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Responsible for world-wide standard costing and inventory valuation for 2 Corporate manufacturing plants and 7 Global Offices. Manage month end close process for cost accounting, which includes manual entries to eliminate inter-company margin, reconciliation of perpetual inventory to GL, true-up of reserves for discrepant and slow moving product, reconciliation of balance sheet accounts. Includes report out on actual vs. budgeted manufacturing expenses, variances and KPI's. Responsible for maintaining accurate standard costs including material, direct labor, indirect labor, indirect burden, overhead and sub-contract costs. This includes ensuring the BOM's and routers are accurate. Worked on various corporate projects for acquisitions and creating new legal entities. Team member for the implementation/integration of major ERP QAD financial system upgrade in 2020 that completely changed the general ledger setup and required major commitment for testing and training. Key accounting team member in numerous projects requiring an accounting plan for acquisitions (subsidiaries, products, businesses) and creating new companies. Integral team member for creation of new US and international companies and elimination of inter-company transactions. Partnered with our French manufacturing plant to implement QAD. Developed their fully loaded standard costs with labor and burden rates, material costs, BOM’s, routers.

Worked for one company for 20 years that went through several mergers and acquisitions (Brands included Thomas English Muffins, Arnold Bread, Entenmann's). Held increasing responsibility in the cost accounting area including roles as Cost Accountant, Plant Controller, Operations Analyst, Logistics Finance Manager, Financial Operations Manager and Director of Financial Operations. Provided financial analysis and support for major plant consolidation projects that contributed significant savings to the company. Involved in a project to bring on a 3PL Distribution Center. Responsible for managing the shut-down of a manufacturing facility, including coordinating and managing the build of a new market area office and transitioning 45 people. Experienced in financial analysis, performance and KPI reporting, project management and month end close financial responsibilities related to inventory and cost of goods sold. Managed accounting team for the Southeast of 3 Plant Controllers with financial staff of 16. Directed activities of accounts payable, payroll, raw material procurement, inventory monitoring and verification, cost accounting, and month end close activities while ensuring compliance to financial policies and procedures. Included working with internal and external auditors.