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Columbus, Oh, Us

Role responsibilities include cost accounting and variance analysis, production cost analysis, cost and material flow review, forecasting, SOX Control compilation, operations performance reporting, annual budget, and physical inventory support.

Dublin, Oh, Us

Functions included month end Sourcing accrual analysis, journal entries, and balance sheet account reconciliations, running PRMS and Access queries used for analysis and summary of data, vendor incentives and sourcing funding analysis, and processing of item acquisition cost changes.Accomplishments:Modified Sourcing accrual analysis file to ensure completeness as new items are added.Updated SOPs and trained members of a professional services firm hired to assume responsibility for tasks leading to process automation.

Provided support to corporate and plant controllers to improve cost accounting processes.Accomplishments:Provided clarity in overhead cost comparison of like items manufactured in two plants.Provided support to develop consistent overhead allocation methodology across plants.Combined elements from four different Oracle reports in an Excel file for use in developing a report that would accurately determine production forecast standard labor and machine hour requirements.

Delaware, Ohio, Us

Provided cost accounting support to regional finance managers and other Baan IV/ERP LN users in Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services and Paper Packaging business units.Accomplishments:Improved accuracy of product costs by 20% through use of Baan IV/ERP LN routing data rather than payroll data to calculate standard labor and overhead rates.Served as key business unit resource for ERP related cost accounting questions from users in the corporate office and 30 manufacturing plants throughout North America. Reduced the excess and obsolete inventory reserve by $160,000 through detailed review and correction of erroneous assumption in previous calculations.

Delaware, Ohio, Us

Provided cost accounting support to teams implementing Baan ERP in 40 manufacturing plants throughout North America, and educated the business unit accountant on cost accounting methodology.Accomplishments:Worked with IT Programmers to develop and refine various Baan IV/ERP LN inventory, cost, and variance analysis reports for use by various levels throughout the business unit.Calculated labor and overhead rates as part of standard cost development for 40 manufacturing plants implementing Baan ERP.Worked with business unit accountant to develop cost accounting procedures and refine profit and loss statements for use by plant and business unit accounting and manufacturing management.

Functions included product cost development, analysis of variances, and budgeting. Appointed to ERP software conversion team as part of reorganization under new parent company.Accomplishments:Worked with accounting personnel of new parent company in ERP software conversion (from PRMS to QAD MFG/PRO).

Functions included product cost development, analysis of variances, budgeting, and supervision of 2 cost accountants (Hilliard, OH and Atlanta, GA locations).

Functions included product cost development, analysis of variances, budgeting, and supervision of 2 cost accountants.Accomplishments:Coordinated and implemented a full absorption costing system in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles. Member of cross-functional team that determined feasibility of new product development.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Functions included compilation and analysis of control and operating performance reports, budgeting, product cost development, and supervision of 1 Manufacturing Cost Analyst for the Ross Laboratories plant in Columbus, Ohio.Accomplishments:Member of a Total Factor Productivity team responsible for achieving $100,000 in labor and overhead reductions for the Ross Laboratories Columbus plant. Instrumental in preparing operating plans, formal updates, and monthly financial updates.Recommended material cost report modification to increase report effectiveness.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Responsibilities included analyzing material, labor, and overhead costs, preparing formal reports for management, budgeting, product cost development, and supervision of 2 clerical staff for customer service, payroll, and report distribution functions for the Ross Laboratories plant in Altavista, VA.Accomplishments:Developed a spreadsheet that took the place of a manual step balance sheet used to allocate support and production department overhead for product cost calculations. This spreadsheet saved up to 8 man hours per calculation and reduced errors to zero.Worked with an outside consultant to develop and implement a new daily financial report that provided production metrics to line managers. This report quantified production line activity indicating the financial impact to the plant.