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Denver, Colorado, United States

• Automate financial reports including daily metrics, landing forecasts, and weekly A/R Collections.• Manage capex budget, draft project requests and ROI calculations, oversee CIP and fixed assets.• Author monthly FG analysis to deliver insight regarding product mix and customer profitability.• Set annual standards based on OH variances, machine utilization, and budgeted expenses.• Prepare month-end journal entries, account reconciliations, and calculate E&O reserves

Rohnert Park, California, United States

• Supported plant closure by identifying fixed assets, managed asset transfers and disposals.• Prepared margin analysis to deliver insight regarding product line and customer profitability.• Created Bills of Materials (BOMs) and evaluated material, labor and OH variances.• Managed inventory count data entry, audits, and automated map to display count progress.• Led monthly spend and open PO reviews with managers to ensure timely expense recognition.• Prepared month-end journal entries, account reconciliations, and critical report testing.

Carson, California, United States

• Analyzed complex costings with R&D to evaluate labor and scrap for accuracy and reasonability.• Led post-launch reviews to document unanticipated issues, shortcomings and lessons learned.• Interpreted seasonal trends to set annual standard costs for materials, labor and freight.• Conducted root cause variance analysis and delivered key drivers and suggestions to leadership.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed and remotely control the daily transport and storage of 400,000 barrels of crude oil.• Analyzed operational data and trends to ensure integrity of 1,800 miles of underground pipelines.• Developed KPIs for inventory management and commodity tracking using VBA and Excel add-ins.• Created models for inventory estimation and pump optimization via live data or simulated rates.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Administered program to track over $10 million in budgeted annual expenditures for four entities.• Maintained database of project expenditures to support Engineering and identify overrun projects.• Supported annual SG&A budget by reviewing prior spend and incorporating manager input. • Reviewed project requests for compliance with GAAP CapEx requirements and internal controls.• Liaised with Engineering and Accounting to close completed capital projects and record assets.• Managed costs of emergency cleanups and ensured prompt reimbursement from insurers.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Saved $100K annually in billing errors, rate overcharges, late fees and cutting unnecessary costs.• Audited utility usage and contract rates to optimize service plans and eliminate unused accounts.• Streamlined A/P submission process by 15% by scripting daily report with hyperlinked invoices.• Managed, reviewed and reconciled Accounts Payable corporate credit card.

Orange County, California Area

• Reviewed invoices to safeguard expenditures, vetted new vendors and paid approved invoices.• Ensured correct coding of over 100 weekly invoices to proper account, cost center or project.• Reduced payment processing costs by securing consolidated invoicing from routine vendors.

Orange County, California Area

• Facilitated sale of Dept. of Housing & Urban Development-owned homes by paying invoices.• Audited invoices for compliance with State laws limiting HUD’s obligation for overdue balances.• Liaised with realtors to resolve code violations by awarding bids to local contractors.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History