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• MAC LTT is a national manufacturer of aluminum/stainless liquid tank trailers which carry petroleum, crude oil, fertilizer, and dry bulk materials.
• Responsible for month-end financial reporting, budget analysis, and forecasting for three companies and compile divisional consolidation. Provide results assessment and recommendations.
• Manage inventory, work-in-process, finished goods, cost of goods sold, standard cost, and operational costs for two manufacturing locations (Kent, OH and Billings, MT).
• Provide monthly margin and production analysis package (margin analysis, inventory turns, breakeven, labor utilization, sales generated by direct and indirect costs).
• Analyze actual labor, material, and overhead cost against BOM/Standard/Budget. Research and explain variances.
• Coordinate physical inventory counts and cycle counts. Identify discrepancies and resolve issues.

Independence, Ohio, US

• EnTitle Insurance is a leading title insurance underwriter delivering insurance in 40 states. EnTitle has two distinct distribution channels to issue title insurance policies. The company utilizes the traditional.
• As Controller of EnTitle, responsibilities included overseeing and managing the company’s finance and treasury functions, strategic planning, and capital management, valuation of assets/investments, reporting.
• Responsible for the preparation of a comprehensive Form 9. Ensured national compliance with, and execution of, regulatory filing requirements and disclosures for 40 states.
• Responsible for planning, design, development, quality assurance, prototyping, implementation, modification and evaluation of proprietary software programs. Define training requirements for end users.
• Oversaw claims management function for successful claim resolution to minimize loss reserves. Lead person acting in conjunction with underwriters, legal counsel, auditors, and staff.
• Managed six departments with proven abilities in directing and motivating cross-functional teams to successfully support corporate objectives.

• Directed and controlled all financial activities for this manufacturer of sample color cards and window covering industry.
• Managed system implementation of enterprise resource planning and supply chain software designed for the printing industry. Managed all internal profit performance metrics and job cost functions.
• Established internal accounting controls, policies and procedures.
• Implemented active collection initiative which enabled the company to reduce their outstanding credit line by $1 million.

• Financial analyst for this provider of airport and commercial security staffing company. Responsibilities included financial reporting, SEC reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and job cost analysis.
• Consolidated profit and loss statements for seven regions and analyzed results against budget/forecast. Identified and proposed resolution to problem areas.
• Managed budget process for all regions, interfacing with each Vice President to compile, analyze and evaluate various iterations of budget proposals.
• Prepared final budgets and integrated them into the computer system (JD Edwards) for first time in history of company. Changed financial reporting to conform to new format to include budgets and various analyses.
• Prepared month-end job cost, margin, variance and labor/overtime analyses

• Accounting Manager for this leading regional retailer of home improvement and building products. Managed all accounting functions, financial reporting, SEC reporting, budgets, projections, strategic planning, and board.
• Developed and coordinated a new budgeting process.
• Based on in-depth review and analysis, generated significant reductions in D.I.Y.’s 1998 expense budgets: reduced payroll $3.5 million, and other operating expenses $650,000.
• Implemented highly successful cost containment efforts and conducted re-negotiations with major vendors resulting in meeting 90% of budgeted expense reduction