Keith Freeman Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Kentucky, Us

Costing of all inventory located at Buffalo Trace. Complete monthly close and analyze production variances against standard cost. Reconcile balance sheet for Buffalo Trace. Maintain inventories including aging spirits in warehouses. Prepare operating plan for Buffalo Trace and track actual results against plan.

Oversee cash management for entire company. Analyze and evaluate potential customers for credit status. Manage disbursements to customers. Forecast cash position and evaluate cash needs on a weekly basis. Prepare reporting to management and bank according to loan requirements. Supervise finance staff for credit/disbursement function. Prepare monthly close documents and operating budgets as part of finance team.

Maintained entire recycling inventory and prepare daily, weekly and monthly management reports on performance of operations department. Analyze and interpret metrics to evaluate production trends. Perform monthly close procedures to record revenue, expenses and profit margin on entire recycling operation.

As Director of Accounting U.S., managed staff of accountants in preparing monthly close and financial statements, analyzing manufacturing results and preparing annual operating budgets for U.S. facilities. Oversaw financial audits by internal and external audit staff. Analyzed balance sheet and ensured adherence to proper accounting standards.

Oversaw entire payables department including issuing vendor checks, proper approval of invoices, administering vendor discounts and rebates, troubleshooting material receipts and pricing disputes, supervising payables staff and developing/hiring personnel.

Responsible for all cost accounting duties for Cincinnati OH bottling facility. Prepared budgets and monthly budget/actual reporting, performed monthly close procedures, prepared financial analyses on all operations issues for management use.

Performed financial and compliance audits of various state government agencies. Performed field work at agency locations, prepared audit comments on deficiencies and reported findings to appropriate agency personnel

Performed audits of trucking companies for highway and fuel taxes. Performed field work at company locations, identified discrepancies in company records, prepared audit reports summarizing audit findings and reported findings to company management.