Manufacturing Accounting And Erp Implementation Management
CurrentDevelop financial controls, business metrics and processes of manufacturing companies to support changes in organizational structure, regulatory requirements and market opportunities. Supervised controller-level staff to ensure continuity of established policies and procedures and timely delivery of financial reports.Liaison between client accounting staff and audit team, providing book-basis reports and reconciling GAAP financial adjustments to the operational accounting systems. Supervised client periodic closing processes and data archiving to develop and maintain trend analysis reporting and forecasting. Managed relationship with fourteen system vendors, communicating customer requirements and facilitating rapid resolution of operational issues. Executed business functions in support of professional services, allocating resources to rapidly address the prioritized needs of multiple customer groups.• Designed and implemented the Sage 100-based manufacturing order fulfillment, EDI processing and financial accounting system for the consumer products division of a $100M plastics manufacturer. This enabled explosive divisional revenue growth from startup to over $35M in the third year.• Managed a team of eight staff and four consultants to design, develop and implement a fully-integrated technology service order fulfillment and accounting system using MAS 90, SQL and .Net programming. Improved invoicing accuracy 40 percent enabling a dramatic decrease in component inventory carrying cost, and a 40 percent reduction in per-order processing cost.• Designed, implemented, maintained and supported financial controls enabling a private school to expand from one location to five campuses with 350 percent enrollment growth, while leveraging the management team through detailed financial measurement and communications. This resulted in a 500 percent improvement in profit over a four-year period.