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Wichita, Ks, Us

Wichita, Ks, Us

Sterling Heights, Michigan, Us

South Hutchinson, Kansas, Us

Hutchinson, Kansas, Us

• Complete month end, quarter end and year end close based on GAAP standards• Prepare monthly commentary for Financial Statements identifying anomalies and items of interest• Work with all departments to prepare annual budget.• Prepare monthly and quarterly bank documentation for covenant reporting• Monthly review of all inventory; raw materials, WIP, scrap and finished goods • Responsible for bank changes, setup, documentation and communication• Monitor and manage free cash flow• Review and approve AP payments, approve ACH origination, upload Positive Pay files• Review and approve hourly and salaried payroll, complete funds transfers• Approve all journal entries• Review and approve reconciliations• Lead annual Financial Audit, 401(k) Audit and Work Comp Audit• Complete P&C Insurance review, lead annual renewal, handle communication with broker• Employee Benefits administrator; Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k• Calculate Manufacturing OH as requested by operations• Review and monitor capital spending; place fixed assets in service when projects are complete• Review contracts for potential customers • Secretary / Treasurer of Lowen Corporation Board of Directors• Responsible for BoD agendas, minutes and related documents• Supervise accounting team of 8 employees; AP, AR, Payroll and Tax• Design and implement accounting policies and procedures.• Streamline processes by implementing new procedures.• Administrator of company credit cards• Complete Ad Hoc analysis and reports as requested by upper management.

• Complete month end, quarter end and year end close for Wichita facility• Prepare monthly President’s report, review with President and Sr Vice President of Finance• Prepare quarterly disclosures and reports• Review and approve sales orders before job creation in ERP system, verify information matches customer PO• Review aged WIP on a monthly basis to ensure work orders are not remaining open longer than necessary• Monthly review of all inventory; raw materials, WIP, scrap and finished goods • Monthly calculation of revenue recognition based on GAAP standard ASC606• Quarterly accrual calculation of inventory reserve, work with operations to dispose of aged inventory• SOX champion; assist with SOX testing and work to eliminate deficiencies• Established new internal controls to ensure that there are no conflicts between roles and responsibilities in the facility• Created new cycle count process to insure accurate counts in a timely manner • Weekly review of backlog with Program Managers to ensure accuracy allowing data to be used for accurate forecasting• Review bids to ensure that proper rates are used for estimating labor and material escalation• Monitor and manage Free Cash Flow• Calculate and monitor Manufacturing OH and Material Burden rates on monthly basis• Monitor direct and indirect manufacturing labor to capture errors in clocking; help operations reduce those errors• Develop annual Profit Plan and review with upper management• Complete quarterly forecasting of Sales, GM, SG&A and OI• Review monthly sales reconciliation and final backlog calculation• Review and monitor capital spending; place fixed assets in service when projects are complete •Supervise one Financial Analyst

Wichita, Us

• Complete month end close process and reporting to corporate office • Prepare, review or approve month end reconciliations, depending on account • Collection of Accounts Receivable, review credit applications and tax exemptions• Prepare information for quarterly review with RRD corporate• Supervise purchase order and good receipt process • Process inventory adjustments and monitor raw material inventory levels• Process bi-weekly payroll for hourly employees, adjustments for salaried employees• Approve billing prior to invoice processing• Calculate and monitor standard cost rates in production system • Review material costs and production costs, post costs to jobs• Review job costs, correct errors and close jobs• Track spend for capital projects and report spend to corporate office• Led finance side of conversion to new software including financial mapping• Developed processes to maintain internal controls in new system• Supervise two accounting staff• Ad hoc reporting as requested by plant President or corporate office

3801 S Oliver St, Wichita, Ks, Us

• Manage Weekly Incurred reporting for support organizations• Review variance explanations for weekly reporting• Quarterly EAC forecasting, Consolidation of multiple locations• Presentation of forecast data and variances to VP and SVP• Work closely with Logistics organization on cost improvement initiatives• Supervise 3 people• Ad hoc reporting, special projects and reporting as requested

Richmond, British Columbia, Ca

• Monthly close process and financial statements for Newton Plant• Monitor variable costs to reduce variable hourly rate of production• Sales order analysis, analyzing labor and material costs to quotes• Calculate sales prices and create price lists for sales• Lead monthly financial reviews with upper management• ROI calculations and cost tracking of capital projects• Update monthly standard costs and annual raw material standard update• Weekly labor review meetings with production management / supervisors•Work with production planning for product costing and BOM adjustments•Assist production planning with creating work orders, issuing material and updating inventory•Annual budget for Newton plant•Lead annual inventory count and tracking improvement projects•Lead cost improvement projects, track annual costs savings•Work with plant manager to improve production hours and plant costs•Ad hoc reporting and assisting other plants as needed

Wichita, Kansas, Us

• Monthly close process for SG&A expenses and four Nitrogen plants• Analyze variances in cost per ton in production of Fertilizer products• Analyze monthly expenses and explain variances to plan/prior period• Work with plant managers to develop annual spending plans• Cost tracking of major turnaround projects•Balance sheet reconciliations as assigned by management•Assist with GST/HST/PST and VAT tax reconciliations, reporting and filing•Reconcile and Process Intercompany AP and AR •Audit plant purchase orders and expenses

• Complete Estimate at Completion cost forecasting for multiple product lines• Analyze variances to budget and prior forecast• Prepare presentations for meetings with upper management• Present information to product financial managers and product line managers• Develop new processes, databases and spreadsheets making forecasting process more efficient shortening cycle times from quarterly to monthly• Provide trend analysis to assist management in the decision making process• Ad hoc reporting as requested by each product line• Supervise staff of four Financial Analysts• Completed Front Line Leadership and Supervisory training

• Complete month end close for multiple clients• Monitor Accounts Payable and Payroll for each client• Reconcile intercompany accounts for each client• Complete quarterly reconciliations for each client• Present quarterly reconciliations to client and prepare formal review• Supervise staff of 3 accountants

Master Of Science (Ms), Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Accounting