Robert Reinders Email & Phone Number

United States

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

Neenah, WI

• Analyzed and reported on cost saving measures, annual budgets, monthly results, and variances. Analyzed costs between sites and machine performance within/between sites; improved expense tracking and highlighted issues.
• Built standardized, easy-to-update monthly/quarterly financial reporting package with advanced Excel functions.
• Devised and implemented system to track and plan (forecast/budget) projects and uncover savings for 8 sites, collaborating with plant controllers on rollout; achieved $50MM in savings over 2 years.
• Overhauled operations of an acquired paper mill to control costs, partnering with senior leaders on strategic plan to reduce headcount 30% and maintenance costs 20%, bringing paper costs in-line with market price.
• Managed and mentored new hires in rotational development program; coached/trained staff on technical accounting, financial principles, and policies and procedures.
• Utilized SAP, BEx, Analysis for Office (AfO), ThinkCell, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Sheboygan Falls, WI

• Supported supply chain team with reporting and analysis on costs and trends. Executed month-end close activities (journal entries, accruals, cost center reviews). Created annual budgets and reports on variance to.
• Developed robust models to analyze network optimization and what-if scenarios, determine best location of new/existing production assets, and evaluate sites for a plant re-build; identified cost savings of $5MM.
• Shaved 2-3 days off month-end close time by devising new supply chain accrual process in collaboration with Controller and audit firm; freed up time for general ledger (GL) review, journal entries, and monthly reporting.
• Utilize SAP, BEx, BOBJ, BPC, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Llamasoft Supply Chain Guru

• Responsible for developing and delivering the mill annual cost savings budgets, maintaining and improving mill internal controls, and overseeing the ITS team. Integrate and support the staff centralized financial.
• Develop annual budget and forecast using SAP, Excel
• Provide monthly reporting and variance to budget analysis
• Provide audits and oversight to keep mill audit ready at all time
• Provide mill resources with cost savings analysis and implementation
• Applied Lean/Continuous Improvement (CI) to drive cost savings and process improvement

Neenah, WI

• Developed and managed a new centralized capital execution team of 5 people to manage sector capital spending. Worked closely with a staff team of 300+ capital and expense project engineers to teach and help manage all.
• Worked with several business organizations including Tax, Capital Accounting, Product Supply, Procurement, AP, R&E, and Controllers Office to develop process improvements for capital project execution
• Teamed with Controllers Office in rewriting the Corporate Financial Instructions (CFI) for capital spending
• Key thinker in 2 major Kaizen events. One to eliminate Innovation Portfolio Management (IPM) system for R&E organization and one to completely revamp the asset disposition system (ADF) for capital accounting. Received.

Beech Island, SC

Provided financial and accounting support for a $70MM capital expansion. Responsible for internal controls as related to the capital project, audits of the contractors involved, cost savings analysis, spending forecasts, and financial reporting.

Beech Island, SC

• Provided financial analysis for the operations and management teams used for decision-making. This includes headcount optimization, productivity improvements, waste analysis, material costs, capital appropriations, and.
• Used SAP, BEx, Excel to provide cost analysis and reporting
• Lead internal controls committee for one year
• Supported annual external audit by Deloitte & Touché
• Completed two capital project audits
• Provided cost topics training for mill management and resources

Associate Of Science (As), Electromechanical Engineering, 3.4

Education record

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance, Economics, 3.6