Barbara B. Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Cullman, Alabama, United States

- Prepare, monitor and maintain plant and distribution center operations budgets with regards to manufacturing fixed and variable overheads, direct and indirect labor as well as other operating costs- Review and evaluation of monthly actual performance compared to plan and prior periods.- Cost center reporting including comparison of actual to plan and addressing variances with cost center managers- Provide financial leadership with respect to all aspects of plant and distribution center operations accounting- Participate with cross functional teams and provision of financial support, analysis and guidance- Attend daily plant production meetings, provide financial support and insights- Participate as SAP subject matter expert for FI and Co for plant and distribution center operations- Consult with operations management on plant level requirements and help design and drive the adoption of new business processes- Development and maintenance of annual standard costs for purchased and manufactured products- Identification, analysis and monitoring of all material, labor and overhead variances as well as initiating all necessary reporting and corrective actions required- Monitor all cycle counting programs including identification or corrective actions required to maintain accurate records- Monitor all scrap reporting including identification of corrective actions required to ensure all scrap is properly identified - Maintain adequate internal controls with respect to all accounting functions associated with plant operations accounting- Complete and oversee all audit reporting requirements associated with plant operations accounting- Responsible for overall mentoring, coordination, and evaluation of departmental staff

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

- Performed remotely as Accounting Manager for Carol Park Australia with limited travel- Developed annual budgets and monthly forecasts involving multi-currency- Reported budget to actual and forecast to actual results monthly- Performed month-end close to include recording of journal entries, reconciliations, and analysis- Coordinated annual physical count, reviewed variances and posted adjustments

Decatur, Alabama, United States

- Compiled and reported monthly evaluation and reporting of key risks, issues resolution, budget to actual and milestone achievements to executive management- Facilitated joint application development sessions with business process owners and IT resources: * Design/redesign core business process to establish single source financial reporting * JD Edwards - retroactive implementation of general ledger foreign currency * JD Edwards - retroactive implementation of new chart of accounts * JD Edwards - Inventory Management * JD Edwards - Manufacturing

Decatur, Alabama, United States

- Conducted annual risk assessment to determine operational, financial and regulatory audit scope- Reported status of ongoing engagements/findings to audit committee and executive management- Compiled engagement documents to ensure corporate SEC controls compliance- Implemented a volunteer program for accounting staff in performance of testing, thereby successfully developing an environment to promote cross fertilization of policies and procedures- Supervised, planned and lead internal audit engagements for US and Canadian manufacturing (5) and corporate (2) locations

York, Pennsylvania, United States

- Implemented adoption of Sarbox in coordination with an international team of 15 managers- Managed Internal Audit function for 5 manufacturing facilities and 80 service offices - Identified areas of risk/fraud exposure and provided measures to reduce/prevent occurrence- Trained company personnel in documentation of key controls and identification of potential areas of risk- Audited key controls, reported gaps and monitored remediation

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States

- Established annual standards- Analyzed production variances- Drove the monthly close process- Supervised Accounts Payable- Ad Hoc financial analysis

Bsba, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi

Certificate Program, Acquisition Contract Management