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Angola, IN, US

• Advise Group President and management team on financial actions and strategies to support sales and operating profit growth. Responsible for all finance and accounting functions at multi-plant locations in North America.
• Advised Group President on financial and business decisions
• Contributed to the development of the Group’s strategic goals and objectives
• Managed the budget process with Group President, peer level managers and corporate counterparts
• Partnered with peer level managers on financial decisions that supported the long-term goals of the business
• Promoted a culture of positivity and high-performance that improved accuracy of month end reporting and developed a mindset of team success

• Reported to the CFO of Specialty Forming Group and led the successful transition of Metal Spinners, Inc. into the Samuel manufacturing portfolio.
• Managed transition to corporate consolidated reporting and intercompany transaction reconciliation
• Led quarterly reforecasting for P&L and balance sheet
• Supervised five direct reports through successful conversion to corporate reporting functions

• Led accounting team of four direct reports to complete accurate month end close and financial reporting within a five-day close requirement. Completed monthly and quarterly financial packages and actively participated.
• Provided guidance for successful sale of Metal Spinners to Samuel, Son & Co. by working with investment bankers and outside auditors on the quality of earnings audit and the development of transaction materials and.
• Developed working relationship with capital providers and bankers that created trust and allowed for continued support throughout sale process
• Managed daily cash transactions to guarantee positive cash flow

• Supported Controller and accounting team by completing month end close for three divisions on first day of each month end to ensure plants were able to continue with timely processing of orders.
• Updated monthly financial statement package for board members and investors
• Daily review of order processing to ensure accurate billing and posting of costs
• Assisted accounts payable and receivable with discrepancies and issues

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

- Drove continuous improvement in accounts payable team- Completed GRIR project to align 25 business units within shared services center- Developed matrix of duties for precise responsibilities between shared service center and business units

Carmel, Indiana

- Responsible for all fixed and intangible asset activity exceeding $1.5B- Deliver backup support to upper management during month end financial statement reviews- Provide fixed asset reconciliation detail to internal and external auditors- Generate reports for use in annual tax filings- Assist managers with financial consolidation to ensure financial.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

- Completed monthly invoicing and reporting within accounting deadlines- Extracted data from accounting system to provide a view of current financial status to controller & president- Developed and implemented accounts receivable policies and procedures- Identified project management reporting issues and developed policies to improve workflow- Provided.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

- Responsible for analysis of over $10M in bookings- Delivered financial information for review by second level mangers and finance vice president- Assisted with analysis of annual operating plan and five year plan- Provided convincing data and analysis for successful negotiations- Assessed impact of overhead rate structure on fixed price contracts

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science In Business, Finance

Activities and Societies: Captain of Volleyball and Softball Teams; Honor Society;Ketner School of Business Honorary Graduate; Student.