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SAP FICO Senior Consultant

Oversaw the accounts payable clerk and managed plant operating expenses and ensured compliance to Nestle Accounting Standards. Worked closely with Department Managers to monitor and project expenses.—Developed and entered the yearly operating budget of $37M for FFOH, VME, and FDE which includes labor, salaries, benefits, and energy actual expenses and accruals.—Successfully transitioned from Oracle to SAP with 0% lost productivity which included changes in budgeting, cost center reporting, journal entry postings, purchasing, inventory control, and added separation of duties reporting for compensating controls. —Developed guidelines for local purchasing agents of spreadsheets…. Purchase order setup, departmental costs—Built and nurtured high level relationships in all partner facilities from corporate level to plant staff, resulting in clear, concise communications and messaging strategy.

Managed 2 accounting clerks to meet and exceed all departmental goals for ingredients, packing supplies, and finished product variances. Maintained and improved overall costs throughout manufacturing, focusing on reducing materials lost.—Managed $166M of ingredients while maintaining a 0.44% net loss and a 4% net increase over the prior year.—Controlled $20M of packing supplies with a 16% improvement in net loss across 650 SKU’s, and $19M in pet treats with a 10% improvement in net loss over 214 SKU’s.—Key team member in War on Waste initiative resulting in $930K savings in raw materials in CO plant and more than $730K in IA plant.—Successfully transitioned from PRISM to SAP and closed training gaps left by the SAP implementation team on tasks that I myself had not formally been trained but saw once. Took the lead in the Division on Fines and Packing Claims and developed guidelines and time saving strategies.—Chosen to be trained at Corporate for SAP cutover in the Warehouse and I Nexus project tracking software.

Supervised 2 accounting clerks with a hands-on management style emphasizing accountability. Conducted analyses on inventory variances and assisted in coordinating all monthly reports including summary analyses for plant management.—Learned about manufacturing operations from the ground up; reconciled materials as department leader and targeted pre-established variance goals.—Developed an active, “on the floor” management style that pushed employees quality and productivity.—Identified and immediately corrected a materials-related quality control problem that could have resulted in a $30K per day cost overrun.—Achieved a progressive promotion after only 6 months in the accounting department.—Created a positive rapport with all departments in the plant and worked together as a team to achieve variance goals.—Performed operational audits in addition to reviewing cost per unit and cost per ton in support of accurate month-end inventory accounting.