RICHARD GENGARELLY, MBA

** ******** ****** ******, ** 06518

203-***-**** accltg@r.postjobfree.com

CONTROLLER

Cost Accounting Manager Senior Accountant

Financial professional with diversified accounting experience in a variety of manufacturing fields.

Particular competencies include exceptional ability with ERP solutions and integration of manufacturing,

cost accounting and general ledger. Hands on small business controller with great experience handling all

financial/administrative requirements. Respected leader with broad knowledge of financial interface to

manufacturing operations. Effective accountant capable of developing controls that increase efficiency and

enhance accuracy of financial reporting.

Financial Statement Preparation ERP Implementation Cash Management Cost Accounting Bills of

Material/Product Structures Standard Cost Setup Product Costing Fixed and Variable Overhead Rates

Variance Analysis Payroll Preparation Month & Year End Closing Depreciation

Technology Proficiencies:

Mfg Pro/QAD, Power Shop, ASK/ManMan, Macola, Microsoft Excel, Paychex and ADP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONSULTANT 2012 Present

Working as an independent consultant for manufacturing clients for cost accounting, ERP implementation,

account analysis, etc.

CONTROLLER 2000 2012

Supreme Lake Mfg., Inc. Plantsville, CT ($18M Company)

Hired to produce monthly and annual financial statements for private owners and bank. Handled all

traditional accounting functions managing department of four. Prepared for financial review engagement.

Addressed all insurance issues including annual focus on business and health renewals. Worked with

engineering on product costs for quoting. Reconciled inventories to general ledger along with variance

analysis.

Implemented company business software ERP solution (Power Shop) as project leader.

Developed special quoting scenarios for competitive business.

Saved $60K on insurance mode rate change going back three years upon coming aboard.

Increased sales by $1M per year by bringing in new customer (Dresser, previous employer).

Expedited month and year end closing procedures and reduced time by half.

COST ACCOUNTING MANAGER 1999 – 2000

Memry Corp. Brookfield, CT ($40M company)

Closed out work orders on a daily basis along with variance analysis to root cause. Worked with

sales/marketing on all product prices. Created all reports and journal entries for cost accounting month end

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close. Put all monthly volume, spending and efficiency variances into perspective; wrote commentary for

cost of sales section of P&L. Recruited by Supreme Lake Mfg. after one year.

Implemented the first cost accounting system for the company using Mfg Pro/Qad ERP solution.

CONTROLLER 1997 1999

Dresser Industries/Weksler Division ($10M company)

Responsible for financial reporting and management consultation. Worked directly with the general

manager of this newly acquired company on all aspects of business from procurement to shop floor control,

product development and management reports.

Resolved timeliness shop floor reporting issues to allow for meaningful cycle counting.

Successfully negotiated lower overhead allocations from corporate revealing higher/truer profits.

Eliminated the need for physical inventories.

CONTROLLER 1995 1997

Merritt Controls Norwalk, CT ($5M company)

This company started in a man’s garage. By the time revenues grew to $3m in a 10,000 square foot plant, I

was hired as the first Controller. I helped the company go international by extending low risk credit/letters

of credit.

Set up Macola software as the company’s business systems, utilizing features/options enhancements

to simplify maintenance of perpetual inventories.

Developed the first financial reporting system along with all necessary sub systems.

Turned around cash position through banking negotiations and payables vs. receivables balancing.

COST ACCOUNTING MANAGER 1993 1995

Producto Machine Tool Bridgeport, CT ($30M company)

Implemented and maintained cost systems on ASK/ManMan software. Prepared financial reporting

package providing key management information.

Integrated financial reporting with operations affording relevant management information on which

to make decisions.

MANAGER OF FINANCIAL REPORTING 1992 1993

Waring Products New Hartford, CT ($60M company)

Supervised all traditional accounting functions with staff of four. Provided financial reporting package for

corporate. Managed daily operating cash and forecasts.

Computerized financial reporting package greatly reducing month end closing time.

COST ACCOUNTING MANAGER 1981 1991

CHR Industries New Haven, CT ($40M company.)

Developed the first formal standard cost accounting system for this company. Brought in ASK/ManMan

and led the company wide implementation. Personally trained operations personnel to create product

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structures from bills of material, routings and item master files. Calculated all product costs for sales

quotes. Performed variance analysis on a daily and monthly basis.

Developed data base program to accomplish “what if” analysis for volume changes affecting

costs for more aggressive quoting.

Reduced financial closing time from two weeks to three days in order to accommodate the

sale of the company to a new parent corporation.

Re implemented ASK/ManMan from discrete work orders to non discrete (repetitive

manufacturing) after five years, creating daily shop floor visibility via back flushing from WIP

locations.

EDUCATION MBA

The University of New Haven, New Haven, CT

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP Software Implementations and Solutions

ORGANIZATIONS

APICS+

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