SUMMARY

• Expert in process improvement identification and execution, ensuring the successful deployment of best practices that minimize cost and maximize profits, mitigate financial risk and align people, process and technology with business model and priorities.
• Possess strong problem solving skills and technical abilities; ability to think and plan in a proactive and innovative manner.
• Strong communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate complex financial/operational information to various levels of the organization.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Financial/Operational Reporting and Analysis
• GAAP and SOX Compliance
• General and Cost Accounting
• Oracle ERP Implementation/Modification
• Budget/Forecast Management
• Operational and Strategic Planning
• Inventory Control Management
• Teamwork and People Development

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Oracle
• PeopleSoft
• MAS200/SAGE
• AS400
• MAS90
• Clarity
• Hyperion
• JD Edwards
• Lawson
• Great Plains
• QuickBooks Pro
• Ceridian
• ADP and Krono
• Data Work
• Excel Window XP
• Microsoft Word
• PowerPoint
• Lotus 1 - 2-3

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Manufacturing Finance Director/Group Controller

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with Operation Directors to create more meaningful operation and finance reports such as weekly forecast, monthly manufacturing variance report with root cause and action plans then executed accordingly.
• Applied thorough understanding of the organization's key business processes to effectively anticipate & address the longer - term implications of decisions/actions.
• Re-directed operations to focus on key drivers to unfavorable manufacturing/cost variances.
• Assessed plants business practice to standardize the process for all 8 plants.
• Evaluated standard cost and budget components to ensure best business practice and to maximize profits.
• Established weekly KPI to monitor plants performance and proactively worked with them to improve productivity and efficiency.
• Analyzed PPV to identify unexplained favorable/unfavorable value and the fluctuation and to address data processing and methodology.
• Assisted in providing financial data for new merger.
• Assessed freight cost process to find solution of unreasonable high cost percentage to sales.
• Established new procedure to standardize physical inventory/cycle count process to improve accuracy.
• Created an environment of continuous process improvement and looked for opportunities for process re-engineering.
• Oversaw 8 Plant Controllers and acted as partner between Corporate Finance, Plant Controllers and Operation Teams..

Confidential

Accounting Manager

Responsibilities:

• Restructured Accounts Payable department to improved timeliness and efficiencies.
• Established new AP full cycle processing to ensure daily invoice processing and on time payments to include daily batch control process. As a result, 95% of incoming invoices were processed in timely manner..
• Created new accrual process to increase accuracy and to streamline, using different methodology based on business practice and available reports to ensure accuracy. The accuracy was increased by 95% and to shorten from 4 days to 2 days.
• Took initiative on process improvement to work with IT and Procurement to modify ERP and RTV process.
• Worked directly with vendors to reconcile their accounts, addressed issues in all aspects, resulting in 100% improvement.
• Acted under sense of urgency and made recommendation for necessary changes to eliminate processing issues and process improvement then executed them resulting in 70% overall improvement.
• Acted as a liaison to SOX auditor.
• Created and implemented changes to work assignment to evaluate AP current process and competency of staffs.
• Developed, improved and maintained a continuous improvement systems for training accounting staffs on performance evaluation to improve staff competency, success, efficiency and accuracy.
• Built strong cross functional partnerships to resolve processing issues with other departments including Project Cost, Procurement and Receiving.
• Oversaw month end closing, coordinated TB analysis to ensure accuracy and fluctuation MOM, needed for variance to budget analysis.
• Reviewed and signed off journal entries and analysis of accounts reconciliation.

Confidential

Interim Controller

Responsibilities:

• Led, coordinated with interim CFO to prepare client for Annual Business Plan to turn around business.
• Organized and re-directed daily operation meeting to focus on production, on time delivery and how to improve line efficiency.
• Conducted meeting with management team on regular basis to address findings, root cause, recommended solutions and executed.
• Reviewed and understood sales forecast that supported weekly cash flow submission.
• Improved the efficiency and effectiveness of all areas of the business by partnering with managers to provide key financial data, analysis and insights.
• Educated management team to think business like and to understand process flow as well as the impact to proper business conduct.
• Performed financial analysis on business performance, with the overall objective of providing assistance and guidance to General Managers.
• Established internal control to ensure GAAP compliance.
• Restructured finance department to ensure data accuracy and real time recording.
• Led MAS 200 modification with consultant to correct incorrect set up and to improve ERP process for financial record accuracy.
• Restructured physical inventory count process and reconciliation to revalue inventory and COGS.
• Spearheaded the process to recreate valuable and meaningful financial statement and submit to the bank to regain financial negotiation power.
• Worked towards the goal to repositioning company through over all process improvement and standard manufacturing process flow to maximize profits and to minimize risks.

Confidential

Accounts Payable Manager/ERP Implementation Lead

Responsibilities:

• Actively participated in ERP implementation to address, resolve and execute the issues according to plan.
• Championed in process improvement, identified hidden issues on original set up as well as missing processes and crystal reports.
• Initiated research process to improve new paperless invoice system expecting 10-15% increase in efficiency.
• Led and directed the accounts payable staff on daily activities such as policies, systems, procedures, training and career planning for a staff of 4.
• Developed measure and monitored key performance indicators, metrics and department budget.
• Researched and identified corrective actions for problem invoices, including process changes.
• Reviewed accounts payable aging reports and payment requests from suppliers & employees to ensure timely approval of invoices and payments.
• Identified procedure-enhancing processes to ensure timely payment of invoices and taking advantage of available rebates/discounts.
• Built strong cross functional partnerships to resolve processing issues with other internal departments including; General Accounting and Operations.
• Ensured the timely and accurate Month End closing of Accounts Payable, including monthly accruals.
• Created an environment of continuous process improvement and looks for opportunities for process re-engineering.
• Utilizing skills and professional knowledge in system implementation, process flow, accounting and finance.
• Analyzed and recommended resolution for transaction-processing operations, resulting in 100% timely payment improvement.
• Cleaned up Aging and collaborated with VP Controller, planned on system transitioning and executed the plan.
• Oversaw daily and monthly Accounts Payable Operations to ensure accuracy and timely processing.
• Provided technical and procedural guidance in AP policies and procedures to employees throughout the organization.
• Developed and implemented Accounts Payable procedures to establish good standard practice and GAAP compliance.
• Applied thorough understanding of the organization's key business processes to effectively anticipate & address the longer-term implications of decisions/actions.
• Provided value added to organization, internal/external customers with broad knowledge of Accounting/Finance.
• Exercised judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.