• Improved perpetual inventory system and just-in-time inventory purchasing; reduced on-hand inventory by 26%.• Developed annual budgeting procedures and monthly financial forecasts; improved cash flow control.• Updated accounting and payroll processing procedures; allowed an elimination of contracted services for a 13% annual savings of total expenses.• Implemented internet on-line invoicing and payment procedures; reduced outstanding receivables by 50%..

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• Improved perpetual inventory and raw material procurement systems; reduced on-hand inventory value by $100,000.• Established automated payroll time and time and attendance system; reduced payroll processing time by 20%.• Streamlined customer billing procedures; allowed a reduction in staff for a $95,000 annual savings..

• Developed an annual operating plan that reduced the production line schedule by 20% while maintaining the same total output; reduced overhead costs by $1.6 million.• Designed and instituted an annual production plan that optimized the types of items produced by profit margins; increased plant profit by $400,000. • Implemented a spare parts storeroom and an associated computerized inventory control and procurement system; saved $90,000 annually in labor and excess inventory costs. • Consolidated local logistics department accounting functions with the production facility’s processes; saved $50,000 in labor.

• Created a daily and weekly cash flow model; enabled improved cash flow management.• Established an annual budgeting process and reporting system; enabled improved financial control of business.• Developed an improved invoicing and collections procedure; reduced average collection period by seven days.

• Designed business unit forecasting model; enabled financial forecasts to be presented to corporate officers two weeks earlier.• Assisted in preparation of the annual budget with integration of a newly acquired division; allowed for a consolidated annual budget and reporting system.• Assisted in setting up filing and payment of sales and use taxes in new states and cities upon acquisition of a new company; enabled compliance of sales tax laws without penalty.• Reviewed all lease agreements; saved $10,000 in excess fees not required.

• Established and managed internal accounting department upon acquisition of the plant, providing financial and operational performance reporting of a $40 million facility to the corporate office; enabled corporation to report consolidated financial information to stockholders. • Trained personnel in the use of the computer automated customer order processing system; direct reports handled sales and shipping requirements without errors.• Implemented and managed the shop floor control and perpetual inventory systems; controlled $10 million in raw materials costs annually.• Installed and trained personnel in the use of a workforce information system and a payroll processing system; efficiently and accurately generated payroll checks for 130 union employees and maintained human resources information. • Prepared the facility’s annual capital and operating budgets with reporting and control processes; met company cost guidelines.• Developed and managed plant energy conservation program; saved $20,000 annually.

• Directed conversion project of 34 manufacturing facilities’ payroll processing and time and attendance systems; standardized and automated systems to corporate standards.• Provided user support and co-trained all required personnel for J. D. Edwards manufacturing and accounting software for 20 manufacturing facilities; completed startup of these modules within the company’s time frame and cost goals.• Trained and coached users and resolved personal computer based application problems for west coast manufacturing plants; consistently minimized downtime and errors, and maintained user satisfaction.• Maintained and upgraded the company’s west coast AS/400 midrange computer network for 10 manufacturing facilities without interruption of production processing.

Managed accounting personnel and oversaw the internal account functions of a $20 million metal fabricating facility; ensured the corporate office was informed of the required plant performance information in compliance with accounting guidelines.Implemented internal accounting systems and staffed the office of a new $25 million facility at Fort Madison, Iowa; enabled financial reporting to the home office.Developed and managed plant energy conservation program; saved $20,000 annually.

Managed the facility’s productivity planning, staffing, reporting and control system; data enhanced upper management’s ability for better decision-making processes.Devised and supervised a computerized preventive maintenance system; increased production efficiency by 5%.Administered the human resources programs; maintained company integrity and complied with the union and the hourly workforce laws. Directed the plant’s safety and loss control programs; achieved a loss reduction of 65%. Administered the environmental affairs programs; ensured compliance with state and federal regulations.