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San Diego, Ca

Chula Vista, Ca; City Of Industry, Ca; Hudson, Nc; Sycamore, Il

Provided all finance activities for four manufacturing sites including analysis of manufacturing variances, product costing, inventory valuation and analysis, performance metrics, monthly close, general ledger accounting, forecasting and budgeting. Ensured a proper control environment.• Identified annual manufacturing process improvement projects. Developed related performance metrics and cost savings reports for supply chain management.• Analyzed manufacturing cost variances and provided explanations to senior management. Developed action plans to reduce cost variances through improved standard costing processes.• Collaborated with plant supply chain team to revise inventory cycle counting procedures, resulting in better accuracy, less inventory, and improved on-time performance.• Identified and eliminated thousands of slow moving and/or obsolete inventory parts and associated BOMs and routings, allowing for more detailed and accurate annual costing reviews.• Acted as regional expert for web-based capital expenditure portal. Assisted other users with functionality, submission requirements, and reporting.• Migrated labor intensive, manually generated reports to automated ERP reports (SAP-Business Intelligence) reducing time spent on non-value added tasks.• Implemented procedures and metrics to reduce spend with non-preferred maintenance vendors resulting in significant cost savings.• Trained accounting personnel and facilitated transition of plant accounting functions to new corporate HQ in Charlotte, NC.

Chula Vista, Ca; Sycamore, Il

Provided all finance activities for two manufacturing sites. Accounts payable, payroll processing, accounts receivable, chargebacks, customer relations, sales reporting. Managed all operations of local Customer Service department including team of three direct reports.• Provided detailed cost savings analysis for successful approval of $2M capital spend to expand manufacturing operations into an additional plant.• Guided departments through local site ERP implementation (SAP), including Finance/Controlling and Sales Support modules. Managed material master data input and accuracy.• Improved offline product costing and price quoting programs resulting in reliable direct margins and simplified sales team decisions (Microsoft Access/Excel). • Tracked and reported sales price deviations, ensuring compliance with internal control policies.• Created detailed sales reporting package, highlighting P&L statements, customer gross margins and departmental expenses and delivered to senior management monthly.• Managed transition of local Customer Service department to shared facility in Greenville, SC.

Chula Vista, Ca

Managed over 20 direct reports in all areas of manufacturing process. Responsible for on-time production, scheduling, safety, hiring and training.• Created a demand analysis tool resulting in improved on-time performance. • Wrote and published training manuals and product specification manuals. • Reduced operating costs by sourcing new suppliers for temp labor and supplies.• Reduced machine setup times by 68%. Awarded “Gold Key” by CEO for this accomplishment.

Bachelor’S Degree

Education record

Undergraduate courses in Management Accounting and Financial Accounting

Education record

Masters level courses in Business Administration and Management