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Shana Beard

Covington,GA

Summary

Perceptive Senior Project Accountant offering 7 years of experience in developing and managing project estimates by coordinating with colleagues and clients. Successful in devising bid proposals in line with client specifications and objectives through clear communication and attention to detail. Driven to minimize costs by continually comparing project costs to estimates and coordinating with leaders on cost-cutting methods.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Cost Analyst

Hitachi Astemo
06.2022 - Current
  • Assessed and forwarded project overhead estimates in accordance with budgets.
  • Streamline policy and procedures to make tasks quicker, more accurate, and more efficient via Excel formulas, spreadsheets, and programs.
  • Reported and assessed project profitability to leadership.
  • Drafted, analyzed and submitted numbers in reports for auditors quickly and efficiently.
  • Update and review weekly profit and loss reports, and monthly profit by product reports, and provide analysis of the results to management
  • Manage the annual budget process.
  • Prepare cost estimates for new products and changes to existing products. Present recommended pricing to management, up to the business unit and division presidents. Prepare ROI and NPV payback analysis of new capital investments.
  • Perform adhoc costs and profit analysis as requested by management.
  • Established full time cost accounting and financial planning and analyst functions for the Monroe, GA facility.

FP&A Analyst

Kerry Ingredients & Flavours
07.2021 - 05.2022
  • Support execution and continued improvement of key business processes (forecasting, budgeting, planning and target setting process
  • Co-ordinate timely delivery of monthly business reporting decks
  • Review monthly decks for EUM Performance Reviews
  • Ensure accuracy of results (P&L's) on a monthly basis.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
  • Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.

Operations Cost Analyst

Kerry Ingredients & Flavours
10.2019 - 07.2021
  • Performed cost accounting roles for sites changing ERP systems from MAPICS to SAP
  • Evaluated production targets for each item on site, correctly inputting data to ensure proper monthly allocations to work centers
  • Audited Accounts Payables and Purchase Receipts files for the month, questioning discrepancies between purchase orders and invoices, and correcting pricing on ingredients and freight costs
  • Assisted month end closing to help achieve financial reporting deadlines
  • Monthly Capital and Balance Sheet Reconciliations.

Financial Analyst

Treehouse Foods
11.2017 - 11.2018
  • Daily reconciliations of production reporting
  • Daily processing of variance accounting and including variance investigation
  • Coordinated and investigated inventory adjustments and maintained accurate stock levels
  • Reconciled inventory inaccuracies and identified root causes
  • Developed and implemented methods to maintain accurate inventory levels
  • Completed daily inventory transfers and adjustments.
  • Collected data and developed detailed spreadsheets to identify trends and create revenue, profitability, and expense forecasts.
  • Performed complex financial and budget analyses to determine requirements and justify requested funding.
  • Used relevant financial technology to generate reports and recommended courses of action to upper management.

Treasury Intern

Regal
07.2015 - 08.2016
  • Reconciled monthly statements, invoices and expense accounts, keeping records accurate, and current.
  • Prepared and presented financial reports to inform senior management and board of directors.
  • Drafted treasury reports to support management decision-making needs.
  • Executed financial due diligence tasks on daily basis to maintain optimal company finances.
  • Effectively communicated with clients about payment needs and kept updated, detailed and accurate ledgers.

Education

Master of Science - Business Analytics

Concordia University Wisconsin
Mequon, WI
12.2024

MBA - Corporate Finance

Concordia University
Beloit, WI
05.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Financial Accounting

Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA
03.2019

Skills

  • JD Edwards
  • Excel
  • Microsoft Tools
  • Project creation and managment
  • Financial Management
  • Report Generation

Affiliations

Professional Financial Analyst with more than five years of experience in accounting and finance related fields. Involved in cost accounting, product Foreign Language Project Management Training & Development Account Reconciliation Account Maintenance Cost Accounting MAPICS Data Analysis Time Management Product Costing

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Korean
Elementary

Timeline

Senior Cost Analyst

Hitachi Astemo
06.2022 - Current

FP&A Analyst

Kerry Ingredients & Flavours
07.2021 - 05.2022

Operations Cost Analyst

Kerry Ingredients & Flavours
10.2019 - 07.2021

Financial Analyst

Treehouse Foods
11.2017 - 11.2018

Treasury Intern

Regal
07.2015 - 08.2016

Master of Science - Business Analytics

Concordia University Wisconsin

MBA - Corporate Finance

Concordia University

Bachelor of Arts - Financial Accounting

Upper Iowa University

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