Melissa Eldredge Email & Phone Number

Swedesboro, NJ

Schlieren, Zurich, CH

Memphis, Tennessee, US

• As a vital part of the regional management team, was responsible for financials for six plants generating $375MM in sales, including the company’s flagship plant; duties include preparing budgets, analyzing financial.
• Provide management with meaningful information for better decision-making
• Implement and test internal control environment to ensure compliance with company policy, GAAP, and SOX; received two satisfactory audits (2007 and 2011) as well as no exceptions in SOX and E&Y reviews
• Prepare weekly estimates and quarterly and annual budgets
• Coordinate cost savings opportunities for plants saving over $1.5MM in 2010
• Participate in annual standard cost update

Oversaw/analyzed financials for three plants; prepared weekly forecasts for three business units as well as monthly and annual budgets; managed cost savings initiatives for district saving over $250M annually

Responsible for planning and directing the administrative function of the operation including accounts payable, payroll, and billing; developed and implemented best practices and internal controls; prepared annual budgets as well as monthly estimates; managed accounts receivable weekly to maximize cash flow as well as ensure against bad debt; managed.

Supervised accounts payable, payroll, and billing staff; prepared all financial statements and supporting schedules including balance sheet and bank reconciliations; coordinated and conducted monthly physical inventories

Responsible for month end close, G/L account analysis, cash management, maintaining fixed assets ledger, and producing various financial reports for top management; coordinated accounting functions between corporate office, manufacturing plants, and subsidiaries; worked alongside Deloitte & Touche LLP in the implementation of JD Edwards World Software.

Responsible for monthly bank reconciliations, filing state sales and use taxes, A/P processing, and preparing various reports and work papers; audited consigned inventory at outside warehouses and served as a backup for accounts payable and accounts receivable personnel