Chris Mustion Email & Phone Number

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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.

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