Steven Tonkinson Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Principal accounting and finance lead for the privately held $200 million corporation. • Accounting and Control - managed planning, tracking and analysis of monthly close process including review of journal entries, account analysis and reconciliations. Presented monthly operations of the Brass Division including the review of KPI's related to inventory management, accounts receivable, manufacturing costs and working capital utilized. Comparing to benchmarks and analyzed variances to root cause. • Forecasting and Analysis - Developed and maintained a rolling cash budget/forecast which was critical to finance inventory and make sure we were in a good position with the bank line of credit. Budgeting and forecasting Capex, prioritizing by need across the company. Margin analysis by division/equipment.• Reporting - Monthly reporting to the bank as well as responsibility for annual audit report and coordination with the outside auditors. • Developed and implemented a hedging program for natural gas to allow for better budgeting of gas costs and to save the company money, • Collaborated on a cross functional team that successfully negotiated the current five-year contract with the UAW. • Launched financial operations in Vietnam and Singapore that ensured future efficiency in addition to growth. • Employee benefit plan reporting and maintenance. • Authored the Company's Anti-Money Laundering (AML) policies and procedures manual as the acting Compliance Officer.

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• Managed audit engagements (several at a time) for the firms Emerging Business Services (EBS) team. • Focused on small to mid-size companies that were closely held or inbound foreign investments,usually German and Japanese companies. • Audit report, tax compliance and management letters were all part of the engagement work

• Associate in the audit department working on engagements for clients in the manufacturing, service and banking industries, • Worked in tax department under an internship program in order to get a complete perspective of our clients needs.