Cory Willis Email & Phone Number

Deerfield, Ma, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Direct oversite of plant controlling at 11 manufacturing sites under the Jeld-Wen Interior Doors division.• Plan and implement systems and processes to improve growth of business unit and company.• Establish working rapport with business partners across the company.• Coordinate with operations leadership team to improve financial growth of business unit.• Prepare statistical analysis of plans and financial results, and management reports.• Determine profitable opportunities for business unit and implement processes and systems to achieve higher profits.• Prepare and forecast annual budget, capital expenditure, operating costs and present it to the senior leadership team for approval.• Manage Finance and Multi-Site Controlling team to implement processes to improve quality of operations, manage cash flow and generate finance reports on time.• Present financial performance results and policies to business leaders of unit in order to take appropriate business decisions.• Supervise and guide project teams, train and motivate them to achieve project goals.• Coordinate with Shared Services Center to ensure that business transactions are properly recorded.• Implement changes and monitor unit operations adhere to company policies and accounting principles.• Coordinate with both internal and external auditors to plan and execute annual audit for business units.• Develop and document internal controls, and maintain accounting systems.• Support system-wide SAP ERP system implementation through successful and sustainable pilot implementation at Atlanta Mega Site.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

•Directly manage and oversee 9 manufacturing sites globally. Including management and development of all controllers and manufacturing finance support staff within Lithium division• Provide direction to functional counterparts in operating units as required, and to operating and executive management team on matters involving cost determination problems, or issues such as inventory valuation, distribution of overhead, treatment of joint costs• Identify and investigate issues related to assigned projects, determines scope, and selects approach from the accepted methodology or recommended alternatives• Define assumptions for the quantification and analysis of investments, acquisitions, or divestitures• Participate in the development of long-range financial forecasts and related budgets, considering alternative scenarios and economic prospects as appropriate• Participate in the development and implementation of consequent financial strategies and management tools• Prepare long-term profit/loss forecasts to facilitate management review of capital appropriations, expansion strategies, product line changes, etc • Evaluate and provide recommendations for pricing practices, and reviews significant pricing decisions for economic soundness • Lead special projects such as the economic evaluation of divestitures and global acquisitions, financial effectiveness of internal operations, and product/profit performance• Corporate level finance support dedicated to assisting controllers, finance managers and plant management in resolving forecast, budget, accounting and finance related detail on a global basis• 2017/2018 1 year extended business trip assignment as Chile Finance Director in Santiago, Chile. Partnered with local Chile finance and operations teams for various activities and value added initiatives

Lake Forest, Il, Us

•Plant controller over Huntersville NC Manufacturing plant, Commerce CA Manufacturing plant, and North Carolina distribution center•Control and cost manage two independent plants and distribution center under Pactiv•Analysis of daily production and manufacturing efficiencies for operations utilizing SAP and LES•Investigation of manufacturing, distribution and inventory variances•Analysis and maintenance of inventory transactions and spending•Monitor inventory cycle counts and review of related adjustments for unusual items and/or irregularities•Maintain and review costing of all inventory product bills of materials (BOM) and routings •Track and verify fulltime and temporary labor, work with temporary labor agencies on daily basis•Direct labor variance tracking and analysis•Fixed asset reconciliation, review, management and tracking•Preparation of month-end journal entries, month end close processes for both plants, monthly and quarterly actual to budget reporting review and analysis with plant management•Implement, audit, and maintain SOX requirements within all three plants and their operating processes•Manage and maintain annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting using BPC and SAP software•Manage and maintain savings and lean programs at the plants and distribution center

Lake Forest, Il, Us

• Cost Accounting• Variance Analysis• Inventory Analysis• Month End Close/GL/Journal Entries• Production Analysis• Special Projects• Month End Reporting Review• Fixed Asset Management• Capital Project Review• Auditing and SOX Compliance• Direct/Indirect Labor Mgmt and Analysis

• Cost Accounting• Production Analysis• Month End Close• Daily & Monthly Reporting Mgmt• Management and analysis of Critical Inventory

Us

•Responsible for month end closing, consolidation, and monthly reporting for multiple Irwin Tool divisions using Hyperion software and in-house general ledger system and Natural application•Responsible for processing and maintaining monthly reconciliations and journal entries for multidivisional business units at Irwin-Rubbermaid•Assisted with various IT specific systematic issues with Global system software •Worked with IT personnel to develop more efficient and value added reporting to make month end close processes more efficient•Responsible for dataflow from multiple foreign and US ledger systems and troubleshooting journal entry “csv” file issues for all of divisions.•Tied and locked all of consolidated portions of Rubbermaid-Irwin from multiple ledger systems to Hyperion during month end close•Documented and improved on month end close processes and procedures•Investigated and resolved all intercompany out of balances with subsidiary divisions•Special projects as assigned

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Associates In Business, Business Mgmt