Rick Szakal, Mba Email & Phone Number

Dayton, Oh, Us

Dayton, Oh, Us

Westminster, Co, Us

Westminster, Co, Us

Maintain Oracle Cost Updates Jira Ticket System - including updates/corrections to standard costs, MOH rates, and BIlls of Materials (BOMs)Manage exceptions relating to inventory cost - duplicates, roll-up issues, zero-cost/penny items, zero-cost PO's, and sourcing rule changes Ownership of the entire excess and obsolete (E&O) reserve process - file reconciliation/preparation/consolidation, scheduling/running quarterly meetings, approval process, PII, journal entries, reconciling the reserves, and build ppt deck for VP of FinanceMaintain all Oracle cycle count programs - monthly activities including count/approval completion, accuracy reporting, refresh, and related IPE reportingResponsible for job closing process using BI Tools and RPA Bot - review work order exceptions, collaborate with planners to correct job variances or obtain approvals, and manage timeliness of all open jobsCreate, analyze, investigate and present Material Other Cost of Goods Sold (MOCOGS) to directors and controllers - PPV, Rework, Tooling, Warranty Material, Standard Revision, E&O Scrap, Operating Scrap, and Cycle Count & Inventory Adjustments.SOX Reporting for MOCOGS, E&O, Cycle Counting, Purchase Commitments and Inventory Reconciliations.Journal Entries - Excess & Obsolete, MOCOGS Reclass, OCOGS Reclass, PPV (Contract Manufacturers, amortization, capitalized and expensed), IPV, Use Tax Accrual, De-Kit Rework, Warranty Reclass, WIP, Labor Absorbed, and Incurred Direct LaborFloQast Reporting - WIP and E&O Reconciliations Extensive Oracle ERP experience in cost, inventory, BOM and WIP

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

See description for Senior Cost Accountant at Trimble

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Member of GL management team and worked closely with accounting manager on ad hoc projects.Responsible for reconciliation and analysis of MFG/PRO GL accounts vs. HyperionPrepared entries and performed booking of journal entries and reversing entriesAudited sales commission reports and formally reported analysis with supporting back-up Worked with sales and marketing staff to calculate customer rebatesUsed Monarch software to provide timely reporting to internal managementCreated methodology with MS Excel for the internal audit sales cut-off analysisBuilt skeleton of multiple-linked MS Excel workbooks for intercompany reconciliation

Responsible for all accounting and human resource functionsManage accounting and furniture purchasing staffResponsible for providing financial reporting and forecasting to upper management and bank on a monthly basisFull oversight of disbursements, accounts payable, billing, accounts receivable, inventory controls, general ledger, sales and use tax, banking, cash management, health insurance, 401k and payrollWork closely with CPAs to complete year-end audit and compilation of financialsWork closely with upper management on employee hiring, commission-based salaries, employee handbook, capital expenditures and business acquisitionsWorked with president to successfully reduce overhead by over 7% on an average annual basis from 2006 to 2011

Paris, Île-De-France, Fr

•Implemented internal control procedures to ensure the integrity of all cash operations and executed the action plan to improve treasury management•Issued analysis of cash operations versus forecast and budget to division officers, North American headquarters and The Valeo Group•Worked closely with the entire accounting team to ensure cohesive treasury management and the meeting of monthly cash targets•Hedged currencies to secure the profitability of operations•Responsible for bank relationship including the negotiation of bank fees•Closely monitored A/R and implemented action plans to recover or correct any A/R issues•Received extensive and continual education on SAP, Hyperion and Internal Controls through The Valeo Group during tenure•Improved treasury management by creating a robust in-time system for producing the direct and indirect methods of cash flow statements•Successfully transitioned 92% of vendors to electronic funds transfer versus checks•Adhered to strict internal compliance and earned 100% on all annual internal audits

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Implemented cost accounting procedures and provided return on investment analysis for real estate investment trusts of multi-unit dwelling units installing fiber-based networks of telephony, cable and high-speed internetWorked with CEO and COO to initiate the idea and framework for a new property management system called Domin8Worked closely with CEO, COO and CFO to create the long-term financial forecasts

Mba, Accounting

Undergraduate, Accounting

Graduate School, Microbiology And Immunology

Undergraduate, Chemistry