Margaret Combs, CPA

Experience

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  Ernst & Young, LLC

  Jan 2010 - Mar 2010

  Intern Accountant

  Worked on a variety of private and public companies for yearend filingsHelped with administrative work

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  EY

  Oct 2011 - Apr 2014

  -Took ownership for delivery of high quality audit work-Supervised the execution of complex parts of an audit engagement-Demonstrated professional skepticism and compliance with EY risk management and independence policies-Developed myself and others through seeking and offering on the job coaching and audit engagement experiences-Built relationships across other EY service offerings and seeking opportunities to work together-Built strong credibility through displaying good insight and business acumen, applying technical competence and engaging in relevant discussions with clients and engagement teams. Show less

  • CPA, Senior Accountant

    Oct 2013 - Apr 2014

  • CPA, Staff Accountant

    Oct 2011 - Sept 2013
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  Georgia-Pacific LLC

  May 2014 - Jun 2017

  Business Analysis- Provided financial and economic decision making support through operational gap analysis, capital planning support, and other ad-hoc analysis.- Managed decision support and analysis on investment and cost reduction proposals.- Developed innovative automated & standardized analysis and reporting, providing actionable analytics to the business. Utilized tools such as BI, Microsoft Excel & Visual Basic.- Analyzed and interpreted trends and monthly variances between target and actual results in order to enhance financial performance to meet business objectives.- Developed accounting & finance process improvement initiatives by creating & sharing best practices and innovation.Fiduciary- Owned and managed the month-end closing process, monthly forecast, variance analysis and annual & five year plan for our Door Core facility - Ownership of the internal control environment. Conducted periodic assessments of the internal control process to help identify and drive corrective actions Show less • Interact with business and finance management in all GP businesses, including accountants and controllers, treasury and tax to provide consultation on business and technical accounting matters • Act as a key contact for members of the Controllers’ organization to research and answer technical accounting questions, accounting policy questions and help coordinate the external audit • Document conclusions on technical matters in memos / white-papers • Research new GAAP requirements and help prepare and deliver training for accountants throughout the organization • Compile information to be included in external financial statements • Compile information to be included in various statutory financial statements • Coordinate and oversee external audits of the various statutory local GAAP filings • Consolidate, review and analyze general corporate accounting areas such as goodwill, intangibles and asbestos Show less

  • Controller/Senior Analyst

    May 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Senior Financial Analyst

    May 2014 - May 2016
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  Coats

  Jun 2017 - Mar 2018

  Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

  - Analyze Crafts NAM financial results; research problem areas; quickly highlight significantissues requiring the attention of the Finance Director or respective departments.- Analyze sales and profitability of key product categories.- Support review of monthly results by investigating and explaining key variations from Planand Forecast.- Investigate and review SD&A expense spending and identify areas for improvement.- Support annual, quarterly, and monthly planning/forecasting processes.- Provide special project support directly to Global CEO and Managing Director.- Perform ad-hoc reporting and support across the Crafts North American Business.- Support the preparation and delivery of informative, well-organized, accurate managementpresentations.- Suggest areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.- Provide support for audits (internal and external).- Provide support in calculation and remittance of royalties.- Support standard costing processes including system updates, variance tracking, and errorresolution.- Manage 2 direct reports (Treasury Analyst & FP&A Analyst) Show less

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  Compass Group

  Mar 2018 - Feb 2024

  • Manage the monthly new business reporting provided to officers and sector finance• Manage cause of change for all Compass sectors• Liaise with sales and all compass Sectors to ensure MAP1 reporting is current and consistent• Identify and lead any needed process improvements in MAP1 reporting (new business)• Maintain new business data key metrics as periodically requested by senior management• Assist with New business bid and existing business renewal approvals with Group Finance• Sales and Rebid last page calls participation for support and to assist with preparation of summaries for Group Finance approvals• Assist annual new business post audits with group• Manage cause of change process; submit monthly, forecast and budget to group for the sectors and US and NA levels• Participate in the annual growth plan process with budget and forecast team and all compass sectors• Assist with quarterly competitor updates on key metrics and analysis as needed• Assist annual market data updates with all Compass sectors and as needed for presentations• Assist with preparation of presentations for officer meeting, group monthly and bi-annual business reviews and various CFO presentations related to MAP1 data• Special projects as needed• Assist with Ad hoc reports and analysis for executive management• Identification and implementation of on-going efficiencies and process improvements Show less

  • Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

    Nov 2021 - Feb 2024

  • Manager, Finanical Planning & Analysis

    Mar 2018 - Oct 2021