Accomplished Financial Leader with over twenty years of progressive experience primarily in the Manufacturing Industry. Excellent record for achieving results (i.e. improved EBIT and Working Capital) while leading and building teams. My teams have always been considered high performance teams while under my guidance and leadership. Over ten years of Plant Controllership experience which includes small plants (under $100 million), large plants (over $500 million) and multi-plant responsibility. Have successfully prepared, presented and managed Budgets ranging from $50 million to over $500 million in annual spend. Excellent SOX and Internal Controls track record. Big Four Public Accounting background. Public Accounting experience included manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, non-profit and utility industries. Experienced in developing and implementing new processes and controls. Very strong cost accounting background which includes standard cost, job cost and activity based costing systems. Have worked with many different systems during my career. Inventory accuracy has always been an area where I have made improvements. Over four years experience in Operations as a Manufacturing Manager. During this time the plant set records in safety, quality, productivity, on-time delivery and profitability. This included a major plant expansion where new technology was installed at Plant. On-Time Delivery was not impacted during this expansion and transition. Key customers were Pfizer, J&J, Seagrams. Have worked at Corporate level environment where I interacted with CEO and CFO on weekly basis. I was the Corporate Lead for the annual budget process. Utilized COGNOS Finance on regular basis. Very strong Financial Planning and Analysis skills. Have worked for data driven companies for majority of my career. I truly appreciate and understand the importance of accurate and timely forecasts. Have built and managed Financial Models.
Listed skills include Cost Accounting, Sarbanes Oxley Act, Forecasting, Internal Controls, and 25 others.