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Prattville, Alabama, US

Astoria, New York, US

I am the business partner to the CEO with responsibilities to develop and execute the long-term strategies for the company. I have oversight for all aspects of Finance and Accounting functions for the America's region. This includes general accounting, cost accounting, accounts payable & receivable as well as logistics and distribution. My role is a.

• I am the Business Partner to the President with responsibilities to develop and execute the long-term strategies for the company. My responsibilities include Finance, Information Technology & Customer Pricing. I have.
• Executed financial turnaround of company. Instituted culture of continuous improvement and personal accountability. Our organization has met and exceeded financial commitment for the past five years.
• Implemented strategic collections program and analytics to better improve collection efforts. Our Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) metrics reduced from 46 Days to 40 Days.
• Developed information technology strategy aligned with our company’s short and long-term initiatives. We have implemented network and server enhancements, disaster recovery policies and procedures, installation of VOIP.
• Introduced a strategic purchasing initiative focused on continuous improvement and analytics to drive cost reductions.
• Implemented social and environmental policy for suppliers with audits from third party service provider.

Cleveland, OH, US

• Oversaw Finance Department for the domestics manufacturing, distribution and technical research operations for Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes. Also led consolidations and financial reporting for international.
• Implemented consignment inventory program for finished goods. Reduced working capital by $200K in first year with suppliers on board for additional $800K in second year.
• Integrated Financial Reporting and Purchased Accounting for Acquisition of Flex Recubrimientos into Sherwin-Williams Automotive Mexico.

Cleveland, OH, US

• Represented Global Finishes Group as Finance Lead in implementation of Oracle 11i General Ledger and Payables. The project required us to redesign chart of accounts, integrate legacy applications and consolidate.
• Designed, developed, tested and implement plans to interface Sherwin-Williams source systems into Oracle General Ledger through various solutions including translator tables, Virtual Trader module and Oracle Financial.
• Re-engineered consolidation procedures including foreign currency translations and inter-company eliminations using Oracle General Ledger.
• Developed user reference documents and trained users for transition to Oracle General Ledger.

Cleveland, OH, US

• Oversaw Finance Department for the manufacturing, distribution and technical research operations for Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes. I was the Business Partner to leadership teams in Operations, Technical.
• Led product line justification plan for Automotive Tier One business unit. This project identified core products for our sales teams to grow business, improved profitability on non-core products and eliminated.
• Supported implementation of Procure to Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (OTC), Demand-to-Build (D2B) and Financial Reporting solutions at Mexico manufacturing and distribution facilities using Oracles 11i ERP modules.

Elyria, Ohio, US

• Finance lead for project to implement Oracle 11i solutions for North America operations (United States, Canada & Mexico). The project required us to implement Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Demand-to-Build (D2B) and.
• Implemented Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Solution at North America manufacturing and distribution facilities using Oracles 11i ERP modules.
• Directed pilot test programs for Demand-to-Build (D2B) and Order-to-Cash (OTC) solutions at North America manufacturing and distribution facilities.

Elyria, Ohio, US

• Oversaw Finance Department for Power and Manual Wheelchair and Patient Aids manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Florida & Texas. My responsibilities included financial and management reporting, financial planning and.
• Supported Operations team on justification for capital investments associated with CNC Manufacturing workstation. My analysis included return on investment and buy versus lease. We re-engineered the cost accounting.
• Re-engineered cost accounting methodology to apply ocean transportation, customs, duties and overhead costs to Far East-source products.
• Automated month-end close process using lean business processes to eliminate non-value activities and improve reporting. We eliminated two days from the close schedule.

Elyria, Ohio, US

• As Finance Team Lead, I integrated Scandinavian Mobility International (SMI) with Invacare Europe after a $142M acquisition. The project required me to develop an implementation plan with each SMI Controller and.
• Audited financial results, management reporting and internal controls of manufacturing facilities and sales office of Scandinavian Mobility International (SMI). Each SMI Controller was provided a checklist identifying.
• Developed financial close and consolidation procedures into Invacare Europe. The financial close procedures addressed both US GAAP and local financial reporting requirements.
• Re-engineered transactions and reporting procedures to meet Invacare Europe reporting metrics. The procedures covered standard costing, manufacturing and purchase price variance, inventory valuation, currency.
• Calculated and documented purchase accounting for SMI acquisition.

Elyria, Ohio, US

• Oversaw Finance Department for Patient Aids manufacturing and distribution facilities in Ohio & Massachusetts. My responsibilities included financial and management reporting, financial planning and analysis, and cost.
• Consolidated financial reporting systems for Ohio and Massachusetts facilities. Our project enabled the business unit to close facilities in Massachusetts.
• Supported introduction of retail-packaged product line and planogramming programs to Retail and Durable Medical Equipment Dealers.
• Implemented internal freight payment and auditing software application. The application reduced operating expenses by $200K annually and improved cash flow.

Elyria, Ohio, US

Responsibilities included general accounting duties across several business units and manufacturing / distribution facilities. Duties included month-end close and reconciliations, financial planning and analysis, financial and management reporting, inventory and cost accounting and compliance with 10K / 10Q reporting and footnotes. During this time period.

Orlando, Florida, US

Responsibilities included all general accounting duties for franchisee of three local restaurants and management company. Duties included cash management, accounts payable, payroll, financial reporting and other administrative responsibilities.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration

Bachelor’S Degree, Bachelors Of Science In Business Administration (Bsba) - Major In Accounting