Chad Odenweller, Cpa, Mba Email & Phone Number

New Albany, Ohio, Us

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

Compile annual profit plan for $1 billion facility while managing P&L for Marion Operations and Finance Department. Provide analysis for variances to prior year and develop future year assumptions. Supervise 6 professionals, including lead accountant, senior financial analysts, accounting analysts, and accounting assistant.Manage month end closing/reporting requirements and verify adherence to corporate accounting policies and procedures. Provide financial information and analysis to stakeholders. Develop monthly forecasts, lead monthly update calls regarding plant performance with corporate central team, and assess upcoming risks and opportunities. Provide weekly progress updates against forecasts to internal plant management and corporate finance team. Drive plant profitability and identify cost savings opportunities.DELIVERED RESULTS:* Serve as cost deployment lead for facility transformation to FCA/WCM Lean methodology. Developed cost deployment matrices to capture relevant loss data and identified/prioritized potential areas to eliminate waste. * Served as primary catalyst for achieving 8% per unit reduction in operating budget over 2 years. Tasked industrial engineers to review labor utilization in various teams, resulting in identification of headcount reduction opportunities.* Reduced annualized cost expenses 10% and improved forecasting and budgeting accuracy by educating department heads on financial results and KPIs, current drivers, and communicating methods for improving future results.* Implemented forecasting process that reached 95% forecasting accuracy as percentage of total monthly spend.* Spearheaded incorporation of world-class manufacturing (WCM) concept into selected manufacturing locations. Enhanced focus on Lean manufacturing and increased focus on identification of root causes of issues for correction at the source.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Provided business clients with contract and interim senior level finance, accounting, and business system professional talent. Sold financial consulting projects and interim resources to new and existing clients. Clarified project scopes with clients and identified business solutions. Negotiated contracts consisting of bill rates, project lengths, and potential permanent hire conversion rates. Cultivated and expanded existing business relationships through regular client communication and visits.DELIVERED RESULTS:* Oversaw progression of 100+ employee engagement on large, year-long engagement with Fortune 300 financial services client. Achieved top 10% ranking among North American sales force (2016).

Lone Tree, Co, Us

Developed and led multi-year budget models, comparatives, and quarterly forecasting updates. Provided strategic oversight and coordination with finance and operational personnel in relation to financial projections and monthly variance analysis, highlighting trends and key performance indicators. Established methodologies to generate comparative financial performance statements and cost drivers. Performed potential business scenario modeling to support strategic initiatives and acquisitions.DELIVERED RESULTS:* Contributed during divesture of entire company to larger coal company based out of Colorado seeking presence in Ohio/Kentucky market. Worked with auditors and senior level finance team from acquiring company to bring up to speed on prior financial results and provide potential scenarios given key assumptions. Worked post-sale with acquiring company to explain BI system and process for continuing to utilize data already gathered for future planning.* Identified potential profit at various locations given expected quality of product and overall costs to recover, such as overburden, soil composition, distance to processing facility, and overall topography and recovery costs.

Dublin, Oh, Us

Provided tracking and reporting of total program spend, including month end reporting, forecasting/budgeting, auditing requirements, labor analysis, and capital planning. Developed and refined multi-year business case to support ongoing funding. Reviewed and documented outlays with team leads and developed forecasts based on current trends and expectations.DELIVERED RESULTS:* Served as finance representative on Value Realization work stream of $300 million transformation program to single SAP platform. Supported business leads through financial analysis to identify and quantify $100 million of potential annual program benefits. Validated future financial and operational benefit metrics. Revised business case and benefit/cost ratios given expected changes in program deliverable throughout implementation. Tracked outlays associated with project and categorized/documented capital vs. operational expense.* Developed staffing reports to provide insight into $240 million of labor related charges incurred by 20 process teams down to individual resource level (900+ at peak).

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Managed department functions, including timeliness of month end close, financial statement consolidation, balance sheet account reconciliations, corporate allocations, audit reporting packages, bank reporting requirements, annual budget preparation, and forecasting. Assisted in annual standard cost rolls and physical inventories. Established and implemented accounting policies, internal controls, and intercompany transactions.DELIVERED RESULTS:* Developed quarterly inventory variance capitalization calculations, as well as lower of cost or market analysis. Established excess and obsolete inventory provisions. * Generated opening balance sheet for private equity acquisitions.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Manager, Distribution and Transportation Services Financial Control (2004-2005)Supervisor, Internal Financial Reporting (2001-2004)Senior Accountant (1998-2001)

Mba, Executive Management

Bsba, Accounting