JUDITH A. MEYER

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Apt ***

Lakeland, FL. 33810

Cell 610-***-****

E-Mail: adwh7q@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

A senior financial position where proven leadership, strategic planning and

analytical skills will enhance organizational viability and improve corporate

profitability.

BACKGROUND

SUMMARY

Seasoned financial manager with fifteen plus years of progressive experience and

responsibility directly impacting the financial management of Fortune 500 and

1000 companies. Consistent record of "above plan performance" with key strengths in financial

reporting, account analysis and general ledger accounting. Independent contributor adept at

team building as well as facilitating and leading project teams.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Refresco Beverages, Lakeland, FL.

Plant Controller 2022 –Present

Created annual operating budget with Plant Director

Responsible for operating budget of $ 29 million with production volume of 20M cases

Manage and lead annual physical inventory for our customers (Ocean Spray, Arizona and Harvest Hill)

Manage and supervise 1 Inventory Control Specialist

Review and approve all inventory write off’s

Approve all purchase order $50,000 and below

Developed and responsible for adhoc reports for all miscellaneous deposits

Prepare weekly forecast and Power Point presentations

Prepare month end and year end journal entries such as: payroll and vacation accruals, waste reserve by customers, utility accruals, spare parts reserve and reclass entries

Prepare and analyze month end and year end closing

Explain and analyze month end results by comparing actual to budget and forecast

Detail analysis of 20 general ledger accounts such as, waste reserve, spare parts inventory and good and invoice receipts

Participate in Gemba walks with the leadership team

Ardagh Group LLC Bridgeton, NJ. 2020 – 2022

Plant Controller

Created annual budget in conjunction with leadership team

Responsible for operations budget of $79 million

Managed, supervised and mentored a team of 5 finance staff, ensuring accuracy of their work and the achievement of deadlines

Prepared and analyzed monthly financials, month end and year end closing

Ensured revenue is recognized in the current period

Handled and complete all corporate reporting for SOX, operations variance analysis, PAGE TWO JUDITH A. MEYER

cash flow forecast and general ledger reconciliations

Lead Manager on annual physical inventory of finished goods, variable mold equipment and storeroom supplies

Reviewed all inventory adjustments of material value

Prepared Return on Investments (ROI) for capital projects

Reported and analyzed hourly labor to budget

Tracked all COVID related expenses

EnerSys Reading, PA.

Business Process Leader – SAP FICO 2018 – 2020

Responsible for supporting and working with the business to ensure a successful

rollout of SAP-related Finance systems throughout Americas.

Security liaison for SAP between Security and Finance Departments.

Developed SOP’s for finance controls for plant / corporate locations.

Created internal reports for business areas for monthly reporting.

Worked with Enable Now to create training materials.

Responsible for training all finance personnel on SAP at the plants and corporate office.

Performed and analyzed master data for SAP go live and cost roll.

Worked in SAP development, sandbox, quality and production testing data and reports.

Presented to management changes for SAP that will affect the business.

Axalta Coating Systems, LLC, Glen Mills, PA.

Operations Controller for Refinish Business 2014 – 2018

Responsible for month and year end closings for largest Refinish plant in the United States.

Reviewed plant activity rates.

Developed and analyzed plant fixed cost budget for two plants. PFC total budget for two plants $54 million.

Prepared, analyzed and conducted management meetings for monthly reports.

Analyzed variance between actual versus budget cost.

Calculated, marked and released all cost estimates in SAP for Refinish products.

Reviewed and entered all allocations and distributions in SAP.

Detail analysis of balance sheet account reconciliation.

Responsible for reconciliations and SOX control for North America inventory valued at $153 million.

Lead team member for SAP legacy conversion, SAP 4.0 to 4.3

Developed SOX controls for Work in Progress inventory.

Lead Project Coordinator SAP R2 Conversion 2013 to 2014

Trained new plant accountants on month-end and year end closing procedures and reporting.

Responsible for the BIT (Business Integration Testing), USAT (User Acceptance Testing), Material Ledger Master and Month-end testing for the Accounting Department. Go live date July 2014.

Exported general ledger account master from two legal entities for comparison of ledger accounts.

Performed master data clean up from legacy system to SAP.

Worked with the material master to check for integrity of material information.

Lead coordinator in developing the work process flows for Accounting Department.

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Prepared and implemented training materials for End Users.

DUPONT, Wilmington, DE. 2010 to 2013

Senior Financial Management Consultant

Successfully completed a software conversion in 6 months from a legacy environment to SAP which included testing the general ledger, cost centers and cost elements during a mock closing.

Maintained general ledgers and performed the complete accounting cycle in

compliance with established practices and generally accepted accounting

principles.

Provided management and financial statement users with relevant, comparable, and accurate data on which to base decisions.

Analyzed performance base metric for yearend bonus program.

Executed adhoc analysis for four divisions resulting in improved performance, productivity

and accountability for management teams.

Prepared and implemented budget for $29.4M for one plant location.

SOLOMON EDWARDS GROUP LLC, Wayne, PA.

Senior Consultant, Accounting Division 2006 to 2010

Responsible for various clients’ closings and financial reporting in different positions.

Radian Group, Inc. (NYSE: RDN) – Performed SOX testing for the following: claims and claims denials, reconcile deposits to the general ledger, cash receipt batches and SAS 70.

SOLOMON EDWARDS GROUP LLC, Continued

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) – Responsible for handling Campbell’s third party physical inventory and inventory audits for their Napoleon plant. This included completing a 100% blind physical inventory count and performing inventory audits on their frozen and dry raw materials.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) This position required Federal security clearance to work closely with the failed banking institutions. Responsibilities included:

oidentifying checks in the lock box for the mortgage payments and working with the newly acquired bank to assure the correct mortgage / mortgages services will be credited with the payment. Also was involved with handling repudiations and account reconciliations for taxes and insurance and principle and interest as it relates to mortgage accounts for the closed bank.

Orthovita, Inc. (NASDAQ: VITA) – Manager of Accounting Services. Responsible for the following departments: account payables, account receivables, cash application and payroll. Also handled month end and year end closing in Great Plains.

Towers Perrin – Account Receivables – Collections. Assisted the Towers Perrin staff in

collecting outstanding A/R of $6.5 million dollars.

Foamex International - Accounting Manager. Assist corporate accounting in month end closing, reporting and special projects.

Armstrong World Industries (NYSE: AWI) – Interim Controller for IT Department.

oresponsible for month end and year end closing, budgets, special projects, developed and trained staff on Business Warehouse reporting for the IT department. Set up recurring entries for the year in SAP.

Verso Paper Corporation (NYSE: VRS) – Accounting Support. Developed and trained staff in year end 1099 filing. Worked with tax department to file all tax schedules on time. Assisted in month end and year end closing.

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CEREXAGRI, INC. King of Prussia, PA. 2001 to 2006

Senior Accounting Manager

Responsible for all accounting and financial reporting for five divisions.

Team leader for U.S. to European SAP conversion for the finance department.

Prepared, reviewed and communicated monthly results.

Involved in annual budget preparation and review.

Analyzed variances between actual versus budget and prior year.

Calculated and inputted standard cost for four divisions.

Maintain fixed assets and intangible assets for five divisions.

Handled monthly and quarterly Core reporting for Italy, France, China, Turkey and U.S.

Provided accounting support for our China office.

Implemented various adhoc analysis for five divisions such as contract profitability, analysis of plant charges, PPV and MUV, R and D expense analysis and rebate schedules.

Responsible for month-end procedures for cost of sales, production variances and purchase price variances (SAP ABAP’s).

Other areas of responsibilities included: payroll and Gelco travel and entertainment transmissions, lease cars, sales and use tax, Treasury and Tax department support, inventory analysis and working with the Auditors at year end.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Adm. West Chester University, West Chester, PA. 2000

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA. 1985

TRAINING AND COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

SAP SAP Enable Now

SAP Business Warehouse Coupa

Great Plains Info Steward (Master Data SAP)

Business Object (BOBJ) Reporting IBM AS400 Mainframe Computer

Microsoft Office Applications Orcale

Hyperion Leadership Training

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