Oversee all financial activities of a $150M chemical and technology manufacturing company, including but not limited to, monthly book closings and reporting, corporate compliance and policy adherence, cash, revenue and profit forecasting, yearly budgeting, impairment analysis, and production planning and all financial audit engagements. Prepare ad-hoc trend, financial and standard cost analyses. Manage all external financial relationships, including payroll, leasing, audit and fleet vehicle. Manage a staff of 5.Significant Accomplishments: • Implemented Fleet Vehicle Program• Implemented AP Image (OCR) invoice processing• Implemented corporate credit card program for 90 employees

Responsible for the financial and accounting operations (AR, AP, FA, Inventory, Accruals and Open Commits) of the company in order to meet the timely, accurate and useful reporting of financial results to management and select external users. Create ad-hoc reports from accounting and production data as needed. Managed the Purchasing effort for the chemical and semiconductor product lines. Manage the preparation, scheduling, and day-to-day communications of the interim and year-end audit, including completion of all audit schedules and auditor requests. Assist in the development, documentation, and maintenance of process improvements and procedures to maintain and strengthen internal controls. Establish and coordinate the month end and year end close schedule to insure timely financial results are provided to management. Research technical accounting issues for compliance and propose recommendations. Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings. Partner with the manufacturing staff to audit, improve and maintain tight inventory controls. Protect assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls. Monitor and confirm financial condition by conducting audits and providing information to external auditors and senior management. Significant Accomplishments: • Implemented ERP Fixed Asset module. >350 assets, totaling more than $25.8 million dollars.• Implemented monthly account reconciliations process. >120 accounts.• Implemented T&E reimbursement tool.

Manage budgeting and forecasting activities for corporate cost centers. Total annual budgets under management exceed $2M. Manage a high volume centralized companywide financial service center. (AP, Fixed Assets, Payroll/Labor processing, General Ledger, Account Reconciliations and Document Imaging) Implemented CI/LEAN Improvements. Mange audits engagements (external, internal, governmental). Implement ERP software upgrades and enhancements. Knowledgeable in FAR, CAS, GAAP and GAAS. Manage a skilled staff of 19.Significant Accomplishments: •Centralize Fixed Asset process. >$300k savings in labor and processing costs while decreasing cycle time by an average of 9 days. •Centralization of accounts payable. ~$200k savings in annual labor costs. 28% increase in process efficiency. •Implementation of work flow tool for paperless collaboration and document approvals. ~$36k savings in annual labor costs. 20% increase in process efficiency. •Implementation of document imaging process. ~$50k annual savings in facility costs. Companywide visibility of accounting documentation supporting program analysis, bid and proposals and audit requests. •Implementation of travel and expense reimbursement tool. ~$64k savings in annual labor costs, a 40% increase in processing efficiency and the elimination of over 450k sheets of paper each year.

Manage the day to day processing efforts of a high volume regional General Ledger and Accounts Payable operation. Managed two accountants and four associates.Significant Accomplishments:Developed a comprehensive travel reimbursement training program for employees and staff administrators across the company.Finished the implementation of the internal control procedures to meet the Sarbanes Oxley legislation.

Managed a centralized financial service center supporting four states (AZ, UT, NM & NV) including AP, AR, Financial Reporting and Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations. Managed four direct staff and nine associates.