast-paced environments.

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