Wendell Lewin Cpa, Cma Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States

Responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating all accounting operational functions for a world leader in aquatic therapy and fitness equipment.

Newark, Delaware, United States

• Defined and established a Business Intelligence architecture, reporting to Vice President, Transformation Projects
• Performed business process and value chain analysis, identify business risks and implement process improvement
• Filled role of financial controller for a $65 million investment in a new manufacturing facility project
• Advised and supported business leadership on matters related to various projects, both in development and execution.
• Raised issues regarding budgeting, resources, schedule and business risk on various capital projects
• Implemented a Capital project dashboard that tracks progress against completion date, capital commitments, capital expenditures and various other metrics

Newport, Delaware

• Oversaw financial reporting and operations control for two manufacturing facilities, reporting to Business line President
• Participated in strategic and tactical business planning as a key member of the management team
• Assessed, reported and interpreted monthly financial performance against annual target and quarterly forecasts employing variance analysis and ad hoc trend reports
• Provided financial analysis leadership for various cross-functional teams that address changes in manufacturing process, underutilized capacity, capital investment and product development.
• Assessed current cost accounting operations and the effectiveness of accounting systems. Made recommendations for improvement and implemented new processes to support business growth
• Lead the financial perspective on cross-functional teams with manufacturing, materials control, planning and purchasing

Newark, Delaware

• Provided financial reporting and operations control for 5 multinational business units, reporting to the Business line President. Provided financial oversight for 2 manufacturing plants, an engineering group, and sales.
• Assess, report and interpret monthly financial performance by the fourth business day of each month
• Financial oversight for two manufacturing plants, an engineering group, and sales & distribution offices in Manchester, Singapore and Shanghai.
• Lead and coordinate timely reporting, per AL Group requirements, for the annual strategic plan and subsequent forecasts with the various business line Vice Presidents.
• Measure monthly performance against strategic plan and subsequent forecasts identifying financial opportunities, variance trends and other performance issues then recommending appropriate corrective action.
• Lead annual efficiency program to achieve 3% cost reduction over prior year cost stack

Norcross, Georgia

• Prepared and assessed financial performance in terms of cost, budgets, pricing, investments, trends and working capital for a company with 30 million dollars in sales and 16 million dollars in assets.
• Led all administrative functions, including Accounting, Human Resources, Tax and Information Systems.
• Contributed to the strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Supported field and operations with various financial analysis, special projects, and results validation as needed
• Established, implemented and ensured proper application of operating policies

Malvern, PA

• Prepared and assessed financial results in terms of costs, budgets, policies of operations, pricing, investments, trends and working capital management for a 3 regions and one business line for combined sales of 120.
• Assisted the management team to evaluate opportunities and improve divisional operating results
• Developed and incorporated various financial models to assess divisional performance

Malvern, PA

• Performed financial and operational audits of field operations to include: Analysis of financial reports; validation of assets (e.g. petty cash, hard goods inventory, cylinder gas inventory, fixed assets); verification.
• Reviewed and documented (including flow-charting) of financial systems and controls to include Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Purchasing, Payroll, Order Processing, etc
• Performed “Design Phase Audits” of new computer systems to evaluate user controls and procedures in place prior to live systems implementation

Mississauga, Ontario

• Successfully managed the financial, the administration and the IT requirements for a division with 20 million dollars (CDN) in sales and assets of 18 million dollars (CDN)
• Prepared all monthly financial reports, annual and five year strategic budget, trend analysis for the U.S. parent company and any U.S./Germany parent company special financial reports
• Established formal procedures for accounting staff to meet monthly reporting deadlines
• Performed due diligence and financial analysis for potential acquisitions

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics