Kristopher Applegate Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, TN, US

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Serve as the financial leader at the $140M Cleveland manufacturing facility, collaborating on a daily basis with the Manufacturing, Opex, Research and Development, Human Resources, Marketing and Suppy Chain functions.
• Member of the management team, driving business performance utilizing designated tools.
• Develop and coordinate plant profit plans, strategic plans, monthly forecasts, goals & objectives, financial reconciliations, reports and analysis for division management.
• Oversee the monthly closing, reporting and forecasting process. Present results to senior management.
• Ensure compliance over internal controls.
• Profit Planning/Capital Planning/Cost Savings.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Partnered with Senior leadership in Marketing, Opex, Research and Development, HR and Operations Manufacturing to drive operational performance and ensure plant compliance with corporate processes and policies.
• In coordination with Director of Operations, initiated monthly cost reduction and plant performance review meetings to drive operational performance.
• Teamed with Marketing and R & D to develop 5 year strategic plan, developed a sustainable planning process which could be repeated.
• Traveled to each of the plants to train local controllers. Ongoing travel, approximately 2 weeks per month across the various plant divisons.
• Additional responsibilities/projects - margin analysis, product/plant rationalization, burden rate development, physical inventory coordination, internal controls review.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Developed and coordinated plant profit plans, strategic plans, monthly forecasts, goals and objectives, financial reconciliations, reports, and analysis for plant management, for a $60M manufacturing location.
• Member of the plant leadership team, driving to achieve organizational goals and alignment with corporate targets.
• Implemented internal controls to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley and local statutory requirements.
• Supervised/performed the monthly closing process for multiple ledgers/countries, including Denmark, Sweden, Finaland and Germany.
• Reported monthly business results, headcount compensation, product line margins, budget expense analysis, and cost reduction projects.
• Additional responsibilities/projects – FAS109 tax package, strategic product analysis, physical inventory, burden reviews, transfer pricing.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Prepared various reports (Sales, Commentaries, T & E, Foreign Currency, Cost Savings, Capex, etc.) for the $2 billion PCSO division with multiple locations in North America, Europe, Austrialia and China.
• Assisted in the month end forecast commentary process, reviewed division key performance measures.
• Assisted in the closing of the books for the HQ ledger.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Served as analyst at a residential product manufacturing facility. Focus on product costing within the facitily, and responsible for managing the capital budget.
• Maintained the capital projects portfolio of the Lincoln facility, and conducted a monthly capital expenditure review with facility management. Maintained the CIP account to ensure all assets were capitalized in a.
• Performed detailed variable cost analysis of various standard products for potential sourcing.
• Additional Responsibilities: Monthly forecasting, labor cost revision, various cost analysis.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting