EDWIN M. REABURN, CPA

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Canton, MI acdruz@r.postjobfree.com

48187

CAREER SUMMARY

A finance professional with 23 years of management experience with international corporations. In-depth

knowledge of accounting and financial analysis. Demonstrated abilities in problem solving, servicing clients

and planning, with excellent follow-through.

CAREER HISTORY

CONSULTANT, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2013 - present

Temporary position at an international aftermarket auto parts company’s ($1.5 billion in revenue) head

office

Senior Reporting Analyst

Responsible for intercompany billing, reconciliation and settlements

Generate government reports and surveys

Account reconciliations and adjustments

CARMEUSE LIME AND STONE, River Rouge, Michigan 2001 – 2013

Privately held lime manufacturer producing 600,000 tons of lime per year locally ($1.6 billion in revenue)

Plant Controller

Developed and prepared annual budget for River Rouge, Cleveland and Erie locations of a major

international lime and stone producer

Responsible for the monthly financial and management reporting as well as account analysis and

reconciliations

Used business acumen to assist local management to make operational decisions to ensure profitability of

the plants

Developed a weekly management report that highlighted operational issues prior to month end

Account analysis and operational knowledge led to the recovering $250,000 in excess utility billing

Implemented procedures and controls over the purchasing of contractors and repair parts within the SAP

system

CONSULTANT, Southfield, Michigan 2000 - 2001

Temporary position at an international cement and aggregate company’s shared service department ($21.7

billion in revenue)

Accounts Payable Supervisor

Helped manage the Accounts Payable department of 5 clerical personnel

Automated the generation of 1099’s

UNITED DISTILLERS & VINTNERS N. A., Allen Park, Michigan 1998 - 2000

Liquor bottling plant for Diageo ($18 billion in revenue) producing over 13 million cases per year locally

Assistant Controller 1999 - 2000

Organized and assembled fiscal budget information. Analyzed and corrected production of bulk liquid

batches used in valuing production. Managed Accounting Supervisor. Responsible for monthly financial

reporting, account analysis and reconciliations.

Interpreted financial results and provided plant closure costs estimates to head office that were used in the

budgeting process.

Accounting Supervisor 1998 - 1999

Managed the payroll and accounts payable clerks. Prepared the monthly financial reporting and account

analysis and reconciliations.

Developed and implemented reconciliation procedures for packaging materials inventory worth $2.3

million, which enabled the correct recording of usage and losses.

Established the hourly employees understanding of the financial portion of the plants Gainsharing Program,

through detailed and patient explanation of budget variances.

HIRAM WALKER GROUP, Windsor, Ontario, Canada 1990 - 1998

North American head office for Allied Domecq ($5.9 billion in revenue), an international liquor company

Accounting Manager – Shared Services 1993 - 1998

Supervised staff that did all the statutory and management accounting and reporting for the North American

companies.

Managed the annual physical inventory cycle counts for inventories, finished goods and raw materials that

help safeguard $160 million worth of assets.

Trained and developed an invoicing clerk into a well-regarded accountant.

Supervisor of Divisional Accounting - North America 1992 - 1993

Managed a staff of five professionals responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of corporate

companies, preparation of regional head office budgets, variance analysis and U.S. tax reporting.

Staffed the newly formed Divisional Accounting Department, eliminating two positions while taking on

additional work.

Budget Supervisor - Hiram Walker & Sons Inc. 1990 - 1992

Prepared annual budgets and performed variance analysis for the U.S. selling company.

Implemented the use of linked budget spreadsheets that eliminated the reentering of information into

multiple reports, which reduced the time to calculate the effect of revisions to the budget numbers.

DELOITTE, Windsor, Ontario 1987 - 1990

Chartered Accounting firm

Manager

Managed the audit and review engagements of a number of Owner Managed automotive sector firms

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

SAP – 12 years experience BPCS – 7 years experience

Tolas accounting system Hyperion - retrieve

Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1996 CPA Michigan Board of Accountancy

1988 Member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Public Accountants

1985 University of Windsor - Bachelor of Commerce, Honors

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