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Arden Hills, Mn, Us

Partner with CEO, Executive Staff and Board of Directors to develop and achieve short and long term company strategic goals to drive sustainable and profitable growth. Support all levels of the organization with sound business analysis to support decision making. Provide day to day leadership for Accounting, Treasury and IT. Administrator for ESOP according to DOL, IRS and ERISA laws. Lead and manage 3rd party relationships for ESOP, Audit, Treasury and Insurance. Drive acquisition opportunities with identification of targets, strategic justification, financial due diligence and post-acquisition integration. Assure all financial and administrative control systems comply with GAAP, IRS and legal regulations.

Arden Hills, Mn, Us

Tiffin, Oh, Us

Partner with CEO, Executive Staff and Board of Directors to develop and achieve short and long term company strategic goals. Support all levels of the organization with sound business analysis to support decision making. Provide day to day leadership and direction for Accounting, Finance and Treasury. Coordinate and serve as liaison for 3rd party support for Audit, Tax, Treasury, Banking and Insurance. Lead and help on any potential acquisitions with strategic justification, financial due diligence and post-acquisition integration. Assure all financial and administrative control systems comply with GAAP, IRS and legal regulations.

Verberie, -, Fr

Provide concise, timely and accurate financial and administrative information to Poclain management within PH Inc and at the Corporate level. Assure all reporting is compliant with state and federal legal requirements, GAAP and PH global standards. Develop and maintain all financial and administrative systems required to maintain and grow the business. Manage risk through administration of sound legal, audit, IT, and insurance policies and procedures. Manage Accounting, IT and Administrative team at PH Inc.- Develop and maintain adequate financial systems to support growth plans.- Assure all financial and administrative control systems comply with Group rules, legal regulations and GAAP.- Analyze differences between budget and actual and define corrective action plans.- Manage Administrative departments to assure staff is adequately trained and motivated to manage growth plans.- Safeguard company assets by developing and maintaining appropriate risk management systems.- Develop and maintain partner relationships with banks, external auditors, insurance carriers, legal firms and other service firms required to serve the administrative needs of the company.- Act as consultant to all levels of management on all financial and legal matters to assure sound decision making and risk management.

Financial and IT leadership including support in the development and execution of the Long Range Strategic Plan. Responsible for providing leadership and direction for IT, Banking relationships, Employee benefit plans and processes, General Insurance needs. Support all operations in achieving the financial targets as established. Ensure appropriate staffing levels and proper training to support day-to-day responsibilities. Ensure proper financial controls and appropriate Company policies and procedures are in place and being adhered to throughout the organization. Maintain accounting records are in accordance with internal and external requirements. Provide support in analyzing potential acquisition candidates and in completing transactions.

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Responsible for all the financial and fiscal management aspects of the company in accordance with GAAP. Provide leadership and coordination in the administrative, business planning, accounting and budgeting efforts of the company. Plan, develop, organize, implement, direct and evaluate the organization’s fiscal function and performance. Evaluate and advise on the impact of long range planning, introduction of new programs/strategies and regulatory actions. Provide timely and accurate financial reporting and analysis in order to assist the CEO and the Board members in performing their responsibilities. Oversee the approval and processing of revenue, expenditure, department budgets, mass salary updates, ledger, and account maintenance and data entry. Establish and maintain internal control safeguards. Continual improvement of the budgeting process through education of department managers on financial issues impacting their budgets. Develop a reliable cash flow projection process and reporting mechanism which includes minimum cash thresholds to meet the operating needs. Evaluation of the finance structure and team plan for continual improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of the group.

Formulated and implemented company financial policies and goals. Planned and managed yearly planning process including high level long range plan and detailed department budgets. Consolidated and analyzed domestic and international monthly results and presented to the executive management team. Provided leadership for company IT direction to support strategic goals. Participated on executive management team that drives the direction of continuous improvement programs.- Implemented Mapics ERP system within budget. Provided a global business system platform to improve inventory and WIP visibility and streamline the order entry process across business units.- Coordinated the implementation and development of office space, accounting process and IT system for Canadian office ahead of schedule and 20% below budget.- Provided team leadership for business process improvements in the accounting department that reduced filing time by 75% in accounts receivable and wire processing time by 50% in accounts payable.- Worked with IT to implement a data storage strategy to reduce data storage requirements by 40% saving $100,000 per year in IT costs and improving system response time.- Implemented new financial reporting software and streamlined month end processes that reduced the month end close from 12 to 5 working days.

Managed and developed seven department personnel. Directed A/P, A/R, credit, financial reporting and consolidations of foreign and domestic entities, month end close, account reconciliations, payroll, internal audits, sales and use tax and other day to day functions. System experience with AS400 platforms (Mapics and Data3), Hyperion Enterprise.- Reorganized collections department taking advantage of offsite call center to improve DSO from 54 to 47 days and past due from 12% to 6% while holding expenses flat.- Participated in process improvement team that reduced number of days to complete annual physical inventory from 3 days to 1 ½. - Expanded the role of the Controller to include international and domestic unit consolidations including financial reporting, planning and budgeting.- Implemented new graduate development program to provide a broad range of experience and advancement opportunities for department personnel.- With HR, analyzed, negotiated and selected employee health benefit program that reduced company expenses by $250,000 annually without increasing out of pocket expenses to the employee.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Managed and developed two department personnel. Responsible for day to day financial support for multiple business units with an annual budget of $105 million including month end close, account reconciliations, variance analysis, standard cost, capital projects, and planning. System experience with Adaytum e-planning, AS400 and Microsoft.-Implemented ARC (Adaytum e-planning) a tool for utilities rate development. Served as the functional leader. The tool was designed to significantly improve analysis and processes.-Provided direction for an Excel based utility processing system to reduce month end reporting requirements reducing month end processing from 3 days to 1.- Developed and implemented a pilot standard cost system for Calibrations and Instrument Services to standardize internal billing rates which resulted in improved customer satisfaction.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Responsible for financial reporting, planning, variance analysis, standard development, rate development, account reconciliations, capital projects (DCF/ROI, cash flows, and lease vs. buy) and other general day to day accounting functions.- Developed a process reference guide to be used as a training tool and for ongoing support for future department personnel.- Improved capital request process to eliminate multiple routings and errors.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Supported Latin America and Canada on financial reporting and analysis including month end close, account reconciliation, journal entries, quarterly foreign currency analysis, intercompany profit in inventory tracking and other general day to day accounting functions.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Supervised the daily activities of the accounting department including cost accounting, AP, AR and payroll. Coordinated month end close for multiple sites. Consolidated domestic and international business units. Participated on continuous improvement teams.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Maintained general ledger on AS400 Mapics system. Performed month end close and financial reporting and analysis.

Mba, It

Bs, Business/Acounting