Risk Management Financial Analyst

Sandra M. Cowan

Phone: 859-***-**** - Email: *****.*****@******.***

***** ******* **** *****, *****, Florida 33647

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging position in line with my experience as a disciplined Finance/Accounting/Logistics/Payroll Manager.

Knowledge and skills acquired by experience include Forecasting, Budgeting, Project Management, Revenue Management SAP Super user, PeopleSoft/Kronos/ADT Implementation, Risk Management/SOX document database development and procedures control. Inventory, Cost Analysis, Business Unit and NAFTA Region Finance, Kaizen/Lean Event, Purchasing, month end reporting and monthly closing. Labor Management Systems.

EXPERIENCE

Gerdau Ameristeel Oct 2020-Present

Sr Employed Shared Services Analyst

Monthly Reporting and analysis. Developed KPI indicators and monitored monthly. Service now portal monitoring.

Payroll Supervisor

Robert Half/Consultant Sept 2017-Sept 2020

Mosaic

Insurance Reporting US and Brazil. Project/Capital budget and Forecasting. Prepared annual budget. Developed KPI indicators and monitored monthly.

Nestle

Daily/monthly reporting. KPI Process updated and maintained.

Aspire Financial Services

Bank account reconciliations. Balance sheet reconciliations. Monthly Journal entry postings.

Controller/Seaway Plastics

Performed month-end general ledger close functions. Prepared month end reporting. Approved Purchases. Audit Preparation. Various account reconciliations. Project Analysis. Payroll Reconciliations. Bank Account Reconciliations.

Financial Analyst/Coca-Cola

Inventories, GR/IR, Balance Sheet Reconciliations

Manager of Finance /Osram Sylvania/Siemens Sept 2012 – June 2016

Versailles, KY

•Manage Finances/Balance Sheet/P & L/Inventories/Capital Exp./Inventories for NAFTA Region for three US Distribution Centers, OSL (Canada) Omex (Mexico) Reporting to Germany

•Develop/Approve; administer Operating Budgets, Inventories, Sales, Revenue and Reporting for upper Management.

•Budget Logistics $24 million

•Budget NAFTA Logistics $87 million

•Budget Sales of $1.8 billion

•Forecasting. Financial support to upper Management, Germany and all related departments and staff.

•Forecast Logistics $24 million

•Forecast NAFTA Logistics $87 million

•Forecast Sales of $1.8 billion

•Risk Management, SOX Responsible for updates and Internal Control on all Policies and Procedures. Annual sign off agreement for all Financial Reporting, Controls and activities.

•Identify Key Process Indicators based on results. Implement and control measurements to maximize efficiency and profit, e.g. Labor Management Systems.

•Kaizen events minimize steps in Month end Corporate Closing Process.

Financial Analyst III Osram Sylvania Jan 2011 – March 2012

Dallas, TX

•Manage Finances for Central Region, Midsouth and Midwest

•Responsible for Central Region. TX, Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, St Louis. Administer Operating Budgets, Inventories, Sales Margins, Revenue.

•Forecast Sales, Revenue. Twelve Regions, App. $250 million sales.

•Physical Inventories

•Supply Chain $7.5 million inventory. Reduction of $1.5 million.

Manager of Finance Osram Sylvania /Siemens Jan 2007 – December 2010

Versailles, KY

•Manager of Finance for Business Unit, US, Canada and PR.

•Forecasting, Budget, NPR Costing, Balance Sheet, Capital Exp.

•Lean/Kaizen Event

•SAP Security, SOX Risk Management

Supervisor of Accounting III Osram Sylvania 1993 – 2007

Versailles, KY

•Implemented PeopleSoft T & L for Business Unit, US, Canada and PR. Labor Management.

•W2’s distribution. 1099 tracking and distribution of forms.

•Asset Management/Capital Expenditures app. $47 million.

•Spare Parts Capitalization. Globally harmonized the Accounting treatment of spare parts by reflecting items as inventory vs. expense. Evaluated reserves and recapitalized appx. $12 million.

•Physical Inventories:

•Finished Goods $4.5 million

•Raw Material $1.5 million

•WIP $1.5 million

•Fixed Assets $47 million

SKILLS

SAP - Super user

PeopleSoft/Labor Management Systems/Implementation

Value added costing

NPR cost analysis/Shrinkage/Material efficiencies

Leadership Development/Kaizen Events

Inventory Specialist

SOX Controls

Headcount reporting

Month end/annual reporting/COQ

BOM Material Masters Data

ESSBASE Reporting

Purchasing/Approve

Labor/Benefit Analysis

EDUCATION

Midway College - Bachelor’s Degree Business/Finance

Risk Management Certification

Helping Others Succeed Certification

Managing Personal Growth Certification

ISO Auditor Certification

IFRS Certification

Kaizen events.

Risk Management

Auditing

Project Leader

SOX Controls

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