I am interested in joining the Institute of Managerial Accountants because I am motivated to get my CMA In addition, I am aspiring to complete my MBA in the future
Ashley Alexander
Bentonville,AR
Summary
Highly skilled analyst with 10+ years of expertise seeking a successful company to contribute my skills and support growth. I am skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing accurate and efficient financial models, and conducting thorough analysis. I am dedicated to driving continuous improvement, and timeliness, while ensuring accuracy.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Financial Controller
Gelmart International
04.2024 - 10.2024
- Completed any projects, reporting, and period-end duties needed to assist the Financial Controller
- Month end duties and reporting for the VP and owner
- Responsible for full-year audits, compiled all required data, and worked with other teams and auditors
- Assisted in managing the outsourcing team and ensure all duties are being completed
- Ensured payroll approvals and wires are sent for international sales employees and tracking their expenses
- Completed bank reconciliations and daily cash reports for the VP
Financial Controller / Senior Financial Analyst
Tyson Fresh Meats
02.2023 - 02.2024
- Analyzed and prepared all financial statements and month-end reports for International Fresh Meat locations, including USDA comparisons, and commentary on financial statements for leadership comparing actuals to budget or prior period, providing the story behind variances
- Prepared presentations that included sales and volume detail, market share detail, index and variance detail, etc.
- Completed regular wire requests to reimburse international offices for expenses and payroll for international employees
- Continuously improving existing processes, including automating manual processes, creating and maintaining Power BI dashboards, etc.
Management Accounting & Reporting Analyst
Cargill Meat Solutions
04.2019 - 12.2021
- Analyzed financial data and fulfilling Ad Hoc requests to assist the business in driving key decisions for Beef and Case Ready segments
- Prepared, reviewed, and presented existing management reports on a weekly and monthly basis, developed custom reports to address specific business needs, and supported decision-making processes
- Prepared and presented monthly and yearly commentary for financial statement reviews, comparing to budget and prior periods, and providing the story behind the variances to leadership
- Continued improvement, automation, and standardization of processes in Power BI, Access, etc.
- Assisted in ensuring a smooth process change in with new acquisitions
Financial Analyst II
Bombardier Learjet
05.2015 - 01.2019
- Supported the business with all financial activities (approvals, analysis requests, budgets, forecasts, targets, audits, ad hoc reporting, etc.)
- Planned, computed, and prepared budgets and forecasts, and ensured leadership from each department stayed in budget
- Completed period-end financial reports, management packages, journal entries, etc.
- Completed monthly and quarterly account reconciliations; assisting in OSC auditing processes every year (Yearly Canadian Audit)
- Supported cost accounting tasks, including performing labor, unit cost, and inventory-related duties
- Worked with directors of each part of the business daily, including preparing and presenting monthly performance packs for each director (Operations, HR, Engineering, etc.)
Accounting Consultant
Ceradyne, a 3M Company
10.2014 - 05.2015
- Reconciled, organized, and ensured invoices were paid and all outstanding AP invoices were current
- Assisted moving the AP process to corporate
- Assisted in the implementation of several new software programs at a local plant level
Financial Accountant
Ceradyne, A 3M Company
08.2010 - 03.2014
- Completed miscellaneous accounting tasks (all tasks for the plant besides tasks performed by cost accountant), which included month-end duties, AP & AR, Payroll, Reporting, Auditing, etc.
- Completed 1099’s, Sales Tax and Use Tax, and ext., and reports (such as EBIT, EBITDA, energy cost, headcount, and etc.), and many other various projects working with other departments (gathering freight cost information with shipping, costing reports for, etc.)
- Completed payroll distribution to the entire manufacturing plant
- Completed various ad-hoc projects and requests
- Assisted other departments on miscellaneous projects
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting Major/ Finance Minor
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO05.2012
Skills
- Financial Experience: Month-end closing, bank and account reconciliations, payroll, AR & AP, auditing, expense tracking, creating financial statements, variance analysis, budgets and forecasts, inventory maintenance, GL maintenance, ad-hoc reporting, financial preparation and presentation, GAAP compliance, Microsoft Office products (Outlook, PBI, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, TEAMs, To-Do)
- Personal Attributes: Reliable, accurate, efficient, high attention to detail, cross-team collaboration, quick adaptability to change, multi-tasking and prioritization, dependable, and always looking for ways to improve
- ERP Experience: SAP, Sessions, ORP, JDE, CAS, Tableau, PRISM, HANA, Hyperion, Essbase, Citrix, Workday, PLEX, Quickbooks, etc
Affiliations
- Northwest Arkansas Young Professionals
- Professional Women's Network
- Delta My Delta
LinkedIn Profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-alexander-2705917b
Interests
Quote
Partial Quote:
Ladies and gentlemen, it takes courage to live your dreams
It takes courage to manifest your greatness
It takes courage to decide to live
Les Brown
Accomplishments
- Introduced accounting procedures and stronger financial controls to improve financial reporting
- Completing continuous improvement projects through automation, saving up to 3 days during month-end close, providing more time to analyze before presenting to leadership
- Worked with all Directors at an Aerospace company, preparing their budgets, and ensuring they stayed in budget at all times
- Prepared & completed multiple US & Canada audits
- Hired back from prior company as contractor, to first bring all payables to current status, and move process to corporate
- Participated in the completion and implementation of several acquisitions
- Introduced accounting procedures and stronger financial controls to improve financial reporting
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