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Director Cost Accounting and Continuous Improvement
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Generous Brands
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Director Cost Accounting and Continuous Improvement
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Bakersfield, California, United States
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Aaron Deter is listed as Director Cost Accounting and Continuous Improvement at Generous Brands, a company with 123 employees, based in Bakersfield, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Aaron Deter.
Aaron Deter previously worked as Director Cost Accounting & Continuous Improvement at Bolthouse Farms and Manager Operations Finance at Blue Diamond Growers. Aaron Deter holds Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Economics from Uc Santa Barbara.
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Accounting professional with 15 years of financial management experience, with expertise in cost accounting, financial planning and systems development. History of successful implementation of financial and business controls that improve profitability.
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Generous Brands
10 roles · 27 years
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Director Cost Accounting & Continuous Improvement
Current
Nov 2019 - Present
Manager Operations Finance
- Manage the ERP cost accounting system for 3 manufacturing plants, 9 sub-contracting plants, and 8 distribution warehouses. Developed and streamlined processes for creating and maintaining Standards.
- Identified and resolved integration gaps between Time & Attendance system, Payroll and General Ledger, improving Labor reporting and analysis.
- Developed Annual Planning process for Operations group. Delivered Standards and Overhead budgets on schedule for first time in 5 years.
- Manage Capital Project accounting; eliminated 1 year backlog of completed, but uncapitalized projects. Developed processes and reporting tools to drive timely capitalization.
- Assess and value cost reduction projects of over $20 million.
Sep 2015 - Nov 2019
Accounting Manager
- Developed processes to analyze purchasing cost and reduce vendor over payments.
- Coordinated the development of structures and procedures, establishing the foundation for ERP “procure to pay” process.
- Managed the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) upgrade and transition with objective of leveraging additional functionality to streamline business processes.
Apr 2013 - Aug 2015
Senior Accounting & Systems Integration Manager
- Managed Operations Accounting teams, including Sales Accounting, Cost / Inventory Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Financial Reporting.
- Developed and optimized policies and procedures that insured the integrity of information flow and the coordination of the accounting teams with the business units.
- Coordinated operations section of annual audit. Reduced related audit time by 50%.
- Streamlined period end close processes, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting. Reduced period end close from 15 days to 3 days.
- Performed Financial Analysis for finished product produce vs. buy decisions, machinery & equipment purchases, and technology improvement projects.
Sep 2009 - Apr 2013
Cost Manager
Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc.
- Cost Manager, October 2006 – September 2009
- Analyzed cost injection points and streamlined financial flow into business activity reducing variances and eliminating all unexplained production variances.
- Identified gaps in Master Data structures and procedures; streamlined the organization and process flow, improving efficiency and effectiveness and reducing variances.
- Successfully developed and implemented annual budget process that incorporated business manager involvement and responsibility.
Oct 2006 - Sep 2009
Administration Director
Team Zapata
- Directed and managed all administrative and financial activities of a small business focusing on Cash Flow Management.
Aug 2005 - Oct 2006
Assistant Plant Manager, Anderson Wall
- Analyzed statistical data to develop production and shipping capacities.
- Developed labor and material tracking processes; analyzed usage and costs leading to improved margins.
- Supervised plant Payroll, Human Resources and Safety functions.
2004 - Aug 2005
Division Controller
- Managed division accounting and finance functions.
- Presented and discussed financial information with senior and executive management.
- Developed and recommended practices, policies and procedures that improve financial reliability and analysis.
- Member of extended SAP implementation team. Duties included: advising project team on business needs, documenting system transactions and staff training.
- Member of plant acquisition and closure team.
2001 - 2003
~2 yrs
Assistant Division Controller
- Streamlined monthly close process of over 30 retail / distribution locations while training staff of new junior accountants and accounting clerks. Reduced monthly close process from 10 to 8 days.
1999 - 2000
~1 yr
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Aaron Deter education
Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Economics
Uc Santa Barbara
Economics
California State University-Sacramento
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Aaron Deter works for Generous Brands.
What is Aaron Deter's role at Generous Brands?
Aaron Deter is listed as Director Cost Accounting and Continuous Improvement at Generous Brands.
Where is Aaron Deter based?
Aaron Deter is based in Bakersfield, California, United States while working with Generous Brands.
What companies has Aaron Deter worked for?
Aaron Deter has worked for Generous Brands, Bolthouse Farms, Blue Diamond Growers, Raley'S, and The Coca-Cola Company.
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Aaron Deter holds Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Economics from Uc Santa Barbara.
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