Equipment, Chemicals and Waste Treatment for Metal Finishing

used Accura customizable accounting software - home-grown system* Provided support to CFO with managerial responsibility for all financial month end closing processes.* Supervised accounting department of two in day-to-day activities and monitored reporting accuracy.* Managed accounting functions including A/P, A/R, Payroll, Fixed Assets, GL and Banking transactions.* Cross-trained with Accounting staff to provide back-up as needed and documented procedures.

Manufacturing inventory system applications: used SAP FICO ERP over 5 yrs & Syteline ERP 6 yrs+* Analyzed and accurately reported current month’s financial results to management in accordance with corporate reporting and time requirements.* Submitted all financial transactions and reporting on a timely and accurate basis in order to support the financial closing process with a 100% completion and on-time ratio.* Streamlined month end closing from four to 2 days through implementing a perpetual close process.* Developed and promoted inter-company communication\relations to support daily financial activities.* Set-up file structure and templates to monitor and validate manual, standard, self-reversing and recurring journal entries and decrease processing time by 8 hours.* Maintained a perpetual inventory for RM, Parts, Sub Assy, FG and WIP and validated on a routine basis.* Examined internal controls to ensure assets adequately safeguarded and results were accurately reported.* Served as lead contact for internal\external auditors during their periodic reviews to successfully complete audit package.* Prepared and maintained detailed work instructions used for training\validating\informational purposes and used as basis to improve workflow.* Created\provided resource documents to bridge gap between legacy and new SAP FICO ERP system.* Served on SAP FICO ERP implementation team with emphasis in cost accounting, general ledger\financial statement and fixed asset accounting.* Reported cost of goods results by product, category and customer order used to analyze gross margin.* Analyzed standard to actual cost reports to research variances by customer order for discussionpoints with manufacturing personnel.* Filed required sales\use tax returns at state websites and maintained filing frequency schedule.

Manufacturing inventory system applications: used Oracle ERP* Worked closely with Operational Managers of 17 departments to prepare and manage Annual Operating Budgets and Forecasts to support the facility financial plan.* Researched, analyzed trends and interpreted budget variances for Budget Managers to identify and implement overhead initiatives that reduced controllable operating expenses.* Scheduled and directed monthly departmental budget performance reviews with each Budget Manager and then presented the results and analysis as a team to Senior Management.* Documented internal controls, practices and procedures for management of operating expenses beginning with creation of Annual Budget through monitoring of year-to-date variances.* Supervised up to three employees including Cost/Program Analysts, Payroll and Accounts Payable.* Developed report to review and identify line item budget to actual expense variances by month, quarter and year-to-date to be used as a tool for departmental budget performance reviews.* Provided individual and group training and support to Operational Budget Managers including use of data mining and monitoring tools vital in decision-making process.* Created Capital spending report to aid in visibility for annual budgeting through monitoring of monthly, quarterly and year-to-date expenses.* Maintained and audited fixed asset inventory schedule to validate general ledger balances.* Re-designed weekly direct labor report to analyze operational variances between budget and actual manufacturing hours down to department and employee level.* Set-up Accounts Payable department to support move from Matrix Organization to Facility Operation.

Manufacturing inventory system applications: Epicor Manage 2000 ERP* Established and monitored Annual Operating Budget and Forecasts by working closely with operational management team to support the Strategic Plan.* Identified, analyzed and researched cost and expense variances to determine root causes and worked closely with operational departments to provide options to improve financial performance.* Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual divisional financial statements, supporting schedules and a management discussion and analysis report to communicate cost and expense variances.* Supervised, trained and monitored Cost Accountant at off-site division location.* Provided cost of goods sold results for three separate divisions and reviewed with Plant Managers.* Performed financial close process such as account analysis, reconciliations of sub-ledgers to account balances and entered journal entries into system.* Developed and documented numerous Internal Control procedures which were used to perform Internal Audits, to provide training for manufacturing personnel, to validate COGS, to safeguard fixed assets and inventory balances and to minimize inventory shrinkage.* Participated in re-implementation team as an expert user to examine current system usage, migrate from job costing to standard costing, re-define general ledger account structure/mapping/functions and then implement at other sites.* Streamlined and implemented continuous improvements of product costing to reduce closing process 20 days by identifying critical path functions and rescheduling to maximize efficiency.

Manufacturing inventory system applications: PRMS AS400 MRP* Job costed largest product area division in mixed cost system with actual assembly hours/design time/paint and pack costs and standard material costs/manufacturing hours. * Supervised, trained and monitored up to four employees including Cost Accountants and Payroll.* Managed standard costs and conducted standards variance analysis, performed research to determine underlying issues and worked with functional departments to make cost improvement recommendations.* Developed, documented and published training/procedural manuals for functions that include month end/year end close, balance sheet account reconciliations, cost of sales analysis/reports/source documents and Fixed Asset management. * Streamlined and implemented continuous improvements of product costing procedures/analysis.* Served as project leader to implement new data collection/payroll system and provide training and educational materials for Office/Shop Supervision and General Managers. * Participated in data collection team to examine current system, determine requirements and functions, review potential replacement systems and then select and implement new system.* Served as lead person for physical inventory reconciliation on all business units and related accounts.* Worked closely with internal programmer to redesign Labor Report used to analyze daily assembly and manufacturing hours which are the basis of overhead application to inventory.