Plant Manufacturing

OLIVIA E. SILVA

**** ********* ***** 770-***-****

Cumming, GA 30041 ********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

A Senior Cost Analyst with over 12 years of accounting experience in a corporate setting, as well as, a wide variety of manufacturing settings. A professional that has valuable experience, with large, multi-national, Fortune 500 corporations, with increasing responsibility that demands consistent drive for results and team accountability. Adapts quickly to changing environments, and progressively analyzes complex financial data that drives business decisions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Newell Rubbermaid ~ Décor, Senior Cost Accountant, Atlanta, GA (01/10 to 12/11)

• Had a key part in the transitioning of the cost department from High Point, NC to the Headquarters in Atlanta, GA

• Provide accurate weekly and monthly reporting to Operations and Finance management related to Cost of Failure, SCOGS, Material Unit Variance / Scrap, Material Labor & Overhead, Assembly and Sub Assembly Absorption

• Participate in monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings including journal entry preparation and account reconciliations for above mentioned areas

• Focus on costing and inventory activities and provide informative analysis of the operations for the division

• Support Manufacturing Controller in assigned areas. Provide support and work as a liaison between cost accounting and plants / plant controllers

• Provide financial analysis to support operations including: budget preparation, labor and overhead rates, inventory revaluation and ad hoc analysis as required

• Responsible for fixed assets which include: maintaining fixed assets, manage capital requests, calculate CAPEX spend, close CIP and run / post monthly depreciation and maintain roll forward on fixed assets for US, Canada & Mexico for tax purposes

• PPT filings for a half dozen different states, provided and completed tax packs for corporate on federal tax filings

• Run and prepare projections on depreciation on fixed assets / CIP for budgeting purposes

• Provided support and documentation for internal and external auditors on the accounting for over $100 million worth of fixed assets

• Provided the data for the conversion of fixed assets from FAS over into the Asset Module in SAP

• Involved in data testing for SAP implementation with removal of legacy system of AS400

Avery Dennison, Senior Cost Analyst, Schererville, IN (03/06 to 04/09)

• Provided accurate and timely reporting of manufacturing costs and profit margins, performed analysis for management on an ad hoc and recurring basis, and supported the division's objectives in achieving strong financial performances, ELS (Enterprise Lean Sigma) and safety

• Product costing of new development projects through effective collaboration with R&D, Marketing and Manufacturing colleagues via costing models

• Margin analysis of new and existing products / programs and communication of the results with management to enable profitable business decision-making

• Identified and advised management of cost reduction opportunities and provided support by determining savings measurement methodologies

• Interpreted month-end financial and operating results and provided analysis to support tight time-line close process

ISG, Indiana Harbor Inc., Financial Analyst, East Chicago, IN (01/03 to 03/06)

• Responsibilities included but not limited to: CIP tracking, utility trend analysis, preparation of journal entries, balance and post daily production / shipments, performed bank reconciliations for payroll and disbursement accounts, and analyzed payroll functions and procedures

• Analyzed manufacturing costs for BOF / CASTER such as fixed and variable, provided and communicated reports on analysis to management

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• Planned and collected data to determine costs of raw materials, analyzed the data obtained and recorded the results, performed weekly inventory counts, and maintained stock sheets on raw materials to show consumption

• Responsible and accountable for month end closings which included preparation of financial material statements to determine slab costs which was then rolled forward to the Hot Strip Mill area

• Prepared monthly forecasts and manufacturing variance reports, and explained variances between actual and budgeted in AOP, and maintained information in ROO (Report of Operations) and WOC (Works Operating Costs)

GAF Materials Corp., Plant Accountant, Mt. Vernon, IN (01/02 to 06/02)

• Responsible and accountable for maintenance of plant cost accounting system: preparation of cost standards for each product manufactured, preparation of journal entries that are pertaining to plant expenses, plant accruals, raw material usage, and other plant variances; annual budget preparation, and coordination of monthly capital project tracking and forecasting

• Posted and balanced daily production, recorded and tracked PTR’s (Plant Trial Runs), and performed weekly analysis of Varnet and TM1 production and reported to management

• Performed weekly raw material inventory counts and updated key material in TM1, and recorded and made adjustments for cycle counts

• Analyzed, maintained, and updated product-costing system; compiled and interpreted all numbers on key performance measurements and monthly variances for actual and next month forecast, and assisted in the preparation of monthly capital forecasting

• Compiled, prepared, and performed duties for monthly closing including but not limited to: analyzed and allocated PPV and MUV, reconciled inventory and transmitted to corporate, prepared journal entries and reviewed overhead spending accounts

Michigan City Baking, Accounting Manager, Michigan City, IN (11/98 to 05/01)

• Planned and implemented from the ground up: Accounting, Payroll, Data Processing, and Accounts Payable departments for new manufacturing facility

• Drafted and completed annual budget for entire plant with no history to go by, conducted and oversaw monthly inventory for entire plant including: organizing crew, supervising re-counts and reconcile discrepancies

• Developed, maintained, and updated standards for raw material, WIP, and finished goods

through the use of production models

• Analyzed operational, manufacturing, and daily costs along with analyzing efficiencies on scrap and

labor

• Monitored costs for all CIP, capital, and Research & Development projects

• Completed and submitted manufacturing variance analysis to Group President and Vice President of Operations

EDUCATION:

Purdue University North Central, Westville, IN

Bachelors of Science in Organizational Leadership Supervision; Dec. 1997

Major: Accounting / Supervision

Associates in General Business; Dec. 1996

Major: Accounting / General Business

Computer Program Skills:

SAP, Legacy, Oracle, AS400, Mfg. Pro, Varnet Financials, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, BEX Reports, Hyperion Reports, SAGE (FAS – Fixed Asset System) & Microsoft Office

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