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Moody, Alabama, United States

Birmingham, Alabama, Us

Plant Controller - Responsible for financial operations of AL manufacturing operations. The operation employs 1,500+ wage & salary. Responsible for the following areas:Direct Supervision of all financial functions – AR, Cash, AP, Costing, Inventory, Fixed Assets, Hourly & Salary Payrolls.Financial Reporting – Customer Margin Report, Financial Variance Analysis, Standard Cost Management, IT Support and Testing (JD Edwards, Hubble, UKG, AS400, Infinium). Balance Sheet Review and Analysis to ensure GAAP compliance.Month End Close Management.Coordinate successfully w/ external auditors annually. Responsible for inventory management, internal controls. Work directly with Operations Management to maintain fixed cost levels to budget/forecast and flex spend with production volume fluctuations; conduct monthly operations review meetings to identify areas of strong performance and areas for improvement.Accomplishments – created reports for financial reporting & analysis, developing a purchasing approval matrix for direct purchases.

Jasper, Ga, Us

Birmingham, Al, Us

Division ControllerResponsible for financial operations of US/China manufacturing & US distribution. The US operation employs 350 hourly and 150 salary. Member and contributor for Division strategy and goal setting. Responsible for the following areas:Direct Supervision of all financial functions – Credit, AR, Cash, AP, Costing, Inventory, Fixed Assets, Hourly & Salary Payrolls, Budgeting, ForecastingFinancial Reporting – Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Financial Variance Analysis, 15 month Rolling Forecast, Standard Cost Management, IT Support and TestingMonthly Balance Sheet Review and Analysis to ensure GAAP complianceMonth End Close<3.5 daysPrepare and submit financial results in consolidation software program for corporate consolidation Capital Appropriation review and approvalCoordinated successfully w/ external auditors annually & internal auditors every three yearsResponsible for inventory management, internal controls, & meeting working capital targets for Inventory Work directly with Operations Management to maintain fixed cost levels to budget/forecast and flex spend with production volume fluctuations; conduct monthly operations review meetings to identify areas of strong performance and areas for improvementAccomplishments – increased vendor ACH vs. check payments; convert freight carrier invoicing to EDI; identified & led project implementation to automate employee expense reporting; created business intelligence reports for financial reporting & analysis & payroll reporting; identified & led project to improve & outsource final payroll processing; implemented internal controls around company vehicle purchases, fixed asset disposals & transfers, physical inventories, E&O inventory, stores inventory additions, purchasing approval matrix & direct purchases, company credit cards, travel & expense, vendor product returns, customer product returns, freight carrier claims, implemented weekly labor and expense flashes

Northville, Michigan, Us

Responsible for all accounting activities within the plant/distribution office, including general accounting, cost accounting, payroll, accounts payable, and capital.Served as a financial advisor to plant management providing financial reports, analysis and planning, budget control, accounting methods and profit/loss reporting. Performed financial analysis and reporting for business group management monthly, quarterly, and annually. Designed, improved, and implemented internal controls to ensure the safeguarding of company assets in a cost effective manner and in compliance with U.S. GAAP, IRS, and Federal-Mogul policies and procedures. Improved Sarbanes-Oxley documentation to be accurate and complete. Prepared various statistical reports, as required by plant management to assist with business decisions and development.

Zug, Ch

Responsible for financial operations of manufacturing facility. The facility employs 70 hourly and 24 salary employees. Facility sales are $60 million per year. Responsible for the following areas:Division – Standard to Actual quarterly cost updates for three wallboard plants and multiple warehouses that is used by the Sales Force in setting pricing to meet target profit margins Division – Develop, maintain, and update product standard costsDivision – Financial Variance Analysis, Budget Preparation, Standard Cost Management, IT Support and TestingDivision - Monthly Balance Sheet Review and AnalysisPlant - Supervision of Plant Admin and Contract IT RepPlant – Develop annual budget for fixed and variable costsPlant – Develop forecast for current month and balance of year for fixed and variable costsPlant – Work directly with Facility Management to maintain fixed cost levels to budget/forecast and flex spend with production volume fluctuationsPlant - Month End Close < 2 days, Financial Analysis, Reporting, and GAAP compliance Plant - Capital Appropriation review and approvalPlant – Responsible for inventory management, control, and meeting working capital targets for Finished Goods, Raw Materials, and Maintenance Spares Plant – Responsible for completing quarterly 6S safety and housekeeping audits

Responsible for direct management and daily functions of the finance team. Facility sales are $60 million per year. Responsible for the following areas:Month End Close, Financial Analysis, and ReportingMonthly Balance Sheet Review and AnalysisSupervision of General Accounting, Cost Accounting, Accounts Payable, and Accounts ReceivableSpecial projects include Document Control Process, Documentation of employee training, Analyze existing standard costs for a non profitable customer and develop action plan to improve the profitability

Responsible for direct management and daily functions of the finance team. Facility sales are $140 million per year. Responsible for the following areas:Month End Close, Financial Analysis, and Reporting Monthly Sales and Profit Forecasting, Analysis, and Reporting Monthly Balance Sheet Review and Analysis, GAAP complianceSupervision of General Accounting, Cost Accounting, Accounts Payable, and Payroll Capital Appropriation request preparation, review, and submissionBudget and Long Range Plan preparation, reporting, and submissionSarbanes Oxley compliance

Memphis, Tennessee, Us

Responsible for financial operations of manufacturing facility. The facility employs 200 hourly and 30 salary employees. Facility sales are $50 million per year. Responsible for the following areas:Identified as 1 of 200 Future Leaders of IP in 2005 and invited to attend the annual IP leadership conferenceManage finance personnel consisting of a staff accountant, job cost clerk, general clerkSarbanes Oxley complianceServed as internal auditor for balance sheet self assessments of sister facilitiesResponsible for annual budget preparation and reportingMonthly Sales and Profit ForecastingInventory control for raw materials, work in process, and finished goods – implemented monthly cycle counting program resulting in inventory accuracy of greater than 98%Standard Job costing – developed customer and product profitability reportingAssisted Information Technology in developing cost variance reports by job, customer, and productParticipated on facility team to develop key performance metrics and methods to track the metrics on a daily, weekly, and monthly basisMonth end close, financial analysis, reporting, payrollSupervised accounts receivable and accounts payableLead projects for corporate finance including systems upgrades, systems conversions, shortened month end closeManage facility purchasing with direct supervision of a buyer position and indirect supervision of maintenance and general plant buyersNegotiated raw material contract resulting in a cost savings of 8% per year

Responsible for inventory management, accounts payable, billing, job costing, month end close and analysis

Responsible for cost management of pulp mill area including manufacturing cost control and reporting, utility and raw material usage tracking, month end support and analysis, and management of accounts payable. Top accomplishments were leading Lawson Financial Systems implementation and training and the development of product line profitability reporting required for a joint venture.

Master Of Business Administration, Accounting

Bachelors Of Science, Commerce And Business Administration; Accounting