1. STEPHANIE JONES
755 Gribble Road  Aragon, GA 30104  (706) 232-5733  steph71274@gmail.com
MANUFACTURING ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
Team player who values challenges, surpassing expectations & problem resolution
CORE COMPETENCIES
 COST MANAGEMENT / PRODUCT COSTING
 PRODUCTION ANALYSIS
 CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
 EXCELLENT COMMUNICATOR
 NEW PROCESS IMPLEMENTATION
 RISK MANAGEMENT / VALUE ANALYSIS
 LEADERSHIP / TEAM BUILDING & MOTIVATION
 ISSUE RESOLUTION / PROBLEM SOLVING
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
KELLOGG’S SNACKS – ROME, GA
The world’s leading producer of cereal and convenience foods (Kellogg’s, Keebler, Pop-Tarts, Eggo, Cheez-It, Nutri-Grain,
Rice Krispies, Special K, et. al.)—manufacture products in 18 countries and markets them in 180+ countries;
(KelloggCompany.com).
PLANT CONTROLLER 2011-CURRENT
 Serve as member of Plant Management Leadership Team setting strategic direction for the site.
 Manage a plant finance department.
 Accountable for all plant financial and performance reporting.
 Lead a cross functional bakery team in the preparation to establish budgeted costs of production for a seven line facility
producing 53 SKU’s, encompassing 85 million pounds of production with a total budgeted cost of production in excess of
$137 million.
 Communicate to senior leadership team on trends for spending and operation performance versus budget and strategic
forecasts.
 Responsible for the monthly financial closing cycle. Prepares monthly financial reports as well as other operational
reports, including key performance indicators. Presents and educates the plant on business performance.
 Evaluate capital spending proposals for accurate assumptions and manage changes to fixed asset inventory.
 Work with plant personnel to instill a discipline that drives sound internal controls and ensures adherence to corporate
polices.
 Set finance department accountabilities and performance standards to be congruent with plant goals. Recruits,
retains, and develops finance staff for effectiveness, efficiency, and succession within the organization.
 Acts as primary contact for internal and external audits.
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST / COST MANAGER 2004-2011
 Lead a cross functional bakery team in the preparation of all costing information within the SAP operating system to
establish budgeted costs of production for a seven line facility producing 53 SKU’s, encompassing 79 million pounds of
production with a total budgeted cost of production in excess of $130 million.
 Manage the accelerated two day month-end close process, as well as, year-end. Ensuring all journal entries are posted in
accordance to GAAP.
 Monitor and facilitate the plants SOX 404 testing and system’s attestation records.
 Oversee the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 account reconciliation process of all pertinent balance sheet accounts monthly.

2. STEPHANIE JONES
755 Gribble Road  Aragon, GA 30104  (706) 232-5733  steph71274@gmail.com
 Assist in Fixed Asset management for the facility for all aspects including acquisition capitalization, inventory reconciliation,
and disposal.
 Supervised one Cost Accountant and one Accounting Associate during part of this time.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 New process and training implementations:
 Lead as Project Symphony PAC (Process Advisory Council) member for all of the America’s in the Production
Execution process.
 Integrated new production reporting from Project Pulse to line supervisors with success.
 First plant staff in Kellogg North America to perform SAP training at a new facility for cost, navigation, and
production execution.
 Participated on the training team at 5 Kellogg sites for the implementation of SAP.
 Manage and track cost savings projects with an estimated return of $3.9 million:
 Developed and Implemented tracking and forecasting tools to manage over 90 projects
 Serve as a single point of contact for cost savings estimates and standards changes
 Business partner for operations to determine potential savings areas
COST ACCOUNTANT 2000-2004
 Develop and maintain all Bill of Materials and Routings currently in SAP and previously in BPCS.
 Accumulate information to develop standard costing for all new products, as well as adjusting standard cost for any current
products.
 Prepare weekly and monthly variance reports that show standard changes, alternate routing, and cost savings per work in
process pound or finished good case.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Successfully took the challenge of learning Cost Accounting without prior knowledge.
 Managed the product costing and variance reporting conversion from Mondo as a private company, to being
owned by Kellogg Company.
 Served as primary contact and responsible for all product and process questions during the conversion from the
BPCS/AS400 to the SAP system.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE CLERK 1996-2000
 Prepare all company billings to customers.
 Managed the Accounts Receivables and Collections.
 Back up Accounts Payable role.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
 Accounts Receivable Clerk – Fairbanks Manufacturing – Rome, GA 1994-1996
 Accounts Receivable/Billing Clerk – Danella – Rome, GA 1993-1994
 Proof Department Clerk – Georgia State Bank – Rome, GA 1992-1993
EDUCATION

3. STEPHANIE JONES
755 Gribble Road  Aragon, GA 30104  (706) 232-5733  steph71274@gmail.com
MASTER OF ACCOUNTING (CONCENTRATION IN FORENSIC ACCOUNTING) FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY – Boca Raton, FL
B.S. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Shorter University – Rome, GA
A.S. ACCOUNTING GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE – Rome, GA
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
 SAP: Product Costing, Production Execution, Bill of Materials, General Ledger
 Computers: MS Office: Excel, Outlook