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St Paul, Minnesota, Us

Finance Leader responsible for executing strategies, oversee accounting close, financial reporting, budgeting, financial systems, developing accounting policies and internal controls. Partner with executive leadership providing financial analysis for decision making and planning.

Red Wing, Mn, Us

Director of Finance, business partner and member of the leadership team responsible for all accounting and finance activities. Provided strategic and technical advice, financial reporting; variance analysis, metrics, and trends; financial modeling; budgeting and forecasting; audit, cost accounting, inventory analysis, cash flow, SOX compliance, internal control, process improvement, and IT support for three manufacturing facilities and six distribution centers. Reported to the Corporate Controller.FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING LEADERSHIP• Partnered with business leaders across functions and global regions to provide business unit and operational support, ad-hoc analysis, executing initiatives and driving resolution to critical business issues that improve gross margin, cash, internal controls, efficiencies and cost using LEAN principles.LED AND IMPLEMENTED FINANCIAL AND SUPPLY CHAIN INITIATIVES AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT• Redesigned the financial reporting, created predictive tools, dashboard, and metrics that improved visibility to key business drivers allowing Leadership the ability to make better business decisions.• Successfully launched cycle count programs, ensuring proper internal controls existed, as well as created automated solutions to physical inventory processes, improving efficiency and accuracy.• Built bench strength across finance team by driving rotational, cross-training program to grow skillsets and position cost and accounting team to better support the growing organization and foster a culture of teamwork.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Finance Leader supporting Manufacturing Operations, managed all accounting and financial activities for the $1B Climate Solutions sector, including eleven manufacturing facilities, Distribution Operations, Engineering and Product Management in the US and internationally.DROVE LARGE-SCALE, COLLABORATIVE FINANCE INITIATIVES• Successfully led the $1B division through a global, company-wide manufacturing P&L restructure. The result was rolled out to 95+ plants across the company. LED SUCCESSFUL FINANCE TEAM ACQUISITION INTEGRATION • Key resource promoted to collaborate and integrate the Trane and Thermoking finance teams resulting from the acquisition, increasing financial responsibility from three to eleven manufacturing facilities. Interacted with finance leaders across North America, Europe, and Asia to drive change and develop solutions to business issues.LED FINANCE STRATEGY AND TEAMS TO DRIVE MARGIN IMPROVEMENT• Finance lead supporting LEAN teams to deliver over 1.5% in material, labor, and overhead productivity CREATED FORECASTING FOR POTENTIAL M&A• Performed footprint scenarios for plant consolidations and cost savings, as well as financial analysis supporting long-range planning, annual operating plan, strategic initiatives, new product introductions, and investments.

Lakeville, Minnesota, Us

Finance leader responsible for managing the overall accounting and finance operations supporting eleven retail stores and installation sites. Also supported four manufacturing facilities and distribution centers.CONTROLLERSHIP ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Created a shared services department, improving first-time throughput in Accounts Payable 50% using LEAN tools and improved > 90-day Accounts Receivable by more than 20%.• Led and participated in Rapid Continuous Improvement (RCI) events using LEAN principles resulting in over $10M in annual raw material and engineering savings.• Developed and implemented procedures across the company to be compliant with Sarbanes Oxley.• Selected by senior leadership to attend training for future leaders. Subsequently initiated and led a local mentor and leadership training program.

Lakeville, Minnesota, Us

Lakeville, Minnesota, Us

As the CFO and VP for three business units supporting the Schwan's Technology Group, a division of The Schwan Food Company (TSFC), I provided strategic financial and accounting process excellence that elevated business results. Responsibilities included overall accountability for the finance function including financial reporting, month-end close, budgeting and forecasting, product costing and operations analysis. Interacted with the Corporate Controller and all divisional CFO's within Schwan's. DROVE COMPLIANCE WITH SOX FOR TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMSFacilitated the successful security implementation of the SAP system within the seven manufacturing plants of TSFC. This allowed the company to be compliant with Sarbanes Oxley requirements.BUSINESS PARTNER AND ADVISORServed as the finance leader supporting the IT and Research and Development teams within TSFC.

Ball Ground, Georgia, Us

Responsible for managing all the accounting and finance activities including year-end audits and SEC filings for the division, including manufacturing and distribution in six states, Australia, China and the Czech Republic.• Assisted the division president to evaluate business combinations, joint ventures, and other opportunities.• Served as the main finance resource surrounding the JD Edwards software package.• Led the successful general ledger and reporting conversion after the acquisition.• Successfully integrated a $12M business and assisted in the shutdown of two manufacturing facilities.

Welch, Minnesota, Us

Responsible for managing the accounting, financial reporting, budget, payroll and revenue audit departments. Directly supervised four managers and indirectly supervised staff of eleven.

Chicago, Il, Us

Performed financial statement audits, reviews and financial analysis and assisted in tax return preparation. Experience included both closely held and SEC companies with industry experience in manufacturing (medical device, industrial and consumer products, food, etc.), construction, service, retail and other clients.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting

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