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Dayton, Ohio, Us

Manage accounting functions for a $75M Aerospace Parts Manufacturer. Responsible for five manufacturing locations and corporate headquarters. Currently managing two finance professionals. • Perform month and year end closing, as well as analyzing manufacturing performance• Responsible for maintaining key performance metrics• Manage annual external audit process for both financial and tax audits• Member of the migration team tasked with the transitioning from Baan IV to Baan LN ERP Platform• Developed and managed first physical inventories for all five manufacturing facilities• Developed processes and reports to reduce the monthly closing cycle while increasing the visibility of production variances during the month• Provide support and training for other members of the finance team to utilize MS Access

Denver, Colorado, Us

Manage accounting functions for $46M Fiberglass Manufacturing Plant and perform the role of Financial Liaison to the Management team. • Using MS Access, develop reports that identify outstanding purchase orders needing to be Received or Closed. This allowed me to clean up numerous aged purchase orders• Lead monthly spending review meeting to help identify open purchase orders that need to be received or closed. These meetings allow for a more accurate forecast of monthly spending• Analyze the cost impacts of different raw materials to help identify the optimal batch formula• Develop annual business plan in conjunction with the associated schedules and presentations as well as monthly forecast updates• Fill in for the Plant Manager during weekly Scorecard meetings

Manages the accounting functions for $28M parts distribution organization.• Produce financial statements, balance sheet, and cash flow analysis, reconciling bank accounts and monitoring cash position, process company payroll, and any federal, state, & local filings and fees.• Utilize Access to analyze sales trends and provide pertinent financial information. • Collaborates with external CPA firm to close year end books for annual corporate tax returns.

Contract Position responsible for purchasing all material for the manufacturing process.

Hyvinkaa, Fi

Financial member of the Management team of a $150 million Hoist and Cranes manufacturing facility, while managing the A/P, A/R, Payroll, Fixed Assets, and Financial Reporting. • Played a key role in the implementation of SAP, lead the Master data migration from multiple legacy systems.• Reduced the monthly closing cycle by two days by the utilization of better tools and processes such as MS Access.• Generated the annual operating budget, monthly Operating presentations, KPI’s, and forecast projections• Developed a time tracking system to collect hours charged to crane production jobs• Prepared annual performance reviews, and established performance goals for two professional and three clerical reports.

Managed the month end closing process for a $56 million division, which was comprised of five manufacturing locations, and directed the efforts of a Cost Accountant and a Staff II Accountant. • Recruited by the WorkflowOne controller as a contractor in March 2007 and hired permanent in September 2007.• Facilitated the acquisition of $12 million and $2 million manufacturing locations.• Managed the freight distribution expense for entire $765 million organization.• Managed the postage accounting for four locations with a combined balance sheet liability of $2 to $3 million.• Coordinated the system conversion effecting at three manufacturing locations.• Executed the annual physical inventory for four manufacturing locations.

Managed the A/P, A/R, Payroll, Fixed Assets, & Financial Reporting for a $150 million automotive manufacturing organization comprised of four manufacturing locations, which included supervising the efforts of five professional and non-professional employees.• Facilitated the move of the accounting function from Jackson MI to Columbus OH.• Supervised the first complete balance sheet reconciliation for General Products in several years.• Personally reconciled the $5 million “Construction-In-Progress” account and capitalized $3 million worth of new equipment and facilities for the Columbus location.• Prepared all financial reports including monthly & quarterly reports for the Board of Directors.

Developed and lead the standard cost implementation project for $122 million lean manufacturing (Six Sigma) division, managed and directed the general accounting function of a $12 million forging facility in Muncie, Indiana.• Managed the standard cost implementation into the ERP system at a $12 million lean manufacturing location in the UK.• Administered spending and balance sheet analysis, generated monthly G/L entries, and bank and account reconciliations.• Prepared fixed asset justification and maintained the FAS fixed asset system.• Generated and maintained Sarbanes Oxley reports and schedules, including maintaining key control documentation, spreadsheet testing, and other self-test questionnaires.

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Managed the cost accounting function of a $30 million distribution company, supervised the year-end closing, produced the audited financial statements and footnotes, and facilitated the annual financial audit.• Generated the annual operating budget, balance sheet and cash flow statements, prepared quarterly forecast projections, and produced all financial and bank covenant compliance reporting.• Developed a cash flow projection spread sheet to project cash excess and shortfall over the balance of the year.Cost Accounting Manager (Aug 01 – Nov 03)Senior Cost Accountant (Apr 01 – Aug 01)

Oversaw the cost accounting systems of nine manufacturing locations generating $40 million in revenue, compiled annual operating budgets and presentations for two of the manufacturing facilities, working closely with the plant managers.

Led the general accounting of a $100 million plywood and lumber manufacturing operation including preparing weekly and monthly profit & loss statements, monthly closing cycle, and monthly financial forecasts.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting

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