Implement and ensure compliance of internal controls, procedures and SOX related requirements. Evaluate and analyze profitability at a SKU or mold level.Review and approve product standard costs, reasonableness and correlation to plant operations.Work with lead team to develope annual plant operating budget.Inventory control focused on eliminating physical count variances and reducing slow moving/obsolete items, Responsible for full P&L forecasts on a bi-weekly basis.Month end close requirements in compliance with administrative building blocks and internal controls.Scorekeeper of Daily trackers for labor and variable spend; ensure team has the tools and training to track their spend on a daily basis to optimize performance.Drive team to utilize forecast data to drive actions in the plant with flexibility in spending, manning and overall structure. Key participant in the plant lead team; support initiatives and other plant fuctions such as safety, quality, etc.Payroll administration, processing. and Human Resource administration.Scheduling and planning of customer orders and production requirements.

Directly responsibility for FP&A, plant operational performance and analysis and inventory control and valuation. Enhanced analysis and distribution of key performance indicator reports that include benchmarks in all departments. Internal & External financial reporting and management of all internal and external audits. Main driver for production process changes, yielding 65% better waste reporting, 38% downtime reporting and 19% better machine time reporting. Main driver for inventory handling process changes, more efficient usage of consignment raw materials, 80% increase in vendor credits, increase in inventory borrowing line of 17%. Progressed cost analysis reporting to customer/sku level for development of production actions needed to enhance efficiency and profitability.Increased LOC limits by 25% by redesigning raw material purchases and flows through the ERP systems.

Full P&L responsibility, FP& A, heavy cash forecasting and management, inventory control and valuation, standard job cost and analysis, budget forecasting and analysis. Designed and implemented various metrics and forecasting reporting by product line, customer, and project. Provide guidance to Senior Management and Business Unit Executives regarding revenue and profitability trends with associated risk. Developed dashboard reporting by department of critical business drivers to improve the visibility of financial and strategic goals and results on a company wide basis. Provide financial support to key business initiatives including profitability models, pricing strategy and costing scenarios for new product launches. Finance Subject Matter Expert for the installation of MEI Trade Management Program. Producing a material improvement in tracking and analysis of a $3.5M Trade budget. Intensive investigation of each BOM line item, creating new benchmarks for the Standard Cost for all SKUs, including labor and overhead allocations. Progressed COGS reporting from monthly to weekly, including detailed cost variance analysis, for a more proactive approach. • Complete implementation of a Fixed Asset Purchase program: from request forms and reasons to post-purchase analysis.

Full P& L responsiblity, FP&A, payroll and benefit administration and inventory control for all locations.Within the first three months of employments, closed and reconciled 11 delinquent fiscal closuresResearched and amended prior period income tax returns resulting in the recovery of $65,000 in excess taxes paid. Redesigned payroll procedures, resulting in a 50% reduction in processing time and improvement in overall accuracy. Implemented programs to reduce cost of goods sold by 5%Reduced workmen's compensation modification rate by 45%, over 3 years, through aggressive modifications to safety programs, risk analysis and claim management.

Controller for wholesale distributor in the apparel industry. Set up operational budgets for company executives to help control and monitor spending. Variance analysis identified excessive inventory waste and process deficiencies. Redesigned inventory-receiving processes resulting in a decrease in variations by 70%. Directly responsible for reporting and compliance with $6 million LOC covenants; including covenant compliance negotiation. Project Manager for ERP installation including development of source documentation and training material. Conducted individual and departmental training sessions.