Plant Cost Accountant

ELENA HINOJOS

************@*****.***

P.O. Box **5 Barstow, Texas 79719

Cell: 432-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position with a progressive organization offering long term advancement opportunities based upon demonstrated performance.

SUMMARY

Bi-lingual in English and Spanish, mid-level Plant Cost Accountant with four years of experience in multiple manufacturing environments. Excellent analytical, planning and organizational skills. Results oriented with positive, can do attitude.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

November 2008 to Present: Pecos Tire – Pecos, Texas

Accounting Clerk - Responsible for account payable, accounts receivable, payroll,

quarterly taxes, reconciling bank statements, and inventory control.

August 2007 to November 2008: TransPecos Foods, L.P. – Pecos, Texas

Plant Cost Accountant - Responsible for financial, accounting, and analytical functions contributing to the on-going objective of having accurate and timely financial statements, management reports, and the preservation of company assets. History of duties:

• Perform daily costing operations for production runs and analyze manufacturing variance issues.

• Develop and maintain manufacturing system report for management.

• Establish and set up Bill-of-Material, output rates, and crew for facility products for the yearly operating plan.

• Provide assistance to Inventory Control in the accountability of the finished goods inventory.

• Actively participate in department or cross-functional teams, with primary focus on productivity improvements, and cost reduction.

• Coordinate the preparation, development and submission of the annual operating budgets for the facility.

January 2007 to August 2007: Pentec Pensions Management – Midland, Texas

Plan Administrator,

• Non discrimination testing

• 415 Limitation calculation

• Employer Cost Determination

• Gain/Loss and forfeiture allocation

• Annual return/report forms (5500 series)

• Determination of eligibility, benefits, contributions, forfeiture, top heavy status, crediting of investment gains or losses, vesting and plan coverage

• Preparation of Annual Statements of Participants showing benefits and where applicable, allocation of contributions, forfeitures, and gains or losses

• Maintenance of records of all employees, including those not eligible to participate, with respect to breaks in service, hours worked, birth dates, dates of hire, marital status, beneficiaries, and survivorship benefit obligation

• Assistance for Employer in establishing administrative procedures and developing the necessary forms and systems to complete such procedures.

• Continual monitoring of the Plan for changes in the law and notification of Employer and attorney of how those changes necessitate any plan changes

• Annual testing of plans to insure compliance for minimum participation requirements, compensation limits, deferral limits, deductibility limits, discrimination requirements, allocation, and top heavy requirements.

• Calculation of liquidity requirements for investments to assure that termination participants’ cash needs can be met.

• Calculation of amounts to be distributed to terminating employees

April 2004 to January 2007: TransPecos Foods, L.P. – Pecos, Texas

Jr. Cost Accountant Performed daily costing analyzes for production runs and analyzing manufacturing variance issues.

• Report on plant performance on a daily basis

• Calculate formulas for ingredient statements and nutritionals.

• Provide assistance to Inventory Control in the

• Accountability of the finished goods inventory.

• Create Finish Product Labels

• Analyze financial data for cost improvement opportunities

EDUCATION:

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin – AACSB International Accredited

December 2006-BBA Accounting

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, QuickBooks, Internet, Great Plains.

REFERENCE:

References available upon request

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