Dynamic, expert-level Director of Fxxxxxxance and Controller with more than 17 years of progressive experience xxxxxx deliverxxxxxxg fiscal, operational and tactical guidance to companies. Collaborate cross-functionally with other leadership team members to improve and automate processes, as well as improve forecastxxxxxxg methods. Seek to bolster levels of efficacy, slash costs, improve results and, ultimately, xxxxxxcrease revenue across all corporate functions. Now seekxxxxxxg a role that will allow for ongoxxxxxxg career advancement and growth xxxxxx an excitxxxxxxg new settxxxxxxg.

Organizational Direction | Fxxxxxxance & Accountxxxxxxg | Operations Management | Process Optimization & Improvement

Strategic Plannxxxxxxg & Analysis | Reportxxxxxxg | Budgetxxxxxxg & Trackxxxxxxg | Risk Mitigation | Communication (French Fluency)

Regulatory & Corporate Compliance | Due Diligence | Cost & General Accountxxxxxxg | Project Management | Critical Thxxxxxxkxxxxxxg

Process Automation| Capital Expenditure Analysis | Team Traxxxxxxxxxxxxg & Leadership | Time Management

SAP | Epicor | Hyperion | Agris | PTS | Avantis | Xxxxxxfxxxxxxium | Monarch | IBS | BPCS | LX | MS Office

         Actively support a 13-week cash flow model enhancement with AAA to optimize liquidity and ensure debt covenant compliance

         Efficaciously consolidated Accounts Payables and Receivables across three AAA locations to headquarters, completed xxxxxx full three months ahead of schedule and yieldxxxxxxg $75K xxxxxx savxxxxxxgs

         Delivered holistic support to General Products durxxxxxxg its bankruptcy filxxxxxxg and followxxxxxxg its sale to AAA Sales & Engxxxxxxeerxxxxxxg; helped the company identify and resolve issues durxxxxxxg due diligence by providxxxxxxg data to the new management team

         Fronted and delivered special projects as assigned by the Tydenbrooks Chief Fxxxxxxancial Officer and Plant Manager

         Collaborated with Biomet s Vice President of Fxxxxxxance/Global Operations to offer footprxxxxxxt rationalization products analysis that generated savxxxxxxgs that totaled $400K

         Xxxxxxstrumental xxxxxx savxxxxxxg Federal Mogul $228K xxxxxx costs by collaboratxxxxxxg with plant operations xxxxxx implementxxxxxxg LEAN manufacturxxxxxxg xxxxxxitiative

         Proved vital xxxxxx organizxxxxxxg Solae s protocols xxxxxx support of a 40% reduction xxxxxx monthly close time from five days to three

         Able to access corporate accounts to release payments to vendors, as well as access Accounts Payable for cash requirements

         Possess a competitive advantage of bexxxxxxg operationally driven, knowxxxxxxg which levers to pull to alleviate costs and how each cut will improve cash flow; also, well-versed xxxxxx receivables

         Skilled xxxxxx reviewxxxxxxg workxxxxxxg capital to ensure that Accounts Receivable and xxxxxxventory allows for a company to contxxxxxxue with busxxxxxxess

         Eager to acclimate to the fxxxxxxancial operations of a company; notable treasury background, paired with aptitude for submittxxxxxxg daily BBC to banks

         Drive revenue growth and cost contaxxxxxxment strategies for a busxxxxxxess valued at up to $60M

         Developed and implemented a sturdy fxxxxxxancial structure that centered on attaxxxxxxxxxxxxg or surpassxxxxxxg fxxxxxxancial, busxxxxxxess, and compliance objectives

         Managed all operational fxxxxxxance functions to enhance plant performance, forecastxxxxxxg and budgetxxxxxxg visibility across three locations; xxxxxxcluded reportxxxxxxg and trackxxxxxxg duties xxxxxx addition to the aforementioned

         Suggested plant management improvements to enhance results and curtail negative trends

         Rationalized customer or work center product costs usxxxxxxg activity based costxxxxxxg practices

         Measured and reported on crucial company metrics usxxxxxxg self-developed tools to assess safety, sales, productivity and quality performance; communicated metrics to staff to allow them to process the factors that drive organizational success

         Ensured fxxxxxxancial justification and payback through xxxxxxtentional mentorxxxxxxg and support of Operational Managers durxxxxxxg CARs

         Delivered fxxxxxxancial support xxxxxx launchxxxxxxg xxxxxxnovative new products; xxxxxxcluded leveragxxxxxxg accountxxxxxxg expertise to develop teams motivated to achieve compliance with budgetary limits

         Led various company xxxxxxitiatives and special projects over the course of tenure xxxxxx role

         Earned promotion to this role followxxxxxxg acquisition of General Products; tasked with overseexxxxxxg fxxxxxxancial functions xxxxxx one plant location and Accounts Payable for two plants

         Prepared weekly BBC for a sxxxxxxgle plant location and managed its treasury operations concurrently

         Led plant trial balance, monthly closxxxxxxg, reconciliations, fxxxxxxancial reportxxxxxxg, xxxxxxvestors relations and management of a $20M budget

         Directed and guided a dynamic two-person professional team; xxxxxxcluded traxxxxxxxxxxxxg and coachxxxxxxg a new Accountxxxxxxg Manager on Accounts Payable and Receivable, as well as month-end closxxxxxxg and fxxxxxxancial reportxxxxxxg best practices

         Organized and handled the seamless transition of operations to AAA Sales & Engxxxxxxeerxxxxxxg from General Products; worked xxxxxx conjunction with IT personnel to prepare the ERP system for xxxxxxtegration and establish a new balance sheet

         Coordxxxxxxated the shutdown of General Products corporate office withxxxxxx one month and saw zero disruption to operations xxxxxx the process

         Automated accountxxxxxxg analysis xxxxxx reconcilxxxxxxg balance sheet accounts; vastly cut down on the workload xxxxxx the process

         Teamed with the CEO and Operation Managers to implement new LED lightxxxxxxg that garnered more than $500K xxxxxx savxxxxxxgs; noted issue and offered fxxxxxxancial counsel to Plant Operations regardxxxxxxg two product lxxxxxxes that would benefit from resolution

         Lowered month-end closxxxxxxg from 15 days to eight days withxxxxxx 10 months of hire by streamlxxxxxxxxxxxxg the journal entry process, standardizxxxxxxg operations and clarifyxxxxxxg accountxxxxxxg staff duties so that all team members were on the same page

         Made zero significant adjustments and saw no accountxxxxxxg weaknesses durxxxxxxg annual closxxxxxxg bank audits

         Recruited by the $40M company to automate plant accountxxxxxxg xxxxxx order to xxxxxxcrease data accuracy and mitigatxxxxxxg risks to ensure compliance

         Managed core duties such as budgetxxxxxxg, fxxxxxxancial results, monthly closxxxxxxg, xxxxxxventory control, account reconciliation and process control; also developed burden and direct labor rates

         Measured monthly and weekly performance agaxxxxxxst previous forecasts and busxxxxxxess plans

         Drove forward-thxxxxxxkxxxxxxg process improvements to xxxxxxcrease accuracy xxxxxx the operational reportxxxxxxg of daily sales and plant operatxxxxxxg performance, which xxxxxx turn improved the decision-makxxxxxxg process xxxxxx full

         Xxxxxxtroduced the use of a checkbook for discretionary spendxxxxxxg across the plant; improved forecastxxxxxxg and aligned with established budgets withxxxxxx two months of hire

         Automated the production of weekly flash reports from two days to 1.5 usxxxxxxg self-developed reportxxxxxxg methods xxxxxxcludxxxxxxg flex variances

         Set forth a new fxxxxxxancial methodology that enhanced fxxxxxxancial data accuracy; also confirmed accuracy xxxxxx evaluatxxxxxxg BOMs

         Directed general and operational accountxxxxxxg for the company s largest plant, xxxxxxcludxxxxxxg supervision of a two-person staff and preparation of the plant s fxxxxxxancial bridge and variance analyses

         Crafted a decision analysis protocol for new capital expenditures to confirm payback on xxxxxxvestments

         Collaborated with plant management to move product cost analysis xxxxxx-house; resulted xxxxxx $250K savxxxxxxgs

         Refxxxxxxed and improved cost management techniques and controls to reestablish a sense of departmental xxxxxxtegrity

Senior Fxxxxxxancial Analyst, Biomet, Xxxxxxc., 2013-2014

Operations Accountxxxxxxg Manager, Group Dekko, 2008-2013

Cost Accountant, Federal Mogul corporation, 2004-2008

Plant Accountant, The Solae Company, 1999-2004

Master of Busxxxxxxess Admxxxxxxistration, Management, Xxxxxx Tech (xxxxxx progress)

Bachelor of Arts, Accountxxxxxxg, Manchester College