SUMMARY

• harmonization and process improvement to maintain price margins. Analyze BOM, product standard costs, work order variances. Calculate Machine rates and production costs. Budget planning, monitor inventories and slow moving items. Working knowledge of SAP Financial and Controlling modules (CSM, Special Projects).
• worked collaboratively with the procurement team to improve the quality of the monthly PPV analysis package. In addition, took the initiative to investigate and was diligent in resolving missing supplier rebates, resulting in a $1.3M favorable P&L adjustment for CSM.
• Tolling Process - successfully cut the amount of time required to complete the monthly Costco tolling reports, by improving the data gathering process and leveraging existing tools. Also, received praise from business partners and customers, to quote one “for going above & beyond the call of duty to help us understand the mechanics of tolling agreements/arrangements for customers as we work diligently on egg pricing” $1.5B revenue
• Procure to pay process - improved Concur expense reporting processes by establishing appropriate controls, training, and systems interface, while simultaneously satisfying risk management and compliance needs; also worked closely with Accounts Payable to implement the Amex payment process.
• Risk Management - Worked with senior management, facilities management staff, and external insurance agent to ensure that company had the proper type and limits of insurance coverage based on industry standards. This effort resulted in 40% reduction in insurance premiums.
• Fixed Assets - significant process improvement - additions, retirement, transfer, AFE, CIP, and SOP 98-1 documentation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Financial Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead corporate finance, accounting, costing for global manufacturing companies.
• SAP Financial and Controlling modules, reviews and analysis.
• Derive overhead and labor rate standards from actual, past performance and future projections that can be used in the quotation process.
• Review BOM and routings.
• General Ledger Analysis and tracking of capital assets. Control of procedures for: quotation, purchasing and program price control.
• Monitoring of physical inventories to ensure accuracy and timely disposition of materials.
• Responsible for standard costs updates.

Senior Financial /Costing Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and maintain bill of materials for all products covering materials, production, product development and overhead.
• Compare actual costs to standards; identify, analyze and explain variances.
• Identify and recommend improvements to lower manufacturing costs based on activities involved.
• Maintain inventory reports including raw materials, work in process and finished goods.
• Prepare daily flash reports for management to assist in early identification of potential problems and/or opportunities.
• Assist with monthly close through preparation and posting of all inventory and PPV related closing entries.
• Plan, supervise and ensure accuracy of periodic and annual physical inventory counts.
• Full knowledge of purchasing policies, processes, and procedures.
• Assist in maintaining SAP Accounting System (Financial), raw materials, packaging, costs, etc.
• Develop budget/forecast for manufacturing overhead, direct labor, and material scrap accounts.
• Developing and maintaining plant operational and financial KPI's.
• Participate in the Capital Expenditure budgeting process and reporting.
• Maintain monthly raw material and packaging usage reporting for back-to-back (tolling customers).
• Manage tracking of supplier volume / marketing cost rebate agreements to ensure performance and reimbursement.

Lead Senior Accountant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed accounts payable, payroll, Concur reporting system upgrades, conversion, expansion.
• Managed and maintain the general accounting systems to provide accurate records of assets, liabilities, and other financial transactions.
• Coordinated/managed monthly, quarterly, year-end close: primary responsibility to make sure the month-end process is planned, efficient, accurate, and completed within the required reporting deadlines. Coordinated with local, regional and international personnel to ensure accurate records and complete balance sheet reconciliations for each period close.
• Conducted cost analysis, cost accounting, and project management.
• Ensured compliance with GAAP, Accounting Manual and Company policies.
• Prepared revenue reconciliations, recorded revenue in coordination with sales administration personnel.
• Prepared and presented various financial reports (department expense reports, cash forecast, reports for the financial reporting group/executives/non-financial managers).
• Performed various aspects of the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts: testing, updating process documentation, writing/updating company policies, working with external auditors, and company personnel.
• Worked closely with external auditors during annual and quarterly audits including management of PBC deliverables and ad hoc requests.
• Analyzed and prepared sales & use tax and property taxes.
• Managed consolidations and inter-company transactions.
• Budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, management reporting.

Accounting Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Reconciled balance sheet accounts, and consolidated financial statements for managed and corporate entities.
• Provided monthly variance analysis for management and managed entity personnel.
• Managed accounts payable, Concur reporting system, and payroll, for all divisions.
• Ensured consolidation entries including the elimination and adjusting company entries prepared correctly.
• Ensured compliance with GAAP, Accounting Manual and Company policies.
• Performed job costing, and project management activities to highlight key metrics (e.g. revenue, gross margin, profit projections). Created various ad hoc financial analyses for Finance, Sales and Marketing.
• Updated deferred, unbilled revenue schedules, and recognized revenue.
• Worked closely with the external auditors to ensure the annual audited financial statements are prepared timely and accurately.
• Analyzed and prepared sales and use tax, and property tax returns.