Finance Manager-Plant Controller-Financial Analyst-Accountant
United States
- Held positions at various locations in Fayetteville, NC, Marysville, OH, Norfolk, NE, Akron, OH, Niagara Falls, NY- Supervised accounting, payroll, and purchasing employees in manufacturing plants - Handled general accounting, accounts payable, cost accounting, and inventory tracking for manufacturing plants- Prepared forecasts and annual budgets for manufacturing plants- Provided detail analysis of monthly plant income statements in Power Point presentations to management- Implemented system to insure that all balance sheet accounts were reconciled each month with proper supporting documentation to ensure compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act- Implemented many systems and process changes to improve efficiency, speed up the month-end closing, and improve the integrity of financial data- Assisted in implementing the purchasing and finance modules of SAP software- Provided monthly financial analysis of the corporate consolidated external financial statements for top management, including the effects from changes in foreign currency exchange rates- Other responsibilities included: preparing quarterly statement of cash flow, calculating diluted earnings per share, accounting for foreign currency hedging activities, calculating capitalized interest, accounting for dividend payments, and accounting for stock options- Redesigned the overhead distributions in the local ledger system- Analyzed cash flow and return on investment for capital projects - Automated many accounting tasks that lead to a decrease of two days in closing time and reduced staffing
