JULIE A. SEIFERT

Roswell, GA 630-***-****

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FINANCE MANAGER

Increase Net Contribution Margins Improve Efficiency Project Management

Meticulous with details finance leader, leveraging expertise to collaborate with diverse global team to accomplish and meet financial goals. Possess in-depth expertise to implement SAP, and close year with zero audit adjustments. Flexible specialist for delivering combination of Financial and IT project experience to obtain company’s objectives. Strength in coordinating with all organizational levels to analyze and identify areas for improvement, design, and execute solutions to enhance key management decisions, and improve accuracy, and effectiveness.

Accounting Management

System Conversions

Budgeting and Forecasting

Corp Allocation Set Up

Inventory Control

Month / Year end Closings

International Tax Preparation

Audit

SAP

SAP Implementation

Global Consolidations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ALLNEX, INC., Alpharetta, GA 2014 – Present

Regional Finance Manager / Controller

Oversaw and managed full P & L analysis of $350M revenue budget for 3 chemical manufacturing plants located in US and included all financial reporting and month-end processes. Collaborated with cross-functional teams in Europe (Corporate Headquarters) Frankfurt, Germany, and Riga, Latvia (Shared Services).

Increased net contribution margins by collaborating with business directors, analyzing financial results, identifying causes and providing solutions.

Improved accuracy by coordinating yearly budget and monthly forecasting, working with global team to provide attainable budget.

Enhanced management decisions as acting key user for SAP implementation project for North America by training US sales business directors on cost module, ensuring managers could obtain information for making key business decisions.

Reduced costs proactively by collaborating with global finance team in developing financial reporting for US entities, using business intelligence, developing reporting for plant managers.

Attained zero adjustments by leading year-end physical inventory with outside auditors.

DURHAM GEO, Stone Mountain, GA 2013–2014

Controller

Managed full P & L analysis of $150M revenue budget for 2 US manufacturing plants located and sales offices in Canada and Australia.

Reduced month-end close process from 5 days to 3 days (reduced 1 FTE) by streamlining reporting.

Completed 2015 close with no audit adjustments and increased profitability and EBITDA 3% by working with plant managers on weekly review of financial results combined with operations, leading to proactive decisions.

Improved financial planning and analysis reporting detail by completing financial package upgrade.

WOODBRIDGE FOAM CORP AUTOMOTIVE, Stone Mountain, GA 2011–2013

Controller

Led full P & L analysis of $500M Foam and Assembly business units.

Cut costs $5M by implementing weekly management forecast model for reviewing period costs, enabling Plant Manager in being proactive on controlling spend.

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WOODBRIDGE FOAM CORP (Continued)

Reduced scrap over 20% in first year by collaborating with operations, providing information about high scrap products so issues could be addressed timely.

Decreased costs 10% thorough automated approval process and leading ADP Payroll conversion for 150 employees.

PHOENIX METALS, INC. (Sub of Reliance Steel & Aluminum), Norcross, GA 2009–2011

Controller

Managed full P & L analysis of 11 branches to include gross profit analysis, SG & A analysis, and consolidation of month end reporting. Reviewed inventory turns and managed inventory levels with recommendations to branch managers to drive metrics improvement.

Decreased time needed to complete consolidation of locations by converting and consolidating 11 branches from Lotus 123 to Excel during month end.

Facilitated month-end close before deadline by uploading month end metrics and financials to Reliance Steel, using Oracle HFM, ensuring controller additional time in reviewing monthly results.

Attained no required audit adjustments by acting as lead in Month End Outside audit of branches financial and operations.

EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Automotive), Alpharetta, GA 2006–2009

Regional Business Controller

Provided financial analysis and recommendations for 10 branches to branch managers. Delivered management with key business metrics to include ROI, margin, and expense per unit, warranty as percentage of sales, COGS standard pricing, and presented sales managers with reporting to determine pricing.

Exceeded gross profit by overseeing continued EBIT improvement in southeast region through monthly financial statement and net contribution analysis of poor performing customers and conducting P & L reviews with Operations Managers.

Generated accounts receivable collection rate at 97% and earned recognition as highest percentage in North American Branch Network for all 4 quarters by increasing working capital, managing 10 branch coordinators, ensuring that customer accounts were current.

Ensured adherence and compliance to SOX and internal controls by conducting audits in 10 branches, reviewing cycle counts, segregating duties, verifying proper recording of inventory write offs, and classifications.

Increased budget and forecast accuracy by managing yearly budgets and quarterly forecasts, using Oracle Planning, and collaborating with operations managers.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

COMPACT INDUSTRIES, INC., (Food Supplier To Sara Lee), Chicago, IL 1999–2006

Assistant Controller

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (BS), Accounting

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL

COMPUTER

Hyperion Essbase, Hyperion Workforce, Hyperion Planning, JD Edwards, AS400, Advanced Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Access, QuickBooks, Monarch, ADP, Great Plaines, FRX, Management Reporter, SAP, SAP Key User, SAP Implementation

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