Darin Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Fishers, Indiana, United States

• Report accurately and timely financial P&L results for two operating facilities, distribution, transportation and multiple outsourcing locations for the Fresh Preserving business• Work with business partners to ensure we meet our budget obligations and help them identify Risks & Opportunities so that they can make sound decisions• Help business partners identify productivity opportunities to ensure we meet/exceed annual expectations and maintain a culture of continuous improvement• Review, maintain and analyze standard costs for existing and new items. Leaned on as the subject matter expert• Prepare monthly forecasts and annual budgets and review key drivers of change with leadership• Communicate regularly financial position with operations leadership team for two plants and a distribution center• Improved efficiency with the month end close process to where we are able to report out on Day 3• Prepare our portion of the financial deck for senior leadership as well as a Day 6 review for operations leadership• Partner with commercial and operations finance partners to develop margin walk commentary• Participate in plant meetings, offer support and work with plants to help improve efficiencies and profitability• Provide analysis to help support projects and to understand financial impact for business decisions• Assist with internal and external audits• Manage physical inventory process as well as assets• Identify risks and opportunities within the operations as well as trends• Complete various ad hoc analysis or assignments as directed

Fishers, Indiana, United States

• Completed tasks performed by Controller as well as my role while Controller position was vacant• Review, maintain and analyze standard costs for existing and new items as well as roll standards year over year• Prepare monthly forecast through review of key process indicators and metrics while the Controller position is open• Communicate margin risks with Controller through review of expense trackers and Senior Controller in absence of Controller• Prepare and complete month end financial close and currently managing timely completion of month end activities• Preparing and communicating financial performance and analysis reports for two operating facilities, five distribution centers and three third party co-packers• Participate in plant meetings, offer support and work with plants to help improve efficiencies and profitability• Provide analysis to help support projects and to understand financial impact for business decisions• Track and maintain cycle count performance to determine if distribution centers qualify for physical count exemption• Planned and managed annual physical counts for operations facility and third party co-packers• Prepare, maintain and communicate expense trackers for two operating facilities, five distribution centers and three third party co-packers• Perform inventory recons for four facilities, resolve inventory issues and report out results/findings to senior management• Assisted with preparation of the annual budget for two operating facilities, five distribution centers and thee third party co-packers• Prepare and communicate analysis for multiple partners such as plant management, shared services and senior management at corporate level• Complete various ad hoc analysis or assignments as directed

Fishers, Indiana, United States

• Calculate and report accrued Promotions and Allowances expense for 7 business units• Review, research and correct discrepancies between operating systems for open AR related to deductions (MEI & SAP)• Work with Senior Financial Analysts to help explain various expenses throughout month (shortages, damages, P&A, etc.)• Help train new associates on processes, logic, systems and methodology for validating deductions• Review, validate and clear deductions taken by customers• Review and resolve clearing errors for all US business units when operating systems do not communicate properly• Work with the sales group, customer development managers, brokers and customers to resolve deduction issues• Complete month end review to ensure that our P&A systems are interfacing correctly• Analyze Promotions and Allowances to identify and discuss major drivers and contributing factors• Calculate and report month end accruals for our Repay, Freight Claims and Shortages & Damages accounts• Perform recons to ensure reporting accuracy for various A/R, bank statements and some intercompany accounts• Handled processing Return Authorizations as well as Debit Memo and Credit Memo requests• Processed Freight Claims from the beginning to end and worked with carriers to resolve any disputes• Continuously work on process improvement initiatives to improve overall efficiency and accuracy

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Accounting And Business/Management, A

This was a transition to Accounting Program

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, A

Bachelor'S Degree, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General, A

Bachelor'S Degree, Business And Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations, A