Prepared monthly spending reports meeting extremely tight deadline of one day close along with preparation and analysis for each of 8 direct business units.As part of month-end process prepared financial summary reports for CAT reporting and operations manager along with analysis of actual spending versus budget and targets based on levels of activity within the facility in a timely and meaningful basisProvide support to the production floor in the review of standard costs and maintenance of production ordersAssisted with the development and communication of the annual business plan to each of the departments Analyze capital appropriations requests for financial soundness and adherence to operational goals and objectivesProvided support/financial analyses to the Underframe Locomotive Cost Reduction team in order to reduce the overall cost through materials sourcing and improved labour efficiencies

Financial/Accounting professional with seven years experience in a manufacturing settingDirect experience in several roles including: cost accounting, payroll and managementSupervisory experience with accounting clerical staffExtremely adapt at preparation of financial reports using MS software, as well as monthly reporting with specialized software (Hyperion) for two distinct business unitsContributed to formulation of the annual operating plan for a $9 to $10 million companyServed on a Green Belt project to maximize manufacturing efficiencies that realized savings of $50k