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Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Export, Pa, Us

Graz, Styria, At

Responsible for all accounting and financial transactions for two legal entities.Established all accounting policies and controls for start-up manufacturing company with Taiwanese parent.Originated company’s 401K program and Health insurance acting as administrator.Created and maintain accounting transactions in Quick books online system.Prepare weekly cash flow analysis managing cash deposits/expenditures and loans.Responsible for Information Systems.

Irving, Texas, Us

Global product line reporting, budgeting and analysis responsibility. Plants located in US, Czech Republic and China.Support global finance policies and procedures.Analyze and approve capital investment opportunities including DCF, NPV and IRR analysis.Provide recommendations for reducing and controlling cost center spending.Analyze product group inventory and assist in disposition procedures. Assisted in due diligence and provided analysis in recent acquisitions/divestitures Conducted inventory and provided accounting support for plant closure.Trained 6 Sigma DMAIC Green Belt.

Peoria, Il, Us

Manage Cost Accounting process for nine manufacturing units.Supervise corporate cost accountants.Prepare and approve journal entries for costing, inventory, warranty, percentage of completion and obsolescence.Investigate and correct monthly closing errors occurring in SAP environment. Prepare monthly reports for executive management for inventory and warranty.Approve and review quarterly warranty billings for affiliates.Prepared reports and resolved KPMG external audit questions concerning inventory, cost of goods sold, percentage of completion and warranty.FI/CO lead in recent SAP implementation to 6.0.Reduced closing process from 5 to 3 days. Reduced settlement transactions from 18 hours to 5.Implemented the ABC inventory cycle counting program within SAP. Created controls and prepared control narratives and for SOX compliance.

Köln, De

Completed monthly closing in an accurate and timely fashion for the Inorganic Pigments Business Unit.Compiled and Analyze Income Statements and review income and expenses for accuracy. Prepared yearly budgets, quarterly forecasts and Consolidate for internal reporting. Reviewed cost center expenses with the Supply chain and Legal cost center managers for accuracy and prepare analysis to budget.Reviewed SAP and IT costs and allocations from Bayer Corp. Services. Calculated the cost per order figures for the head of Supply chain.

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Held positions in Internal Audit, cost accounting, as a financial analyst.Responsible for maintaining balance sheet account reconciliations, monthly A/R, Inventory, and Quarterly cash flow return on investment.Conducted physical inventory that resulted in a 1.5MM adjustment. Examined Dead & Slow inventory and set up adequate reserves for obsolescence.Participated in specific audits of contractors to determine that the cost of goods and services rendered were in accordance with contractual agreements.Participated in discussions with divisional or headquarter management concerning the results of the reviews and prepared accurate and concise audit reports setting forth the findings and recommendations.

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Accounts payable, Fixed Assets, general accounting

M.B.A, Finance

B.S., Accounting

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