Helen Michelle Dermid

Streamlined cost roll processes for all new items and maintained accurate costs for raw materials, semi-finished, and finished goods, enhancing pricing and profitability insights.

Contributed to the timely and accurate monthly and quarterly financial close processes, making critical journal entries and managing reporting activities to ensure compliance and efficiency.

Generated accurate and timely weekly and monthly financial reports, alongside ad-hoc analyses, providing essential data for operational and strategic decision-making.

Managed obsolete and slow-moving inventory, identifying items for write-offs at month-end to optimize inventory levels and reduce carrying costs.

Approved Purchase Requisitions across diverse departments, ensuring strict adherence to company policy, strategic objectives, and budgetary constraints.

Maintained detailed Capital-in-Progress (CIP) and Fixed Asset records, managing asset capitalization and disposal, and executing cash flow correction entries for precise financial reporting.

Developed and implemented the FQPP Production Analysis Report within MES, enabling the management team to analyze product profitability and make informed decisions on top-performing part numbers.

Collaborated with Accounts Payable to efficiently release invoices on variance hold and post parked documents, ensuring timely vendor payments and resolving discrepancies.

Managed the accurate reception and processing of all incoming shipments, verifying contents against purchase orders to maintain inventory integrity.

Organized and maintained an efficient receiving area, optimizing storage space and ensuring swift material transfer to relevant departments.

Operated material handling equipment safely and proficiently, contributing to streamlined warehouse operations and reduced material handling time.

Collaborated with procurement and inventory teams to resolve discrepancies in shipments, ensuring uninterrupted supply chain flow.

Operated and maintained complex bag converting machinery, consistently meeting production targets and ensuring high-quality product output.

Led a team of 3-5 operators, providing training, guidance, and performance feedback to optimize team productivity and adherence to safety protocols.

Monitored production processes for efficiency and quality, implementing proactive adjustments that reduced downtime by an estimated 15% and minimized material waste.

Performed routine equipment troubleshooting and preventative maintenance, extending machinery lifespan and contributing to a 10% reduction in repair costs.

Ensured strict compliance with all safety regulations and quality control standards, fostering a secure and highly productive manufacturing environment.