Jerri K. Email & Phone Number

Joplin, Missouri, Us

Assisting Management in Controller roles, GAAP procedures and policies, Financial Statements & Analysis, System Integration & Interfaces, Poultry Grow-out Financial Reporting & Analysis, Compliance Review, Bank Lines of Credit, Vendor Negotiations, Working with External Auditors, Tax Audits, Multiple Entities Accounting / Tax work, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable, Federal and State Compliance, Bank Loan Origination and Forgiveness

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

● Managed a team filing 1,500 tax compliance returns a year.● Managed compliance of WM Transportation Fleet annual registration of over 7,000 trucks and 65,000 trailers, filing IFTA and state compliance filings and administration of fuel tax credit refunds.● Managed closing aged product tax audits in large states resulting in $23 million in savings to the company through collaboration with other teams to bring about results and correction of errors. ● Managed a team to close SUT audits in a timely manner with minimum exposure to the company.

● Designed, implementation and maintenance of internal controls relevant to the preparation of financials.● Worked with external auditors on successful 1st time audit for multiple companies.● Coordinated team of contract accountants to reconcile accounts after conversion from Quick Books to SAP Business One before coming on board. ● Work with team to reducing floor plan financing by $34 million and monthly interest costs $448,000.● Planning / forecasting of cash requirements managing $40 million bank line of credit.● Responsible for accounting, cash management, daily assistance to CFO in all areas of finance. ● Worked with team and outside partners to source health, dental, worker’s compensation, and product liability insurance, outsourcing of payroll and VAR on SAP consulting support.

Springdale, Ar, Us

● Worked with team implementing controller roles for Club Stores, International & Food Service divisions.● Worked with groups to get buy-in of comparative financial reporting for senior internal management by major customers and major product lines, and by country.● Led team to prepare and present monthly financial reviews for EVP, sales & marketing managers which included comparative financial statements, forecasts vs plan, financial analysis and preparation of annual business plan.● Prepared financial models for customer dedicated plants for pricing purposes.● Worked with cross functional team to collaborate on integrated pork operations to ascertain profitability at various stages of business - grow out, slaughter and further processing facilities.

Springdale, Ar, Us

•Designed comparative financial reporting for quarterly financial reporting, earnings release, SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings, and senior internal management.● Developed financial presentation of financial facts, ratios on Company vs. leading companies in food industry for initial commercial paper rating by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s of A- rating.● Developed financial models based on research of companies 10-Q filings for financial reporting to executives identifying key financial ratios and market capitalization on acquisition candidates and leading food companies for company executives.● Incorporated potential acquisition candidates into Company 5-year financial projections for acquisition companies.

Springdale, Ar, Us

•Responsible for corporate accounting, legal, financial and tax activities, coordinating external audits and prospectus for Limited Partnership and separate corporation achieving business strategies prior to the 1986 Tax Reform Act.’Worked with outside external auditors, outside legal counsel and prospectus to unwind Ltd Partnerships after 1986 Tax Reform Act.With with internal executive management and external lawyers Corporate Officer (Asst. Secretary / Treasurer) to form privately held Company that family owned to achieve Company objectives on swine expansion into other areas on business.Worked with Grain Purchasing Buyers to coordinate Company to purchase grain to achieve objectives as a cash basis company.● Prepared financials on cash and accrual basis with ongoing financial projections to achieve Company objectives.● Managed debt, cash flow and monthly borrowing base, filing and release of UCC’s documents working with Bank of America to manage all Company financial borrowings for Corporation.Worked with family external tax advisor and external legal counsel to handle all legal documents and financial objectives. ● Facilitated merger into Tyson Foods in 1991 resulting in a $21 million deferred tax benefit.

Springdale, Ar, Us

● Supported plant operations monthly financial statements and analysis, product costing; financial profitability on key plants for executives. Mainlining standard costs on products at assigned plants, setting inter-company transfer prices on products and maintaining by-products market prices. Worked with sales, production and research and development on new product costing.Provided weekly cost analysis and financial reviews to CEO and EVP of Sales on key plants that produced McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets.