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Results - oriented financial and operational manager with experience in Cost Accounting, Financial Analysis, Reporting and Budgeting. Accomplishments include ERP implementations, inventory management, productivity, cost reduction, process improvement, gross margin and new product analysis. Strengths include forecasting, managing change, mentoring financial and non-financial associates, and upgrading the financial structure of companies looking to grow. Solid academic credentials with strong references and reported to Director of Finance, VP – Finance, Business Unit Managers and Senior VP – Operations.-Provided financial leadership with in successful 3.3M productivity saving initiative. - Developed detailed work center production planning and budgeting process and annual standard costs.-Successfully led multiple supply chain finance in ERP version upgrades.-Assisted in the development of the monthly supply chain period review package for presentation to senior management.-Developed forecasting models used in reforecast of underlying manufacturing business segment assumptions.-Designed, developed and maintained executive dashboards to report and track average line outputs, direct labor efficiency and over manufacturing productivity.-Assisted in the development of detailed gross margin and product profitability analysis for the Brand Management division and Operations Business Team -Significantly reduced inventory adjustments resulting in one physical inventory per year versus two. -Cut retail inventory shrink from .5% to .12% of revenue through process improvements and store manager training and incentives, resulting in the reduction of store physical inventories from twice per year to one.-Successfully reduced the supply chain general ledger closing process from 5 days to 3.-Restructured the supply chain function to insure complete and thorough reconciliation of all inventory balance sheet accounts.Specialties: Cost Accounting, Budgeting, Forecasting, Inventory Control and ERP system implementations.

Listed skills include Forecasting, Process Improvement, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Supply Chain, and 28 others.