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Mentor, Ohio, United States

Mentor, Ohio, United States

Ashtabula, Ohio

Provide financial guidance for the rubber mixing, molding and lathe cut manufacturing operation on all matters, from month-end closing to financial statements and administrative responsibilities, including: • Administration of the company 401k profit sharing plan • Maintenance of banking relationships • Management of the corporate credit line• Oversight of the Employee Benefit Committee plan selection and due diligence• Leadership of the strategic planning team, including plan development and measuring achievements through monthly meetings• Establishment of operational policies and procedures, championing process improvements and managing operational and expense budgets• Development of capital expense budgets and the allocation of capital monies for new business development, continuous improvement, equipment upgrades, facilities maintenance and safety-related projects• Tracking and analysis of plant metrics, including delivery performance, quality, safety, throughput and total cost• Development of new labor and overhead rate system, resulting in inventory revaluation, estimating overhaul and improved gross margin analysis and reporting

Mentor Oh

Managed the daily financial activities for a $21 million digital upgrade project, covering nine Cleveland suburbs; responsibilities included: • Controlled all funds, materials and labor purchase orders, inventory control activities and financial and job cost reporting• Worked closely with construction project manager and regional financial manager for a Fortune 100 company• Provided monthly analysis to Corporate, including spending to date and commitments to date• Collaborated with contracted warehouse management to maintain control over all inventory activity, provided anticipated excess inventory levels, and worked with division management for redeployment of said inventory• Created Microsoft Access invoice tracking system to track and manage labor costs by construction phases and categories

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Managed daily activities of the general, cost, accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll departments• Maintained MAS90 payroll for salary, hourly and deferred compensation• Maintained banking relationships and prepared regular cash availability collateral reports• Prepared comprehensive 2003 operating budget and monthly financial reports for external interests• Handled various due diligence assignments with external organizations

Twinsburg, Ohio

• Managed daily activities of the general, cost, accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll departments• Maintained strategic banking relationships and prepared cash availability collateral reports• Worked closely with seven manufacturing facilities to ensure proper recording of production and inventory movement• Collaborated with sales and marketing teams in the implementation of new products and customer profitability analysis• Administered customer rebate and co-op advertising programs• Managed payment of sales team and rep agency commission payments

Twinsburg, Ohio

• Managed inventory and cost of sales accounting, as well as monthly operating analysis, for all manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Canada• Supported the preparation of a $60 million operating budget• Supported the preparation, completion and reconciliation of the quarterly physical inventories; subsequently initiated a cycle count program with materials management, eliminating the quarterly inventories and improving inventory accuracy• Prepared reports for the monthly financial package – for example, historical and projected formulation cost, plant margin statements and inventory turn by product line• Preformed special projects, account audits, year-end pro-forma statements, planned annual audits with external bank and government agencies