Aaron Plond Email & Phone Number

Chattanooga, Tn, Us

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Quad Cities, Iowa Metropolitan Area

Responsible for financial planning and analysis for Thibodaux produced products.

Moline, Illinois

Responsible for financial planning and analysis for global combine and front end equipment product lines. -Six factories supporting global production-Business counseling and financial analysis in support of global long term factory master planning-Financial analysis of all new market entries-Leading long term business cycle analysis and projections-Ad-hoc financial analysis for product line controller, product line director and platform Senior Vice President-Collaborate and partner with product line functional area leaders-Analysis for new products development in China and India

John Deere Harvester Works

Accounting Supervisor, Product Costs and Services for John Deere Harvester -Manage Factory cost and inventory accounting process, analysis and leadership counseling-Business Counseling and Financial Analysis in support of long term Factory Master Planning-Supervised cost accountants and an inventory financial analyst-Make vs Buy manufacturing decisions-Managed Internal controls-Transitioned cost function to shared central service

John Deere Davenport Works

New Product Cost Accountant for John Deere Construction and Forestry Division- Provided new product cost analysis for products manufactured in the US and China- Organized and led a cross functional team in analyzing monthly cost changes of new products- Developed initial Target Cost for all parts of a new product- Reconciled any gaps to target costs as the products are developed- Ensured an accurate recording of new product standard cost- Trained personnel in china on new product cost analysis

John Deere Des Moines Works - Ankeny Ia

WW Tillage Financial Analysis and New Product Development.- Provided financial leadership to the product line and factory operations team- Analyzed and communicated monthly financial results- Provided management with analysis and insight for new product programs- Created annual and long term business cycle projections- Tracked capital spend for new product programs and coordinated the capitalization of the assets.- Assisted engineering managers in understanding, forecasting and controlling department R&D budgets.

John Deere Ag Marketing Center - Lenexa Ks

Forecast Accountant for US Sales Branch.- Responsible for compiling and submitting an accurate forecast during the month end closing cycle.- Submit a forecast for income statement accounts- Worked closely with the three US sales branch managers to track, forecast and audit the department spend of 128 field employees- Transitioned three large department budgets into two to coincide with a new organization structure.

Sunbelt-All Make Parts - Lenexa/Cary

General Ledger Accountant for service parts warehousing and distribution - Created and documented the process for tracking and paying state and local municipalities for collected use tax.- Reconciled monthly balance sheet accounts- Processed inter company payments- Prepared and submitted monthly financial exhibits to corporate consolidations- Generated monthly management reports on freight expense and material variance

Turf Care - Fuquay Varina Nc

General Ledger Accountant for Golf and Commercial Mowing Factory-Prepared, analyzed and submitted monthly financial exhibits-Tracked and booked product improvement R&A programs-Completed SOX reviews-Participated in the annual inventory audit-Liaison between the local unit and accounts payable