Randall Shier Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

General job description:Overall functions:• Manage logistics financial processes and results, forecasting, analysis, tools & models, key initiatives• Key contributor to strategy, annual logistics operating plans, forecasting and metrics• Responsible for analytical and financial support to Finance, Internal Audit, Logistics Operations, • Procurement and external service providers• Primary liaison between logistics operations and finance• Review and recommend improvements to controls and network design• Develop logistics cost models, perform queries, analyze data, and map detailed processes• Manage Logistics Finance Group staff• Manage the freight payment process and external freight invoice providerCost/financial functions:• Responsible for logistics monthly spend accruals, forecasts, annual operating plan, strategic plan, transportation operating budget; cost and trend analysis reports• Develop methods and procedures that facilitate achievement of financial goals• Audit compliance including SOX compliance and support of external audit requirementsAnalytics & Reporting:• Analyze logistics cost performance, freight invoice payment process and other key operational indicators.• Identify opportunities and develop solutions for cost performance improvement• Develop and publish weekly and monthly KPIs for logistics cost and the freight invoice payment process• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to enhance team's overall efficiency, depth of insight, accuracy, etc.• Provide analytical support for site needs, projects, new business opportunities, and proposals• Development of logistics cost/unit model to provide real-time & accurate logistics cost outlooks• Development of post audit process for freight payment process and freight cost databaseRelationships:• Maintain Finance-Logistics communications• Maintain 3rd party freight payment service provider relationship and with HGST sites

San Jose, Ca, Us

Service Operations Director• Financial planning and analysis for service operations – Management reporting, budgeting and revenue forecast, gross margin and contract performance analysis. Ad hoc financial analysis.• Development and maintenance of departmental financial and operational metrics.• Oversight of service dispatch operations and customer service. • Responsible for achieving revenue and cost goals and managing the Service dispatch operations function of the company.• Process review and improvement.

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

PLANTRONICS, Santa Cruz, California. Plantronics is a publicly traded company (NYSE: PLT) headquartered in Santa Cruz, California with offices in 20 countries with major facilities in Mexico, Tennessee, England and The Netherlands and FY11 sales of $600 million.• Oversight of inventory and inventory cost accounting.• Development and maintenance of the Company's worldwide policies for Excess and Obsolete Inventory.• Support for the Company's monthly close and reporting processes, assisted the quarterly and annual audits and support of SOX initiatives and testing.• Responsible for compilation of worldwide excess and obsolete inventory reserves and to ensure general ledger balances for inventory and inventory cost related accounts are correct.• Assist with the quarterly and annual audits and support SOX initiatives and testing.• Review and development of management reporting for inventory related items.• Improved inventory accounting related efficiency and implementation of best practices.• Review of inventory related contract terms.

Fremont, Ca, Us

Audit Director (April 2006 to July 2009)• Established worldwide IT audit function and processes.• Developed risk based approach to audit planning including a risk and value-add matrix and process.• Ensured audit findings included all key elements of a finding including root cause analysis. • Successfully partnered with IT and business stakeholders.. • Incorporated COBIT into the IT audit process.• Developed an audit finding/ issue tracking database and reporting process.• Provided IT support for Internal Audit.• Hiring, management and retention of direct reports in Singapore.Senior Manager, Materials Groups (April 2002 to April 2006)• Decision support and analysis for Seagate’s worldwide procurement organization.• Developed Oracle-based commodity cost data warehouse and Essbase reporting processes.• Streamlined organizational analysis, modeling, budgeting process, metrics and reporting. • Conducted communications, workshops and presentations with Materials management.• Management of up to two staff.WW General Ledger Manager (July 1999 to March 2002)• General accounting - Monthly close accounting/general accounting.• Developed Excel and Oracle/Essbase based reporting and analysis processes.• Contributed to Seagate’s year 2000 privatization. • Review of worldwide account receivable general ledger, sub-ledger and trial balances. • Management of up to seven staff..Manager of Freight Function (July 1998 to June 1999)• Management / development of Seagate’s logistics payment process.• Recovery of overpayments. • Designed payment database and effective audit and control processes.• Developed freight contracts, policies and standard operating procedures. •Hiring, supervision and evaluation of support staff. Senior Internal Auditor (June 1996 to June 1998)• Audits of organizational and functional activities, planning and development of audit programs and procedures.

Cpa, Accounting, Tax, Audit

Chartered Accountant (Ca), Audit, Tax. Law

Passed Cissp Exam Passed April 2010, Cissp - Certified Information Systems Security Prof, Access Control, Security Architecture, Telecommunications, Cryptography, App And Opp Security, Drp

Cisa, It Audit

Six Sigma Brownbelt, Process Improvement