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Canal Winchester, Ohio

+ Functioned as liaison among engineering, purchasing, sales, and accounting to provide timely and accurate cost models for business quotes. + Produced all cost models to secure potential new business. + Participated as part of the sales team that significantly increased sales revenue.+ Participated in strategic planning sessions with management for acquiring new business.+ Performed root cause analyses on item master, bill of materials, and labor routing audits to ensure standard cost accuracy and completeness.+ Created a variety of ad hoc reports for company management to use while evaluating and negotiating business opportunities.+ Developed what-if cost scenarios based on customer and management requests to identify most profitable option and adjusted cost models appropriately.+ Worked with cross-functional team to develop initial bill of materials to drive materials resource planning (MRP).+ Analyzed monthly sales by product line to review profit and loss statements versus budgeted sales.+ Created a purchase price variance report to isolate variance between standard and actual cost.+ Developed freight analyses for cost reviews.+ Work proficiently with Microsoft Office, Crystal Reports and Macola.

Columbus, Ohio

+ Managed and reconciled several general ledger accounts including raw materials, work in process, and finished goods.+ Performed daily maintenance on the AS400 operational system to provide up-to-date cost information for various departments.+ Examined changes in product design, raw materials, and manufacturing methods to determine effects on gross margins.+ Prepared monthly journal entries and participated in monthly closing activities.+ Participated in yearly physical inventory.

London, Ohio

+ Prepared product cost models for new business.+ Calculated labor, overhead, and material costs for all products on a quarterly basis.+ Managed and supervised 200+ staff to perform company-wide physical inventories.+ Created automated standard cost sheets utilizing AS400 technology to create significant process improvements.+ Proficient in JD Edwards and Microsoft software.+ Prepared daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for creating journal entries+ Increased the efficiency of inputting data so profit and loss statements were available to management by the 4th closing day+ Developed and managed a JD Edwards operating system by creating and maintaining bill of materials, standard cost, purchase price master and creating new item master entries.