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Experienced finance professional with over 20 years of finance and accounting expertise. A leader with resilient verbal and written abilities with a solid history of motivating and driving change in others.Regional Finance Manager @ From May 2015 to Present (8 months) Divisional Finance Manager @ Lead all aspects of the annual operating planning and forecasting process including...

Experienced finance professional with over 20 years of finance and accounting expertise. A leader with resilient verbal and written abilities with a solid history of motivating and driving change in others.Regional Finance Manager @ From May 2015 to Present (8 months) Divisional Finance Manager @ Lead all aspects of the annual operating planning and forecasting process including forecasting volume, margin, and seasonality trends along with sales and administration expenses Perform periodic analysis to present volume and margin reports to identify variances to the annual operating plan, forecast, and prior periods Track and report the status of distribution and supply chain productivity initiatives to business leaders on a monthly basis. Actively work as a business partner with GM’s and Sales Managers to analyze key business performance metrics and identify margin and volume improvement opportunities Prepare and coordinate pricing and costing analysis for bids and requests for proposals. Lead monthly business review with key business leaders to discuss variances to the operating plan and forecast and suggest opportunities for improvement Indirect management of team members including training on new financial reporting, policies, and procedures From May 2007 to April 2015 (8 years) Sales Financial Analyst @ Assisted with regional planning and forecasting for Sales and Marketing team. Managed and performed all month end close activities including, but not limited to, processing journal entries, complete balance sheet reconciliations, and compile accounting policy violations reports. Performed monthly variance analysis to report variance explanations to the corporate office, the Regional Controller, and the local Sales & Marketing Team. Educated, trained, and supported Sales & Marketing personnel on corporate accounting policies and procedures. Monitored internal controls related to company policies and SOX compliance. Initiated recommendations for profit improvement on product mix within a designated market area From December 2005 to May 2007 (1 year 6 months) Finance Manager @ Managed accounts payable employee and all front office functions. Supervised production staff and the production line one weekend a month. Performed and managed Human Resources activities related to interviewing employees, hiring temporary employees, and coordinating employee relations activities to improve moral Responsible for creating monthly and annual operating plan for designated locations while consistently forecasting within +-2% of actual results. Presented monthly budget variances to Regional VP and General Manager and recommended action plans to control future spending. Conducted and lead internal audits within plant to ensure compliance of company quality system and SOX requirements. Traveled with cost savings initiative team to provide suggestions to reduce plant cost per case for specified locations that resulted in $750,000 worth of savings. From August 2003 to December 2005 (2 years 5 months) Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Concentration in Management @ The University of Dallas From 2010 to 2013 BBA, Accounting @ The University of Texas at Arlington From 1992 to 1996 Stephanie Sanders, MBA is skilled in: Forecasting, Variance Analysis, Monthly Reporting, General Ledger Reconciliation, Year End Close, Monthly Close, Journal Entries, Physical Inventory, Pivot Tables, Excel, PowerPoint, Finance, Year-end Close, Analysis, Internal Controls