John Barry , Acma Email & Phone Number

Wicklow, Ie

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

*Managed monthly Product Cost Estimate(PCE) process for 16 plants comprising over 1,000 SKU's.*Conducted PPV analysis.*Material Ledger analysis within SAP S4 Hana.*Provided Inventory reserve analysis to determine provision for potential losses.*Reviewed and challenged budgeted capacity submissions from the Operations team.*Maintained cost center activity type planning data in SAP S4 Hana.*Performed monthly allocation/assessment of production cost center spend.*Performed balance sheet reconciliations for over 30 accounts and certification within Blackline.*Calculated, posted & reviewed monthly accrual & prepayment journals.*Performed monthly SOX controls and liaised with internal and external audit.*Carried out standard costing analysis on legacy system data and performed user acceptance testing(UAT) in advance of SAP S4 Hana go live.

County Dublin, Ireland

• Responsible for standard cost maintenance for materials at all stages of production and the accuracy of the finance Material Master data in SAP. • Investigated process order variances and provided commentary on the drivers.• Analysed and reported on the drivers of monthly purchase price variances. • Calculated monthly inventory reserve and highlighted significant movements. • Monitored CMO financial transactions and related accruals and prepayments.• Responsible for approving direct material purchase orders.• Supervised cycle counting of inventory. • Compiled monthly plant dashboard and communicated to site lead.• Performed annual budgeting and quarterly forecasts of operational spend.• Reported monthly results of actual versus budget/forecast spend and operated as a finance business partner to business unit leads in Engineering, Supply Chain & Manufacturing Operations.• Documented processes and procedures and ensured Sox compliance. • Improved processes connected to monthly finance responsibilities. • Trained and supported other staff.• Liaised with internal and external auditors.

•Acted as finance business partner for operational expenditure budget holders, including Director of IT, Corporate Strategy, Head of Estates and Head of Communications.•Updated forecasts of operational expenditure and reviewed actuals versus budget/forecast.•Responsible for review and approval of capital and operational expense invoices on Agresso accounting system.•Responsible for the review and approval of monthly accruals.

•Managed the annual EMEA budget and bi-annual rolling forecast process, captive and business provider outsourcer( BPO ) •Challenged business units to revise forecasts where applicable.•Responsible for ensuring business provider operating spend corresponded to statement of work and control change note agreements.•Reported monthly and quarterly results versus budget or forecast with insightful commentary to corporate and local management.•Tracked saving initiatives and value capture for EMEA financial services. •Developed excel based budgeting models which interacted with SAP business planning tool BPC ( Business planning and Consolidation )•Responsible for reviewing and authorising invoice spend of business provider outsourcer.•Selected to lead finance department of MSD’s Animal Health Irish entity for a six month assignment.

• Reported monthly and quarterly actuals versus forecast & budget and variance analysis.• Completed trial balance reconciliations, SOX controls and supported internal and external audits.• Reviewed and verified facilities provider spend assuring adherence to allocated budget.• Acted as a finance business partner to operations by supporting their day to day decision making. • Designed KPI report for extended leadership team audience which evaluated how effectively the site was achieving key business objectives.• Compiled extensive support IDA Training Grant application and PWC Audit re same.• Designed inventory reports for analysis in site Start-Up , pre and post go live SAP testing

Finisklin Business Park,Finisklin,Sligo

• Prepared financial plan, update and latest best estimate to corporate headquarters.• Reported cost centre spend, determined spend drivers & variance analysis. • Oversaw cost improvement projects and worked with cross functional cost control teams and reported same internally and to division.• Introduced and provided site training in an electronic system for new capital expenditure requests which streamlined workflow and halved approval routing times

County Kilkenny, Ireland

• Responsible for Management / Financial Accounts and reporting.• Managed a team of 4 direct reports : Accountant, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Reception/Payroll clerk.• Developed a suite of monthly management reports to enable optimum management of the business.• Coordinated development of annual budget \ quarterly forecasts and set initial goals and KPIs. • Partnered with other senior management in defining strategic agenda ahead of budget .• Supported the sales department in setting of optimum selling prices, taking into account fully loaded costs. • Led numerous cross functional cost improvement teams resulting in significant cost savings ( material sourcing, service provision, process improvement )• Coached non-financial employees in finance topics, including development and presentation of training material.• Monitored cost of manufacturing the company’s product range and reporting of variances versus standard.• Implemented and controlled changeover from traditional standard costing to average costing within integrated ERP system ( Mfg Pro. )

Clonshaugh,Dublin 17

• Responsible for preparing management / financial accounts for the business, encompassing full P.& L. Balance Sheet and Cash Flow and preparation of variance analysis for entire business.• Maintained standard costing system, inventory valuation and variance analysis. • Coached two team members in accounts payable, accounts receivable & payroll.• Generated cashflow forecasts & managed treasury within a multi-currency environment.• Supported annual budget & set standard absorption rates for labour and overhead.• Developed detailed customer profitability reporting in excel which focused attention on maximising business with the company’s high margin customers. • Supported implementation of integrated ERP system Fourth Shift by completing parallel run testing and summarising results and follow up actions.• Introduced and controlled time and attendance system Clockwise which interfaced with the company’s payroll system Megapay to streamline the payroll processing cycle

Clonshaugh,Dublin 17

Doncaster,South Yorkshire,U.K.

Acma, Accounting And Finance

Cima

Leaving Certificate