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Miami, FL, US

• Lead the month-end P&L review, which includes identifying and reporting on trends and anomalies in the job and branch-level financials and performing the monthly actual vs operating budget variance analysis.
• Create adjusting entries and accruals for operating expenses and unbilled revenue in accordance with US GAAP.
• Provide monthly reporting package with financial highlights and job performance commentary to senior branch management.
• Collaborate with senior branch management to develop the annual operating budget.

Chicago, IL, US

• Oversaw the day-to-day accounting activities and month-end close activities for a team of 4-5 cost accountants.
• Review the month-end cost allocations from the WIP (work-in-process) cost centers to the FG (finished goods) cost centers.
• Reviewed journal entries, inventory reconciliations, and blackline account reconciliations to ensure general ledger accuracy and compliance with internal audit controls.
• Assisted with the month-end GL account review for key balance sheet and P&L accounts.
• Oversaw the cost training for key plant personnel and costing accounting staff.

Chicago, IL, US

• Created and maintained the Bill of Materials and overhead rates for all WIP and FG items at assigned plant locations.
• Troubleshoot and remediated production costing and PO receipt errors to insure accurate finished goods costing.
• Performed inventory adjustments and reconciliations as part of the monthly cycle count process for plant finished goods and raw material inventory items.
• Analyzed cost results at assigned plant and provide commentary on the key drivers of major cost variances.
• Performed product-group cost reporting and cost forecasting.
• Developed cost build-ups to analyze the projected manufacturing cost of new items.

Purchase, New York, US