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Grand Rapids, MI, US

Kentwood, Michigan, US

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-to-date consolidated financial statements
• Review actual financial results compared to prior year and budget with management
• Manage annual budget process and complete the consolidated package
• Serve as the primary contact for external auditors and tax accountants
• Review and approve accounts payable check run, payroll, and commission expenses

• Reviewed monthly and quarterly variable, fixed, and SGA cost data with management
• Reported cash forecast changes during weekly meetings with upper management
• Approved and released all ACH and wire payments initiated through accounts payable
• Created new chart of accounts structure for plant specific labor & overhead reporting
• Worked with external auditors on annual financial and collateral loan audits

• Prepared monthly and year-to-date summary and detailed financial statements
• Developed current year forecast model including profit & loss, balance sheet, and cash flow
• Created and maintained the rolling 13-week cash forecast model
• Worked with manufacturing to refine standard cost model and assumptions

Grand Rapids, Michigan, US

• Prepared monthly and year-to-date summary and detailed financial statements
• Developed three-year forecast model including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow
• Created new ERP system work centers and departments to enable direct labor efficiency reporting
• Generated product line profit and loss statements including scrap by product line
• Implemented daily sales reporting using Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
• Participated in quarterly physical inventory counts

Longueuil, CA

• Prepared month over month and quarterly variance analysis of financial results
• Coordinated monthly cash flow forecast and reported actual versus forecast
• Provided monthly accounts receivable aging summary and detailed analysis
• Prepared balance sheet account reconciliations and approved those completed by others
• Completed the annual tax reporting package and forwarded to parent company
• Month end journal entries and posting of staff entries

Lake Oswego, Oregon, US

• Summarized monthly and quarterly fixed, SGA, and variable cost data
• Supervised a Cost Accountant, Staff Accountant, and Accounts Payable Clerk
• Prepared weekly fixed & SGA detail cost reports for review with management
• Managed annual budgeting process and entered into corporate database
• Reviewed all invoices for proper authorization prior to payment
• Completed month end journal entries and posting of staff entries

Lake Oswego, Oregon, US

• Responsible for all variable cost data on the company’s financial statements. Performed tasks in the general accounting area to alleviate time constraints and promote an even distribution of the work load
• Provided weekly cost per earned standard hour data for the manufacturing group
• Provided valuation of inventory on a weekly basis
• Prepared monthly cost/inventory JE data for input to the general ledger
• Quarterly analysis of inventory obsolescence reserves
• Variable actual cost versus flexed budget reports

Muskegon, MI, US

• Tracked progress of cost reduction plans and capital project spending for this global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of components, systems, and services to the transportation industry
• Provided monthly and year-to-date PMT profit and loss statements
• Provided product margin, cost, and pricing data for individual products
• Prepared justification for PMT capital project requests
• Monthly warranty cost reports and analysis of warranty costs
• Various PMT product mix and margin analysis

Zeeland, MI, US

• Roll-up the bills of material and copy costs out to all warehouses
• Reviewed the bills of material for zero costs or missing components
• Made corrections and updated standard costs when necessary
• Assisted the materials department with year-end inventory counts
• Completed a monthly variance analysis of operating expenses
• Budgeted and accrued for all property taxes including the allocation of taxes