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DONNA E. CARNER

Pleasant Prairie,WI

Summary

Strategic and detail-oriented accounting professional with over 20 years of experience in financial management, operations, and cross-functional leadership. Proven ability to drive process improvements, manage multimillion-dollar budgets, and deliver accurate reporting under tight deadlines. Recognized for a proactive approach, strong collaborative skills, and an unwavering commitment to excellence in dynamic environments. Expertise in optimizing financial performance while fostering team engagement and enhancing operational efficiency.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

F&A Senior Analyst

Duracell Inc.
12.2022 - Current
  • Lead monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes with precision and timeliness,
  • Prepare and present financial summaries to eight cost center managers.
  • Manage IT group accounting operations including AP, fixed assets, and intercompany transactions.
  • Prepared and distributed all purchase orders for IT group along with hardware, software, and maintenance.
  • Leads and/or participates in three special projects.

Senior Operations Accountant

Reynolds Consumer Products
09.2022 - Current
  • Prepare reports related to FIFO costs, inventory, and net realizable value.
  • Partner with plant controllers and BU finance leaders to drive monthly close.
  • Provide support for monthly and annual standard cost roll up process.
  • Responsible for intercompany review to maintain monthly threshold for close.
  • Maintains audit trail to document month end and quarter end controls.
  • Leads and/or participates in several special projects and assignments.

Freight Pay Manager

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.
06.2020 - 09.2022
  • Managed the Freight Payment execution of 250-million-dollar annual spend.
  • Responsible for the financial relationship with our common carriers and 3rd party freight payment company.
  • Streamlined reports and reduced timeline for month end accounting close with Finance team.
  • Cross-functional collaboration and influence to ensure effective management of Freight Payments.
  • Developed and maintained knowledgeable and productive team of employees.

Senior Transportation Analyst

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.
09.2019 - 06.2020
  • Prepare monthly Transportation reports for accounting to book accurate freight expense dollars.
  • Continuous improvements made within freight payment function to reduce number of touches needed to process freight invoices.
  • Co-lead implementation to move Freight Pay Provider to Full Service and added additional Business Unit to 3rd party freight pay provider.
  • Prepared and documented shipment activities and cargo movements to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
  • Trained new staff on job duties, company policies, and safety procedures for rapid onboarding.

Senior Transportation Analyst

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.
01.2017 - 09.2019
  • Development, maintain, and publish weekly KPI reporting to track Freight Spend, On-Time Delivery, and Cube Utilization.
  • Develop and Implement Carrier Scorecard to improve carrier performance. Support TMS Manager by providing analytics to reduce freight costs.
  • Support Transportation Group and BU Partners with ad-hoc analysis as required.
  • Supported senior company leaders by delivering reports outlining performance to drive process improvements.

Demand Planner

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.
01.2013 - 01.2017
  • Manage forecasts for the Retail Business Unit.
  • Lead monthly demand meetings with the Commercial Director, National Account Mangers, and Integrated Business Partners to better service customers and to reduce SKU errors
  • Train new Sales Representative on Planning Inventory Control process.
  • Consecutively improved SKU Error for 2 years, over all inventory value streams by 2% in midst of adding additional SKUs and increasing overall company business.
  • Provided ad-hoc analytics and operational expertise to drive fact-based inputs into forecasting to reduce SKU errors.

Education

APICS – CPIM Certification -

APICS
Eagan, MN
08.2020

BA - Accounting

Colorado Christian University
Colorado Springs, CO
05.2016

Skills

  • Financial Planning & Budgeting
  • Compliance & Audit Readiness
  • Freight & Inventory Cost Optimization
  • ERP Systems (eg, SAP, Oracle)
  • KPI Development & Performance Analytics
  • Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Timeline

F&A Senior Analyst

Duracell Inc.
12.2022 - Current

Senior Operations Accountant

Reynolds Consumer Products
09.2022 - Current

Freight Pay Manager

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.
06.2020 - 09.2022

Senior Transportation Analyst

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.
09.2019 - 06.2020

Senior Transportation Analyst

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.
01.2017 - 09.2019

Demand Planner

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.
01.2013 - 01.2017

APICS – CPIM Certification -

APICS

BA - Accounting

Colorado Christian University

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