Tamera Mallory

• Directed financial reporting processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and organizational policies.
• Streamlined financial forecasting methods, enhancing accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Led cross-functional initiatives to optimize cash flow and reduce operational costs significantly.
• Evaluated internal controls and risk management processes, improving overall financial integrity and accountability.
• Oversaw all aspects of the month-end close process, ensuring timely completion of accurate financial statements for executive review.
• Managed payroll processing for 100 employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines.
• Maintained strong relationships with external auditors, facilitating smooth annual audit processes and addressing any concerns promptly.
• Reduced operating costs through meticulous budget management and cost analysis.
• Planned budgets, authorized expenditures, monitored accounting processes, established service rates and coordinated financial reporting to oversee all fiscal procedures.
• Conducted regular variance analyses between actual results and budget projections to identify trends or issues requiring further investigation or action by management staff.
• Assisted in the preparation of annual tax filings, ensuring full compliance with local, state, and federal regulations while minimizing tax liabilities where possible.
• Optimized working capital availability by proactively managing inventory levels, accounts receivable balances, vendor payment terms negotiation.

• Assisted in forecasting future financial trends based on historical data analysis.
• Mentored junior staff on cost control practices and software utilization.
• Reviewed and validated invoices, ensuring proper allocation of expenses.
• Led cross-functional meetings to discuss budgetary challenges and solutions.
• Provided valuable insights into vendor performance by conducting thorough spend analysis on a periodic basis.
• Enhanced financial reporting accuracy through meticulous expense tracking and reconciliation efforts.
• Conducted comprehensive risk analysis to proactively address potential cost overruns and delays in project timelines.
• Created and distributed reports on internal and external finances, audits, and budgets.
• Worked with both internal and external users to create detailed financial reports.
• Created ad-hoc reports for upper management to support decision making during critical business periods.

• Managed full cycle accounting operations for a multi-million dollar company, including month-end close, financial reporting, and variance analysis.
• Led a team of junior accountants in performing reconciliations, accruals, and financial statement preparations on a monthly basis.
• Streamlined reporting processes through advanced Excel modeling, reducing turnaround time for weekly reporting.
• Reduced discrepancies in account balances by thoroughly reviewing and reconciling general ledger accounts on a monthly basis.

• Analyzed and interpreted complex financial data to provide strategic insights to senior management for decision-making purposes.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and optimize efficiency within the finance department.

· Developed advanced tracking tools to monitor cost variances, enabling real-time identification of discrepancies and process improvement opportunities.

· Collaborated with Plant Manager to reconcile inventory and ensure accuracy of financial data across all production stages.

· Provided detailed cost breakdowns and dynamic dashboards to support executive-level strategic decisions, optimizing profitability by product segment, product type, and customer.

· Calculated weighted average costs and performed PPV analysis to highlight pricing and procurement impacts.

· Led yield analysis, comparing standard versus actual costs to improve efficiency and reduce waste.

· Conducted comprehensive labor, overhead, and raw material cost studies, including WIP and finished goods valuation.

· Oversaw monthly physical inventories across 3 locations, delivering accurate inventory variance analysis and valuation.

· Allocated costs per job, including primary and credit goods, and created robust contract pricing models.

· Prepared contribution margin analyses for the entire product line, supporting continuous profitability improvement.

· Coordinated and executed mock product recall traceability exercises to ensure compliance and readiness.

· Developed annual budget projections, including CAPEX, working capital, overhead, and labor costs.

• Prepared detailed financial reports and analyses to support strategic decision-making.
• Managed month-end closing processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
• Streamlined accounts payable processes, reducing processing time and enhancing vendor relationships.
• Maintained general ledger accuracy through regular account reconciliations, journal entry adjustments, and transaction reviews.
• Monitored accounts receivable, accounts payable and other account balances to track transactions, avoid discrepancies and maintain accuracy.
• Prepared and processed journal entries to record in general ledger and maintain consistent documentation.
• Managed accounts payable processing, ensuring timely payments to vendors while maximizing cash flow management strategies.
• Participated in internal and external audit processes to establish accurate financial records and comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and regulatory requirements.
• Assisted comptroller with year-end financial audits.
• Helped with preparation of year-end and statutory accounts to compare past reports and evaluate financial health of company.
• Supported management decision-making by providing detailed financial analysis and recommendations backed by data-driven insights.
• Reduced month-end closing time by optimizing reconciliation procedures and improving communication among team members.
• Created journal entry schedules to improve efficiency, support, and documentation of accounting processes.
• Assisted in negotiating terms with suppliers, achieving more favorable conditions that positively impacted bottom line.
• Streamlined month-end close process, cutting down time required by efficiently organizing workpapers and financial statements.
• Reduced discrepancies in financial reports, conducting thorough audits of accounts payable and receivable.
• Conducted variance analysis to identify reasons behind budget discrepancies, enabling more accurate forecasting.
• Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
• Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
• Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.

• Prepared and reviewed financial statements in accordance with GAAP standards.
• Supported month-end close activities by ensuring timely submission of financial reports.
• Maintained documentation for internal controls to enhance audit readiness and compliance.
• Compiled and reviewed data and delivered reports of financial statuses.
• Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
• Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
• Used accounting software to issue tax returns and prepare consolidated reports.

• Maintained comprehensive records of transactions using ERP systems for improved accessibility.
• Increased department productivity by identifying opportunities for process improvement and implementing best practices in daily operations.
• Supervised the workflow of a team of 6 accounting operations analyst.
• Maintained policy accounting transaction requiring special handling.
• Monitored and provided trouble shooting for general accounting ledger.
• Served as a lead for procedural and technical questions.