- 113 Mxxxxxxlard Cove Dr. Ÿ Xxxxxx, XXXXXX xxxxxx ( (xxx-xxx-xxxx * abc@xyz.com

Plant Controller (Multiple Locations)

Quxxxxxxifications Profile

    Self-assured, dynamic and results-driven accounting professionxxxxxx with more than 31 years providing high-performance full-cycle corporate accounting and financixxxxxx management mostly in the manufacturing and automotive industries.

-    Successfully implemented SAP/R3 FI/CO and Logistics modules in 3 plants at Kennametxxxxxx, Inc.

-    Exhibited disciplined passion for financixxxxxx accounting accuracy, integrity, and process efficiency.

    Detail-oriented, anxxxxxxyticxxxxxx and methodicxxxxxx with criticxxxxxx thinking to resolve financixxxxxx issues even under stress.

    Well-organized and resourceful with multitasking skills that optimize limited resources to achieve outstanding results.

    Effective interpersonxxxxxx communication skills that bring workforce diversity into a cohesive team to achieve shared commitments and objectives.

Key Expertise

Business Operations Management

    Business Planning Support

    Process/Workflow Improvement

    Client Relationship Management

    Six Sigma/Kaizen Methods

Financixxxxxx Management

    Fiscxxxxxx & Budget Management

    Profitability Management

    Financixxxxxx Metrics Anxxxxxxysis

    Full-Cycle Corporate Accounting

    Internxxxxxx/Externxxxxxx Audit & Control

    Product Costing & Pricing

    Payroll Accounting/Administration

    Credit & Collection

    Inventory/Fixed Asset Accounting

    Revenues & Cost Accounting

    Revenue Optimization Strategies

    Cost Reduction Strategies

    Risk Management

    Policies & Regulatory Compliance (GAAP, SEC, & SOX, etc.)

    Financixxxxxx Reporting

Administration

    Staff Supervision & Motivation

    HR Support (Recruitment, Training & Termination)

Technicxxxxxx

    Apps: Hyperion Systems, various Accounting Software & Proprietary Database Management Systems

    ERP: SAP/R3 FI/CO & Logistics Modules

    Productivity Tools: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, & Outlook)

Professionxxxxxx Experience

Initixxxxxxly hired as Interim Plant Controller (2010 2011), working at Henderson, NC until 2012 and re-assigned as Controller for the Fxxxxxxlon, NV plant until Jan 2016, pursuing implementation of SAP and currently serving as Controller for 3 plants (Huntsville, XXXXXX, Xxxxxx, XXXXXX, and Fxxxxxxlon, NV).

Systems Implementation

    Led implementation project for SAP/R3 Fi/Co modules starting in 2014 and subsequently implemented in 2 other plant locations (Xxxxxx, XXXXXX & Fxxxxxxlon, NV), conducting training sessions for financixxxxxx and materixxxxxxs management staff in using SAP modules during the implementation period.

Corporate Financixxxxxx Management

    Manage production of month-end close, mid-month flash, quarterly forecast, and annuxxxxxx financixxxxxx plans, providing daily anxxxxxxysis of manufacturing variances, and ensuring compliance with policies and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

    Manage justifications for Capitxxxxxx Projects, providing anxxxxxxysis in ROI, paybacks and follow-up audits.

    Serve as a trusted assistant to the plant manager and xxxxxxl Henderson staff and associates advising on financixxxxxx impact of various operations decisions, liaising with internxxxxxx and externxxxxxx auditors.

Cost Management

    Responsible for focusing on managing the costs of the business, providing expert insight in exploring xxxxxxl areas of operations for opportunities in reducing and containing/controlling costs while ensuring compliance with budgetary constraints and fiscxxxxxx prudence.

Profitability Management

    Oversee proper materixxxxxx utilization, yields, and waste management, identifying and reporting on cost drivers that adversely impact on financixxxxxx performance, and collaborating with the Plant Manager to maximize profitability.

    Responsible for maintaining and closing the consolidated books on a monthly basis and delivering consolidated financixxxxxx statements in compliance with GAAP.

    Developed and implemented process improvements in accounting, reporting systems, and internxxxxxx controls to facilitate accurate and timely reporting.

    Anxxxxxxyzed financixxxxxx changed and advised needed action plans accordingly, recommending strategic business plans, and conducting reviews and evxxxxxxuations for cost reduction opportunities.

    Collaborated with auditors to ensure completion of annuxxxxxx audits, working with staff to develop annuxxxxxx budget, and supervising accounting staff and Industrixxxxxx Engineers.

- 113 Mxxxxxxlard Cove Dr. Ÿ Xxxxxx, XXXXXX xxxxxx ( (xxx-xxx-xxxx * abc@xyz.com

Professionxxxxxx Experience (continued)

    Served as Plant Controller for a tier 1 automotive interiors plant, producing annuxxxxxx profit plans and xxxxxxl interim forecasts, and preparing various monthly statements such as cost of sxxxxxxes and profit and loss.

    Provided performance variance anxxxxxxysis for executive decision support in improving financixxxxxx position of the plant.

    Chaired monthly operations review meetings, coordinating production of monthly Operations Package sent to division management for review and feedback, including xxxxxxl accounting activities.

    Provided HR support working closely with HR Manager to ensure proper departmentxxxxxx staffing and training, and recommending promotions and pay increases for HR vxxxxxxidation and implementation.

    Advocated SOX compliance among xxxxxxl departments, coordinating audit activities with externxxxxxx and internxxxxxx auditors.

    Steered and managed the IT Department, leveraging significant Six Sigma/Kaizen knowledge and experience.

    Served as Plant Controller of a tier 1 automotive seating and interiors plant with $300M in gross sxxxxxxes.

    Produced annuxxxxxx operating plans, capitxxxxxx spending, budgets vs actuxxxxxxs, cost of sxxxxxxes, inventory, and labor costs.

    Provided management with complete and in-depth anxxxxxxysis of unit performance in operating plans, forecasts, cost reduction opportunities, and comparatives with prior year performance, including product line margin anxxxxxxysis.

    Managed sxxxxxxes metrics, inventory, and operations planning that optimized product mix & maximized efficiencies & financixxxxxx performance.

    Executed robust internxxxxxx controls to safeguard company assets, coordinating externxxxxxx and internxxxxxx audit activities.

    Identified performance based metrics, driving ownership and discipline to monitor and proactively optimize financixxxxxx performance, and collaborating with the plant manager to drive productivity and strategic initiatives.

    Served as Plant Controller for an automotive fabric plant with $100M in gross sxxxxxxes, supervising staff of 5.

    Highlighted to the Division Controller and plant management any and xxxxxxl identified performance above or below the standards established for the plant, recommending correction actions where needed.

    Assisted the Marketing Department with product pricing, inventory management, and business decisions, reviewing and approving cost standards, and overseeing NAFTA requirements for plant operations.

    Conducted periodic profitability and operating performance anxxxxxxyses, coordinating production of monthly financixxxxxx forecasts, annuxxxxxx budgets, long-range plans, and annuxxxxxx operating plans, while establishing and ensuring compliance with financixxxxxx controls to safeguard plant inventories and assets.

    Directed cost accounting, inventory control and generxxxxxx accounting functions and collaborated with externxxxxxx auditors to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and xxxxxxl SEC requirements.

    Served as Plant Controller for an expanded Polystyrene plant with $25M in gross sxxxxxxes, supervising staff of 3, in developing and executing operation and maintenance of standard cost system and profitability anxxxxxxysis.

    Oversaw capitxxxxxx/operating budget preparation, revenues and profit forecasting, cash management, product costing and pricing, accounts receivable/payable, payroll, credit & collection, monthly closing functions, and customer rebates.

    Conducted regular physicxxxxxx inventory accounting of finished goods and raw materixxxxxxs.

    Served as Primary interface between the plant and Division HQ in Northern England.

Aylward Enterprises Ÿ New Bern, NC Plant Controller 1996 1999

Turner Tolson Ÿ New Bern, NC Internxxxxxx Auditor 1994 1996

Robert Hxxxxxxf & Accounttemps Ÿ Pittsburgh, PA Staff Accountant 1992 1994

U.S. Marine Corps. Ÿ Various Locations Enlisted / Avionics Technician (Honorably Discharged) 1985 1986

Education & Credentixxxxxxs

Ÿ DELAWARE VXXXXXXLEY COLLEGE Ÿ Doylestown, PA (1993)

B.S. in Business Administration, Major in Accounting, Cum Laude

Professionxxxxxx Training & Certifications

Ÿ Certified Management Accountant (CMA) | Microsoft Certified Professionxxxxxx

Professionxxxxxx Affiliations

Ÿ Member: Institute of Management Accountants | IMA ethics committee 2005- 2009

Ÿ Board Member: Governors 1 on 1 Committee | Treasurer: Middle School PTA

Ÿ Volunteer: Sharon of the Rose soup kitchen, Huntsville (3 hours a week)