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Palm Beach Gardens, Fl, Us

Newnan, Ga, Us

Palm Beach Gardens, Fl, Us

Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Watford, Hertfordshire, Gb

Smith & Nephew is a multi-national medical equipment manufacturing company headquartered in London.– Led a team of 15 accounting professionals. Supervised the Mexico and Puerto Rico Accounting, Finance, and Logistics departments. Managed P&L with variances by distributor and country.– Worked with internal personnel to create plans and ensure proper documentation for distributors Latin America.– Developed financial plans and models for new growth opportunities in Latin America.– Converted a $12M distributor in Columbia into an in-house direct sales market of $25M.– Consolidated financial data from different versions of SAP in Rubik, a Cognos-based system.

Watford, Hertfordshire, Gb

– Responsible for budget, forecast, and actual reporting for P&L by customer and country.– Indirectly oversaw the Mexico and Puerto Rico Accounting, Finance, and Logistics departments.– As Logistics Manager, helped distributors forecast, plan, order, and ship product to their countries.– Worked with internal personnel to create plans and ensure proper documentation for distributors Latin America.– Developed financial plans and models for new growth opportunities in Latin America.– Identified and resolved critical logistics and shipping issues that not only helped Smith and Nephew Latin America, but Smith and Nephew worldwide. – Instrumental in converting a $3.5M competitor distributor to Smith & Nephew. – Consolidated financial data from different ERP systems in Hyperion.

Latham, New York, Us

AngioDynamics produces therapeutic and diagnostic medical devices for treatment of veins-related medical conditions. AngioDynamics acquired Rita Medical Systems in 2006.– Reported to the Director of Financial Reporting. Reviewed and explained variances to budget for Queensbury, New York and Manchester, Georgia plant operations.– Developed and reviewed manufacturing standards with Manufacturing and R&D departments at both facilities.– Tracked, reconciled, and analyzed raw material, WIP, and finished goods for both plants and recommended reserves for excess inventory.– Provided margin analysis related to manufacturing variances.– Implemented a new cost accounting system.

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– Supervised a Financial Analyst; responsible for standard costing, forecasting, budgeting, and inventory.– Compiled, reviewed, updated, and maintained department budget and rolling forecasts.– Reviewed and explained budget variances, including three-month bottom-up rolling forecast-to-actual.– Developed and reviewed manufacturing standards with manufacturing and R&D engineering departments.– Tracked, reconciled, and analyzed raw material, WIP, and finished goods.– Reported to senior management on sales trends, inventory movements, production-to-plan, and schedule.– Implemented and designed bottom-up budget process and forms for Rita Medical. Reduced keypunch data entry time into financial system, by a month-and-a-half.– Designed and implemented actual time tracking system to verify and monitor standards at Rita Medical Systems.– At Rita Medical, initiated manufacturing production reports to track completion to schedule, finished production yields, and variances between standard hours and actual hours to complete.– Key member of team which improved production output and increased production 25% to meet sales requirements at Rita Medical.– Worked with CPA firm to develop and pass Sarbanes Oxley requirements at Rita Medical.

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– Reviewed and explained variances to budget, including three-month bottom-up rolling forecast-to-actual. – Developed and reviewed manufacturing standards with Manufacturing and R&D engineering departments.– Tracked, reconciled, and analyzed Raw material, WIP, and Finished Goods.– Worked with manufacturing management to compile and analyze manufacturing reports.– Reported sales trends, inventory movements, production-to-plan, and schedule to senior Management.

Vittorio Veneto, Tv, It

SIPA North America, is an Atlanta-based subsidiary of SIPA, an international industrial equipment supplier.– Reported to the President of North America. In charge of finance, accounting, information systems, procurement, and human resources. Controlled and assisted in managing $1.5M spare-part warehouse.– Worked with external CPA firm to ensure United States and International GAAP was in compliance.– Prepared all financial reports required for Italian parent company, external CPA firm, and Federal Government.– Responsible for month-end and year-end financial closings with monthly analysis of company's financial health.– Reviewed past-due accounts receivables and negotiated with customers to resolve invoices over 90 days old.– Developed company travel program, including negotiating with travel agencies.– Worked with outside attorneys to ensure company was in compliance will all laws.– Worked with Sales department to review machine sales contracts. Obtained Letters of Credit and customer reviews to establish credit risk.

Weinheim, De

FNGP is the leading specialist supplier of sealing applications for a wide variety of industries including automotive, civil aviation, shipbuilding, construction machinery, and pharmaceuticals.– Assisted with $60M annual budget and standard cost plan.– In charge of inventory control, asset control, and tooling project control.– Managed intercompany accounts, balance sheet accounts, and departmental accounts. – Provided standard cost analysis and variance analysis for the company.– Assisted with month-end and year-end financial closings. – Handled all Plant Controller duties for FNGP facilities at LaGrange, Georgia and Troy, Ohio for six months.– Traveled to Canada to train new plant personnel on the use of Manufacturing Pro (QAD) system.

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Playtex designs, develops, and manufactures bras and underwear for women. Playtex is a division of HanesBrands.– Supervised an Office Manager, an Accounts Payable Specialist and an Accounting Specialist.– Tracked and reported material and freight charges to Customs, for shipments in and out of international facilities.– Supervised inventory control and intercompany accounts for the company's Southern region.– Responsible for month-end and year-end financial closings.

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The William Carter Company designs, sources, manufactures, and markets baby and young children's apparel.– Managed accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and inventory control for our cutting and embroidery plants.– In charge of annual physical inventories, cycle-counting program, monthly closings, and annual closings.

Bachelor Of Accounting (Ba), Accounting

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