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Madison, Al, Us

Huntsville, Al, Us

Direct all finance, budgeting, forecasting, and accounting functions.• Direct monthly financial close process for facilities in Huntsville, Alabama, Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania, Brisbane, Australia, Seattle, Washington and Richmond, Virginia.• Prepares and analyzes daily, monthly, quarterly and annual financial forecast and results. Provide monthly quarterly and annual reviews of the financial status of each business unit.• Analyzes current and prospective operations of all four business units to identify opportunities to drive revenue, reduce expenses and create efficiencies.• Ensure policy and procedures are in place to maintain compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements.• Responsible for the annual 240+ million dollar budget and weekly/monthly forecasting processes.• Direct all general ledger functions.• Direct effective internal control of all four business units. Provide support with internal and external audits.• Direct cost accounting functions including standard cost development.• Direct the management of fixed assets including: financial analysis of capital expenditure requests, review of CIP projects and capital budgeting.• Responsible for the implementation and execution of policies, procedures and internal controls in accordance with GAAP and IFRS.• Performed due diligence on numerous acquisitions. Developed analysis as needed.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:Cinram Inc. Huntsville, ALDirector of Finance Feb 10 – Jan 13• Directs all finance, budgeting and accounting functions for Cinram Inc.• Responsible for monthly financial close process for multiple entities.• Prepares and analyzes monthly, quarterly and annual financial forecast and results.• Analyzes current and prospective operations to identify opportunities to drive revenue, reduce expenses and create efficiencies.• Ensure policy and procedures are in place to maintain compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements.• Responsible for the annual 350 million dollar budget and quarterly forecasting processes.• Oversee all general ledger functions.• Oversee inventory control.• Manage cost accounting functions including standard cost development.• Responsible for the management of fixed assets including: financial analysis of capital expenditure requests, review of CIP projects and capital budgeting.• Responsible for the implementation and execution of policies, procedures and internal controls in accordance with Canadian GAAP and IFRS.

Eurofins MWG/Operon Inc. Huntsville, ALFinancial Controller Mar 09 – Jan 10• Responsible for the implementation and execution of policies, procedures and internal controls in accordance with GAAP and IFRS.• Responsible for timely & accurate monthly financials and supporting documents to Europe.• Responsible for monthly variance calculations and explanations.• Prepare and maintain financial accounting records which accurately reflect all asset and liability transactions in accordance with GAAP and IFRS.• Manage a staff of ten including: purchasing, accounting, human resources, accounts receivable, accounts payable and collections.• Prepare weekly and monthly cash flow projections.• Set up a collections department that reduced the number of past due customer accounts by 62% in four months.• Responsible for the monthly analysis of all departments reflecting budget versus actual.• Responsible for the development of the annual budget.• Responsible for the costing of all internal inventory items used in the manufacture of DNA.• Responsible for the costing of all internal inventory items used in Sequencing.• Responsible for monthly, quarterly and annual profit improvement ideas and concepts.• Developed a new prepaid customer program in August 2009 that increased sales in that category by 20%.

Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics Russellville, AL Feb 07 – Feb 09Plant Controller• Responsible for the implementation and execution of policies, procedures and internal controls in accordance with corporate policies and GAAP.• Responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance, and auditing of all financial systems which impact the plant financial records.• Responsible for establishing a standard cost for all products manufactured.• Ensure that the financial systems provide a timely and accurate reporting of all revenues and expenses and the proliferation of such data that the VP, Finance and/or Business Unit Controller may deem necessary.• Prepare and maintain financial accounting records and accounts which accurately and fairly reflect all asset and liability transactions in accordance with GAAP.• Institute and maintain and adequate system of financial record keeping and internal accounting control, initiating and enforcing controls and procedures where appropriate.• Prepare financial, cost and other reports and disclosures of a financial nature as required by governmental agencies as well as corporate management.• Maintain a proactive role in the development and implementation of projects and business strategies.• Responsible for the development of an annual sixty million dollar budget.• Responsible for the monthly analysis of all variances including: consumption, technical, activity and purchase price variance.• Responsible for the monthly analysis of all departments reflecting budget versus actual expenses and the explanation of each.• Discovered a major flaw in the standard cost system in SAP during my first year resulting in an under costing of all items produced of 1.5%-2.5%.• Developed a new standard cost system in SAP resulting in a more accurate cost of all items produced.• Responsible for ISO internal auditing of all glass mat manufacturing plants.

Russellville, Alabama, Us

Distinctive Designs Russellville, AL June 92 – Jan 07 Controller/Personnel Manager • Successfully handle all aspects of accounting and financial responsibilities including quarterly financial statements, monthly journal entries, physical inventories, and preparation of all audit work papers for accounting firm during year-end audit. • Prepare and complete all financial reports for the officers of the company.• Responsible for the set up and implementation of a standard cost system.• Responsible for the budgeting of each department and reporting the profitability of each to the President.• Responsible for the preparation of quarterly financial statements• Responsible for the quarterly analysis of all variances including: fixed, variable and technical.• Responsible for the supervision of Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Inventory Control including review of distributions, account coding, and credit clearing of all new accounts. • Supervise an office consisting of 14 staff in Customer Service, Order Entry, Sales and Marketing, A/R, A/P, and Inventory Control.• Responsible for the credit clearing of all major accounts including terms, pricing and credit limits. Since employed, company bad debt has been lees than 1% of gross sales. • Solely responsible for the set up, implementation and administration of a 401-k Plan in June 2000.• Handle all personnel functions to include interviewing, hiring, records maintenance, compliance of all personnel related laws and the administration of all benefit programs.• Responsible for the profitability of two retail stores in Russellville. o Responsibilities include advertising, personnel scheduling, and promotional pricing of stagnant inventory. Sales have increased over 125% since being assigned this position in 1994.

The Celotex Corporation Russellville, AL Oct 89 – June 92 Plant Accountant• Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of monthly financial and consolidated statements, supporting schedules, balance sheets, general ledgers and other financial records involving cash, plant payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventories which included raw materials, finished goods, and work in process. • Experienced in accumulation, interpretation and evaluation of plant production and shipping data required to standard cost of production and prepared various reports comparing actual with standard costs and efficiency measures, as well as participation in the development of standard cost budgets.• Worked under the direct supervision of Plant Controller and in contact with management personnel in all function areas of the plant as well as vendors in resolution of discrepancies in invoices and freight bills. • Experienced in problem solving situations involving development of standard costs, preparing various financial statements and identifying variances to standard cost.• Responsible for writing over 30 programs for the corporation, including all 28 plants. • Responsible for automating financial statements for Russellville plant and the other 28 plants.• Have written over 100 financial programs for the Celotex Corporation. • Acted as computer programmer for the accounting department.• Rated as the #1 Plant Accountant out of the 28 plants in May 1992.

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

Iso 9001:2008, Internal Audit Training

Diploma, Academic Diploma