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Des Plaines, Il, Us

Lead accounting staffs from 2 to 20 for manufacturing and constructions firms from 18 to 360 mil, Create journal entries, perform month end closing in as little as 3 days, financial reporting, consolidations, and analysis, sales tax reporting, account reconciliation and analysis, Payroll preparation, Job costing, banking management. Handled year end closing and reporting for 2 firms and managed an annual audit. Consulted for Quest Products, Abat Builders, GHP Products, Kingspan Light & Air, Vantedge Medical

Waukegan, Illinois, Us

Lead 4 person accounting team and financial reporting functions, cash flows management, manage the 2 person Human Resources Department, the 1 person in the IT Network Admin function, and managed the Purchasing Manager. Managed the Accounts Receivables credit and collections function, and involved in leading the team to implement new IQMS ERP software for a growing food industry manufacturing organization. Perform all financial reporting to ownership and bank. Head up all banking, tax and outside accounting functions, business insurance aspects, and our PEO firm for payroll and benefits management. Led efforts to open 3 new distribution centers. Heavily involved in managing inventory of 30 mil with warehouse and inventory control teams, and receivables of 10 mil with minimal over 90 days past dues. Oversaw growth of firm from 25 to 78 mil in revenues with addition of 3 new customers. Managed a 7 day month end close schedule. Managed risk management program with insurance. Oversaw growth from 82 to 185 direct employees in 6 months. Decreased use of temporaries from 3 agencies and 225 people costing 6 mil a year to 125 people from 1 agency with 2.5 mil yearly savings. Reduced overtime 10% by better oversight. Managed over 3 mil a year in Capex additions of new machinery and plant construction enhancements.

Lead 4 person accounting function and 3 person Human Resources department for 75 mil PE backed food manufacturer with 4 plants

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Manage cash flow and financial and bank reporting

$150 million wholesale distributor of fresh meats.Led ERP systems improvement project to create, test and converted the general ledger and financial reporting modules from Peachtree to our in house developed Meat ERP system. First person to create monthly financial statements for company and reduced month end closing time by 20%.Created financial reporting to bank of borrowing base and covenant reporting. Automated loan borrowing transactions and forced bank to assign us to dedicated customer service team to reduce banking transaction errors.Converted payroll from manual to on line to reduce time to process payroll weekly by 10%. Formalized credit application process and performed credit research and analysis to approve set up of new customers and assign credit limits. Approved sales orders outside prescribed credit thresholds. Set parameters with CEO and software consultant as to which orders require approvals.Managed credit hold function, instituted credit insurance over portfolio, enhanced systems features for credit management to control A/R and restrict sales outside of established parameters. Managed an Accounts Receivable portfolio of up to $10 mil. Enhanced collections procedures. Held A/R over 21 days to 8.5% and A/R over 30 days to 1%. Achieved DSO of 18.25 days.

$50 million manufacturer and distributor of electric and custom gas pressure washers and thermo-plastic hose.Managed accounting staff of 6 for 4 operating companies. Created all monthly financial and managerial information reporting to management and provided weekly reporting to banks. Key team member that led the implementation project to convert ERP systems to MAS 500 for all operating entities.Selected and implemented new banking relationships. Reduced line of credit borrowings from $9 to under $5 mil. Implemented spending controls and improved vendor payable management. Managed multiple bank audits.Reduced inventory levels from $18 mil to $9 mil, eliminating the need for leased warehousing space.Developed business plan for new acquisition. Performed due diligence reviews of 2 acquisition targets.

Created operations procedures manual for new plant before closing existing plant for Ottenheimer Uniforms. Tested MRP software for accuracy. Identified & reconciled $1 million understatement of liabilities due to procedural weaknesses. Acted as cash manager during financial crisis, enabling manufacturing to continue, negotiating with purchasing & vendors to keep materials flowing.Improved accuracy of inventory, bills of materials & standard product costs for Serta Bedding by detailed analysis of materials flow. Identified understatement of scrap factors & overstated inventories, which allowed for more accurately stated income statement. (utilized 1% scrap factor instead of actual 6% to 17% scrap factors).Managed inventory during strike for meat slaughterhouse. Identified cost savings by highlighting errors in hide removal & fat trimming techniques. Implemented new billing software. As CFO for a not for profit agency, managed 4 person accounting staff, implemented new software, negotiated tax issues with IRS, and led firm to needed bankruptcy reorganization filing.As Controller for a software games developer, created 8 months worth of past due financial statements.Directed the efforts of outsourced MIS consulting staff. Created Weekly Management Reports of key performance metrics, weekly Bank Borrowing Base Reports, Cash Flows Statements and forecasts, and gross margin job cost reports. Developed metrics performance charts for Weekly Operations Meeting. Analyzed balance sheet and key expense accounts & scrap. Maintained positive cash flows during declining sales. Kept funds available to borrow in excess of reserve. Closed year end books & prepared for undergoing 2 audits within 2 weeks of joining. Produced timely financial reports after loss of key staff. Reduced A/R & A/P agings over 90 days.Project Manager for MIS improvement projects. Improved raw materials record accuracy from 40% to 100% Reduced inventory levels by 33% Kraft, Motorola, Serta

$4 million designer and manufacturer of telecom equipment, audio control equipment, and speaker systems. Managed 11 people in accounting, customer service, materials control, purchasing, and production departments. Created policies & procedures for all 3 business units. Managed software version upgrade. Implemented vendor managed parts program, kanban program. Analyzed common parts utilized by two main business units for consolidated ordering, minimizing out of stocks. First Controller to provide monthly financial statements. Created R and D project cost tracking. Managed banks and insurance plans. Created production reporting program. Launched finished goods inventory count program resulting in 25% improvement in inventory record accuracy. Reduced inventory shrink loss 30%. Improved inventory record accuracy to 90% from under 30% via improving inventory part number, bill of materials, and production work order processes. Directed inventory planning team.Reduced time by 33% to take physical inventory counts for two main businesses, saving $10k. Designed daily 1 page summary report that informed customer service of future production dates and quantities for accurate quoting to customers of product delivery dates. Created ratio analysis.Reduced month-end closing time from 10 to 5 days. Reduced receivable write-offs to under $10k a year.Improved accounts receivable past due aging of over 90 days to less than 10%, improving cash flow.Created cash flow analysis & forecasting. Developed daily cash bank activity tracking report.

$15.5 million designer & manufacturer of visual inspection & web guiding systems for printing presses.Managed 11 in accounting, MIS, & materials management. Responsible for all cash flow management, financial reporting & analysis, budgeting & forecasting. Managed $1.8 million inventory. Led implementation of new business enterprise software. Reduced IRS tax claim. Decreased month-end closing time from 10 to 5 days.Cut shrink loss 50% by establishing efficient inventory & work order procedures. Improved monthly revenue & bookings reporting from 2 days to 1 day.Launched cycle counting programs that resulted in 25% improvement in inventory accuracy.Saved $60,000 by applying for & receiving state grant to reimburse training costs.Reduced interest expense by $2,000 per month by daily monitoring of cash balances.Member of Executive Committee focusing on identifying Critical Success Factors & resolving key issues.

Created operations procedures manual for new plant before closing existing plant. Tested MRP software for accuracy. Identified and reconciled $1 million understatement of vendor liabilities due to procedural weaknesses. Functioned as cash manager during financial crisis, enabling manufacturing to continue, negotiating with purchasing and vendors to keep materials flowing.audited plant operations and processesImproved accuracy of inventory, bills of materials and standard product costs by detailed analysis of materials flow. Identified understatement of scrap factors and overstated inventories, which allowed for a more accurately stated income statement. (utilized 1% scrap factor instead of actual 6% to 17% scrap factors).

managed finances of 12 mil SE region leading 15 person accounting team at Regional HQ, manufacturing plant, field operations center, and 6 sales officesmanaged 4 mil airport construction project at Tampa Airport to install 4000 signs over 1 year, led 60 installers and 2 manufacturing plants. Obtained 400k change order revenues additional. Project done on time and was profitable. Liaison to engineering firm, general contractor, and architectural firm. Managed on site job costs. Performed scheduling and monthly billing to client.

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Bachelor Of Business Administration, Accounting