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Arlington Heights, Il, Us

Addison, Il, Us

Lead month end close process. Focus on financial statement analysis and accompanying metrics.Manage accounts payable staff and liaison to corporate shared services at parent company. - Project Cost Analysis - Process improvement / developement

Reporting to the President, responsible for the management of a finance department staff of 8, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit/Collections and Accounting at this $110M distribution company. Directed annual budget process, held analytical discussions with all levels of management to determine appropriate revenue and expenditure benchmarks for the coming year. High level metrics initially reported to parent and concluding with detail down to monthly general ledger account balances.• Develop Quarterly forecasting and monthly re-forecasting when significant changes occur.• Ensure the integrity of the annual and monthly financial statements along with all related internal and external reporting needs.• Provide analysis of variances to budgets or forecasts of key benchmarks.• Examination and management of business opportunities and investments.• Administer process improvements in Account Receivable and Accounts Payable which led to improved DSO, DPO and cash flow.• Serve as Business Partner to the President and Chief Operating Officer in the area of management of working capital and attainment of profitability goals.• Perform profitability analysis for customer, product and branch segments.• Reduced overhead by 22% using critical analysis of all job functions and through expense analysis and review• Oversaw the relocation of a $6 million distribution center: reported financial status to local and international logistics committees.

Hayward, Us

Responsible for financial reporting of a $100M growing manufacturing and distribution company, and its eight related companies; Reporting directly to owner, directed a staff of 7 including accounting and non-accounting associates• Handled day to day activity of a related transportation company. Also responsible for meeting regulatory and licensing requirements of its fleet.• Analyzed monthly financial results for senior management. Performed monthly analysis of sales margin data by customer and product. Daily examination of profit margins per invoice and per product. Recommended pricing adjustments based on product profitability• In conjunction with IS department, automated order writing and order entry process. These changes not only streamlined the entire process but it empowered the sales force with credit status, supply limitations and current product demand information.• Modernized weekly payroll functions. Improved weekly employee time tracking methods which streamlined the payroll process. This change provided more accurate, timely, and consistent accessible information. Worked with several different payroll services ultimately allowing for seamless transfer of data between the company and benefit providers. • Provide risk analysis in evaluating appropriate exposure levels and being the liaison between the company and insurance carriers.• Served in a variety of Human Resource functions and led efforts to bring greater consistency in employee relations efforts: administration of employee health and retirement plans.• Researched and identified Federal tax credits for which the company qualified: received in excess of $300,000 of tax credits

Responsible for all financial reporting including statutory filing requirements for this property and casualty insurance company.• Developed premium and loss reports in conjunction with IS consultants to be used for financial statement preparation and reinsurance reporting.• Created policies and procedures for collection and delinquent accounts. Responsibilities also included financial reporting for a managing general agency controlled by the parent company.

Huntington Beach, Ca, Us

Assist Controller with monthly close, direct accounts receivable team, work with IT department to design integrated billing system, prepare audit schedules, account reconciliations, complete all investment schedules of statutory annual and quarterly filings.