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Florida, United States

Florida, United States

Miami, Florida, Us

Financial Controller

- Aerospace: Service of Global Gas Turbine Engines with services in MRO and manufacture aftermarket parts. - Oversee 1 of 13 business units.- Report to Corporate, East Coast Finance.- Lead site closing, financial analysis, inventory review/valuation, JE review/post, post-closing reporting, KPIs, lead RSM external audit for the FTL site, forecast & special projects.- Quarter-end/Year-end reporting, tax templates and schedules for Corporate.- Systems: Quantum ERP, HFM (Hyperion).- Site revenue $200MM.- Manage team of 6 (A/R, A/P, GL and Cost/Inventory).

Vienna, Virginia, Us

- Report to Project Director- Cost Specialist - Subject Matter Expert- Develop financial models to commercialize service of shuttle loads to space- Partner to FP&A consultant on project

- Report to VP Finance / CFO- Manufacturer of Protective Solutions & Body Armor.- Overall closing responsibility of costing and analysis of COS across 9 business units in USA and 1 in UK (Systems: AX Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, InStyle, JESTA, AddOn, QBs, PCON, Oracle).- Analysis of key drivers for Standard Margin, Mfg. Variances and Gross Margin.- Worked year-end audit (Crowe) to fulfill PBC list for inventory, controls, price testing.- Monthly KPIs of performance by BU (management reports on production variances, absorption, inventory trend)- Business acumen working closely with OPS and hands-on for pre-close and monthly close.- Led Annual Cost Roll (analysis, materials pricing, BOM review, development of rates, roll out updates).- Company consolidated revenue $500MM.- Consolidated inventory $132MM across different systems/platforms.- Post closing reports, assist with forecast, gross margin analysis, inventory trend and adhoc reports.- Manage team of 4 in USA and 1 in UK.

- Report to CFO- Manage Cost Accounting (team of 5).- Preclose and closing for Cost Accounting.- Work multiple systems across 13 business units to manage, analyze and reconcile consolidated inventory.- Oversee vital processes such as Rebates, PPV, Inventory Adjustments, Standard Cost System, Capitalize Variances and E &O Analysis.- Travel periodically to sites throughout US and UK to standardize processes and assist with accounting for inventory.- Work with external auditors for interim and year-end audit.- Assist ERP team with best practices for MS Dynamics AX implementation.- Adhoc and monthly/quarterly reporting for Corporate.

- Report to Director of Finance- Bullet Line: Promotional Products. With operation in KS for manufacturing Thermoform Plastics (injection mold) and stamping.-Lead and supervise A/R, A/P, General Accounting and Cost Accounting for Bullet Line and the accounting for KS facility.- Responsible for monthly closing, financials and post reporting.- Consolidated financials from trial balance.- Treasury management responsible for ACH releases, wire transfer releases & check signing with PNC.- Liason between accounting and OPS.- Work closely with team to improve processes.- Monthly review of production variances, shop-floor activity and provide recommendations.- Lead annual cost roll for all sites.- Lead and coordinate annual physical inventory count for multiple sites.- Support cost accounting improvement with ERP system in order to maximize best practices.- Responsible for filings of sales and use tax as well as tangible tax.- Support annual budget process and monthly forecast for B/U.- Liaison for various external audits (internal controls, sale transaction & interim / year-end review).- Company size $250MM.- Special projects and adhoc reports as needed,

- Report to Sr. Corporate Controller- Manufacturer of Medical Devices for Regenerative Products produced from Placenta (stemcell).- Responsible for maintaining standard cost system for all sites.- Monitored monthly manufacturing variances and addressed root cause.- Partnered with OPS to implement use of alternate BOMs on bill-of-materials.- Cost accounting closing and post reporting.- Consolidated Inventory review and prepared reserve analysis.- Coordinate annual physical inventory count.- Supported budget process for direct/indirect cost, COGs and standard rates for annual budget.- Compiled and reported NIH grant spend and reimbursement request.- Reported monthly gross margin analysis, direct labor analysis and actual cost by product family. - Adhoc reporting as needed

- Report to Sr. Corporate Controller- Manufacturer of Medical Devices of Glucose Meters and strips.- Responsible for cost accounting closing.- Post closing reporting, KPIs and maintain OPS scorecard.- Supervise cost accounting staff and monitor monthly activity.- Compile direct/indirect departmental spend statements for distribution and review.- Responsible for standard cost system and lead annual cost roll.- Responsible for inventory accuracy, cycle count program/audits and scrap/NCMs.- Manage reserve build on slow-moving/obsolete inventory and inventory revaluation.- Journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations.- Chair monthly OPS meeting to review operation results.- Provide monthly forecast on manufacturing variances, "non-standards".- Provide explanation on monthly manufacturing variances and quartely flux analysis.- Participate in cost savings initiatives.- Support lean initiatives and continuous improvement process in department and organization.- Support JSOX compliance and external audit in interm and year-end audit.- Partner with OPS team members in order to streamline capturing cost and cost improvements.- Partner with IT to automate processes and templates resulting in elimination of manual work.- Company size $250M in revenue.- Segments included Taiwan, Healthservice, NDI.- Gross margin reporting, variance analysis, special projects, process improvements and adhoc reports.

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Us

• Report to Division CFO- Manufacturer of Aerospace Interior Cabins for Military & Commercial. - Managed cost accounting team of 3. Led, train, hire.- Public Company; a billion dollar company.• Responsible for standard cost system, annual cost roll, work center rates, job cost, process improvement and cost control.• Monthly closing, job cost and journal entries, project POC accounting.• Within the 1st year of service, reduced financial closing from 4 days to 3 by streamlining and automating processes.• Prepared and analyzed multiple reports and analysis of manufacturing variances, gross margin, product cost, PPV, job/program performance, capitalize project cost, R&D cost analysis, cost of quality, spend analysis, inventory cost analysis and metrics.• Reviewed inventory changes and engineering changes (ECO) in order to quantify cost and the impact.• Mentored general accounting staff by applying best practices and enforcing accounting policies.• Coached accounting with procedures related to A/P, A/R, internal processes and financial reporting.• Reported shop performance for labor efficiency and absorption.• Analyzed inventory movement for E&O and adjusted reserve as needed.• Reviewed and updated manufacturing accounting procedures as needed.• Prepared monthly intercompany job cost analysis and transfers.• Partnered with Materials Group periodically to review inventory fluctuation, PPV, WIP, rework changes and aged inventory.• Partnered with Manufacturing to identify transactional errors’ root cause and take corrective actions as needed.• Compiled summarize product BOM and last-in cost for quote analysis.• Worked with internal/external audit and SOX testing.• Facilitated various teams with cost savings initiatives.• Assisted with “bottoms-up” budget process and validated historical cost. • Trained Six Sigma and participated in lean initiatives.• Championed ERP system upgrade for Miami finance.• Reconciliation of multiple and complex b/s accounts.

Pompano Beach, Fl, Us

- Report to CEO- Grower and repack/distributor of produce products.- Responsible for cost accounting of grower product, vendor product and repack.• Supervised Grower Analyst (team of 6) and approved settlements.• Monthly cost accounting closing and month-end financial review.• Reconciliation of grower A/P, A/R, and internal reporting.• Developed and prepared profit analysis, customer indicators and other key performance indicators for inventory measurement such as PPI, inventory turns, on time delivery, lead times, etc.• Established and updated internal controls and procedures as needed.• Prepare cash requirement for grower consign product and vendor purchases.• Oversee and control packing material and produce inventory cost.• Supervised Management Information Systems.• Renegotiated vendor contracts for copiers/printer leases, T-1, local and long distance, security system, Nextel, and telephone vendor with a cost savings and favorable impact to the bottom line.• Prepare and manage Grower Accounting & IT annual budget ($2.5M).• Led implementation of the Grower Accounting module.• Project management and special projects.

- Report to CEO and VP Manufacturing- Manufacturer of high-end Apparel for lingerie and both day & evening wear.- Monthly financial closing, annual budget, forecast.- Oversee IT and worked with external support.- Partner to OPS for physical count (USA and DR).- Supervise all accounting functions. Responsible for ERP manufacturing system.- Worked With audit PBC interim and year end.- Analysis, KPIs, adhoc reporting and special projects.

- Report to Division Director- Bottler and distributor of product for LATHAM with PS2000 initiative.- Accounting with emphasis on financial closing and reporting to Corporate. Office management.

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