ICA Corp Controller
Resume:
Angela Meredith, CPA
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Experience
**** – Present ICA Holdings – An Amphenol Company Whitsett, NC
Controller – Corp Controller May 2014 – Present
Cable Assembly and Midwest Harness are owned by the same holding company. As of September 2017, I am the Controller for both companies with the same duties for both. In September 2022, Amphenol purchased ICA and I was promoted to ICA Controller of all 5 locations.
Manage 2 Professional Controllers and 4 clerical employees – AR, AP, HR and Customer Service
Monthly, Quarterly and Annual reporting in BPC – in USD and Pesos for Mexico business
Monthly variance analysis including material cost, labor and overhead compared to budget and forecast
Corporate Finance lead on Epicor conversion project
Review and approve all account recs from all 4 companies
Maintain external relationships with bankers, insurance brokers and auditors
Responsible for HR, Payroll, AR, AP and GL for 2 plants
Member of executive management team working with Operations, IT, Engineering and Purchasing
Purchase accounting and Opening Balance Sheet development and audits
Reporting of Consolidation of financial statements with 4 sister companies
Develop budget by working with all departments
Monthly forecast update for each site
Developed Weekly Flash Report, Sales and Cost of Sales Reporting by part number and Customer, Daily Cash Reporting, Daily Direct Labor % Report
Manage external audits and tax prep for all 4 companies
2011 - 2015 Oracle Flexible Packaging Winston-Salem, NC
Contractor – Special Projects August 2013 – January 2015
Director of Finance March 2011 – August 2013
Reported to Owner thru August 2012 – Report to CFO after purchase of company by Private Equity Group
Supervise 5 employees – AP, AR, Cost Accounting, General Ledger, Fixed Assets and Projects
Review manufacturing process to insure proper handling of transactions in system
Lead the annual budget process including standard costs, sales by customer and product, departmental expenses, consolidated income statement, balance sheet and cash flow
Prepare ad-hoc reporting by product line and customer to review variances and mix
Develop cost reporting linking sales, cost and manufacturing variances based on jobs and invoices
Managed external audits including IRS, yearly audit, M&A proof of earnings and bank covenants
2006 – 2010 Ciba Specialty Chemicals Greensboro, NC
Director, General Accounting October 2008 – June 2010
Director, Financial Reporting July 2008 – June 2010
Manager, Inventory & Projects November 2007 – June 2010
Accounting Manager October 2006 – October 2007
Report to Controller - Reason for Leaving – BASF purchased Ciba and moved the office to New Jersey
Directly responsible for US, Canada and Mexico and Oversight responsibility for Brazil and Argentina
Supervise 14 employees – 10 direct and 4 indirect reports in the US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil
Manage inventory, fixed assets, environmental, projects, financial reporting and general ledger
Work closely with Operations Management of Business Segments on budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, sales and margin by customer
Research FAS statements to ensure proper accounting rules are followed
Review inventory provisions with segments including Slow/No Moving, LCM and Unhealthy
Manage US, Canada and Mexico external and internal audits as well as SOX compliance audits
Prepare Control forecast quarterly and review monthly expense against forecast
Manage preparation of year end footnotes for US, Canada and Mexico companies
Participate on SAP mini master conversion team
2005 – 2006 Stockhausen, LLC Greensboro, NC
Controller November 2005 – October 2006
Report to General Manager of Water Treatment Division
Reason for Leaving – Ashland purchased Stockhausen and eliminated my position
Responsible for 2 plants and a distribution center’s accounting function including:
Establish a sales reporting package to include sales and margin by customer and product line
Analysis of physical inventory results for manufacturing plants
2004 – 2005 Mannington Wood Floors High Point, NC
Controller March 2004 – October 2005
Report to Controller of Residential Business
Reason for Leaving – Change in management resulted in hiring of new staff
Responsible for 3 plants and a distribution center’s accounting function including:
Supervise 4 employees – 2 professional and 2 clerical
Prepare Summary of Critical Indicators
Prepare budget and standard cost associated with all product lines
Prepare variance analysis by department and product
Special Projects
Balance Sheet project – most accounts had not been reconciled for 2 years
Review all documents and calculations currently used in close process for improvement
2000 – 2004 Oakwood Homes Greensboro, NC
Controller January 2004 – March 2004
Accounting Manager March 2001 – January 2004
Accounting Supervisor December 2000 – March 2001
Sr Staff Accountant July 2000 – December 2000
Report to Controller/Vice President of the Manufacturing Division of Oakwood Homes. Responsible for 20 plants’ accounting functions.
Reason for Leaving – Clayton Homes purchased Oakwood and moved office to Tennessee
Supervise 9 employees – 6 professional and 3 clerical
Participate on project teams and steering committees – freight, A/R
Prepare Summary of Financial Status
Analysis of physical inventory results for manufacturing plants
Manage preparation of tax assistance package
Prepare flux analysis for balance sheet and P&L
Prepare MD&A for external reporting
Analysis of major expense accounts and accruals – bonus, freight, notes receivable
Weekly and monthly reporting to banking institute
Special Projects
Documenting procedures and policies for manufacturing plants and accounting department
Review and document internal control procedures for annual audits
1996 – 2000 Inacom Information Systems Greensboro, NC
Accounting Manager/Sr Financial Analyst July 1998 – June 2000
G/L Accountant/Sr Staff Accountant December 1996 – July 1998
Report to Corporate Controller for the Southeast Area. Responsible for 12 – 32 branch locations’ accounting functions.
Reason for Leaving – Inacom filed bankruptcy and was dissolved
Supervise three employees – two professional and one clerical
Developed an access database for rebate reconciliation – saved 500k in the first year
Participated on corporate team as area lead for conversion from AS400 to JDEdwards
Education
1989 – Bachelor’s Degree: Accounting – Averett College, Danville, VA
1995 – Passed CPA Exam during first setting
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