Keri Festa's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

📖 Summary

Plant Finance Leader @ Milliken & Company Plant Finance Leader at the Johnston Plant. From December 2013 to August 2017 (3 years 9 months) Johnston, South CarolinaPlant Accountant @ Milliken & Company • Supervise the payroll process to ensure accurate and timely processing of approximately 260 associates’ time• Perform period-end close and ensure accurate data and financial reporting• Uphold standard practices in operations, budget revisions, product costing, management reporting and forecasting• Prepare weekly and period forecast for plant manager and corporate finance leaders• Lead and certify annual physical inventory counts, as well as, quarterly and periodic cycle counts. Responsible for ensuring plant complies with corporate policies• Control over major capital spending and expense spending in addition to asset management• Drive profit, ROIC, and process improvement initiatives to help deliver cost reductions and financial performance• Maintain accurate costing of all materials and work with corporate development to provide accurate cost estimates for new products• Worked closely with plant leader, supply chain, HR, and production leaders to transition from 3-shift to 4-shift operation• Play active role in safety process at plant. Serve as a Subcommittee coach to help implement R3 Projects, Kaizen, and one-point lessons. In addition, assist with associate-driven safety activities in weekly and monthly meeting• Oversight of supply room clerk and finance administrative positions From May 2013 to December 2013 (8 months) Johnston, SCRegistration and Elections Clerk @ Board of Registration and Elections •Trained poll workers and new interns to use VREMS and EVRL computer systems•Compiled Poll Manager information packets and assisted in training over 120 poll workers in election-day protocol•Handled all office responsibilities as needed to relieve full-time staff •Certified as a South Carolina Poll Manager From December 2011 to May 2013 (1 year 6 months) Laurens, SCOffice Assistant and Student Ambassador @ Presbyterian College •Entered confidential student data in Banner and PACE computer software•Represented the college to prospective students, discussing upcoming campus events, learning their areas of interest, and demonstrating how the college can help them achieve their goals•Conducted campus tours with prospective students individually or in groups of up to 25+ students•Promoted the college to high school guidance counselors and establish a strong collaborative relationship From August 2010 to May 2013 (2 years 10 months) Clinton, SCIntern @ McDonald Patrick Law Firm •Organized, sorted, and filed closed and open cases involving confidential client details•Sorted, delivered, and collected mail and made deposits of up to $250,000+ for the firm From May 2011 to July 2011 (3 months) Greenwood, SCOffice Assistant @ Dexios Corporation (Dexios Medical Billing) • Worked for Dexios in high school and when I was home during breaks freshman year of college• Filed medical billing records• Scanned required files for computer system• Entered and edited Bad Addresses• Greeted patients coming in to pay bills From May 2008 to January 2010 (1 year 9 months) Greenwood, SCPurchasing Department Intern @ Greenwood Fabricating and Plating • Apprenticeship through Career Center senior year of high school• Entered purchase orders in computer system and learned process for ordering materials• Organized and cleaned file room• Acquired a passion for business From August 2008 to January 2009 (6 months) Greenwood, SCPlant Accounting Leader @ Milliken & Company Blacksburg, South Carolina, United StatesPlant Finance Leader @ Milliken & Company • Supervise the payroll process to ensure accurate and timely processing of approximately 260 associates’ time• Perform period-end close and ensure accurate data and financial reporting• Uphold standard practices in operations, budget revisions, product costing, management reporting and forecasting• Prepare weekly and period forecast for plant manager and corporate finance leaders• Lead and certify annual physical inventory counts, as well as, quarterly and periodic cycle counts. Responsible for ensuring plant complies with corporate policies• Control over major capital spending and expense spending in addition to asset management• Drive profit, ROIC, and process improvement initiatives to help deliver cost reductions and financial performance• Maintain accurate costing of all materials and work with corporate development to provide accurate cost estimates for new products• Play active role in safety process at plant. Serve as a Subcommittee coach to help implement R3 Projects, Kaizen, and one-point lessons. In addition, assist with associate-driven safety activities in weekly and monthly meeting• Oversight of supply room clerk and finance administrative positions From August 2017 to April 2020 (2 years 9 months) Laurens, SC