PAUL L. BERNIER JR.

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Huntersville, NC 28078

757-***-****

acepg2@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

ACCOUNTING/FINANCE- Strategic Planning, Variance Analysis, Cost Accounting,

Cost Management, Cost Development, Project Costing, Job Costing, Budgeting,

Auditing, Financial Analysis, Mergers & Acquisitions

OPERATIONS- Inventory Management/Controls, Inventory Security, Cycle Count

Accuracy, and Inventory Surveillance, Materials Planning, Project

Management, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Procurement,

Operations Consolidation, Policy and Procedure Development/Implementation,, Cultural Change/Team work Integration, Quality Assurance, ISO

Preparation & Compliance, ERP System (Development, Integration,

Implementation, Training)

IT KNOWLEDGE- SAP (BPC, FI, CO, MM, AM, WF, PP, QM, PM), AS400, Hyperion,

Oracle, CAS, Passport, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Visio

CONTRACT POSITIONS

Smithfield Foods- Smithfield, Virginia (Meat Manufacturing)

July 2013 -August 2013

Financial Reporting Analyst

TetraPak Tubex- Louisa, Virginia (Straw Manufacturer)

March 2013 - July 2013

Accountant

RockTenn- West Point, Virginia (Paper Mill)

December 2012 - March 2013

Capital Projects Accountant

Gerdau Ameristeel- Petersburg, Virginia (Steel Manufacturing)

July 2012 to October 2012

Inventory Accountant - Continuous Improvement Leader

Klockner Penteplast- Gordonsville, Virginia (Film Manufacturing)

June 2011 to January 2012

Cost Accountant-SAP Project Team

PERMANENT POSITIONS

Department of Homeland Security, Chesapeake, Virginia (Finance Center)

Accountant-Reimbursements- United States Coast Guard

March 2011 to June 2011

. Process reimbursable receivables for other government agencies by

setting up customer, project, budget and agreement in Oracle and

sending IPAC payments and collections to other government agencies

according to ALC, BPN and TAS codes

. Process refund receivables for Housing projects from other government

agencies as required

Philip Morris U.S.A., Richmond, Virginia (Tobacco Manufacturing)

April 1999 - May 2010

Sr. Business Planning Analyst- Primary Operations

March 2009 - May 2010

. Develop Original Budget, 1st Revised, 2nd Revised and 3rd Revised

Budgets

. Develop Monthly Primary department Overall Scorecards and Present to

Senior Management

. Develop and Present Annual Game Plan Initiatives for Department

. Perform Analysis on departments MTD, YTD performance and provided

variance explanations

. Oversee all Primary Operation CIP Projects through Fiduciary Review

and Compliance.

Major Accomplishments

. Developed a headcount realignment program for union personnel

yielding an annual $14.5 mil savings for the department

Area Supervisor-Cut Filler Storage Operations

April 2008 - March 2009

. Supervise shift unionized personnel to ensure operation ran

efficiently

. Develop budget for department

. Develop Performance Metrics for employees

. Ensure compliance with proper computer entries through audit

procedures

. Perform safety audits

Project Team Member-Indirect Materials Supply Chain

October 2007 - April 2008

. Researched Indirect Materials dimensions against direct materials

performance dimensions

. Compiled information for Indirect and Direct Materials data into

PowerPoint presentation

. Presented research findings to senior management for the development

of a three-year game plan

Project Team Member-York Project (Inventory Management)

June 2007 - October 2007

. Completed SAP R/3 enhancement developments for Inventory Management

remaining from the Envision Project

. Completed testing of new SAP R/3 enhancements prior to their movement

into production

. Assisted in the development of regression testing for the Envision

Project as a basis for continual monitoring of systems

. Completed SAP R/3 unit testing for York project

. Completed SAP R/3 User Acceptability Testing (UAT) for York

. Provide SAP R/3 training materials for all York personnel

Project Team Member-SAP R/3 Project Team (Inventory Management)

October 2005 - May 2007

. Development of Cycle Count Business Requirement Documents (BRD),

System Design Specifications (SDS), Functional Design Specification

(FDS), and accompanying cycle count work steps creation

. Development of Unit Testing, String Testing, and Integration testing

on cycle counting unit

. Development of job impact workshop information, usability testing, and

Test Incident Reports

. Trained Super-users on R/3 system and assisted with end-user training

and Go-Live support

Major Accomplishments

. Incorporated (AMT) Inventory Management new processes and

procedures into SAP R/3

. Met all deadlines associated with BRD, SDS, FDS, and cycle count

work step procedures

. Completed all Job Impact workshops, Usability testing, and timely

resolved all Test Incident Reports (TIRs).

Project Member-Spare Parts- Asset Management Project Team (AMT)

July 2004 - June 2007

. Development of new policies and procedure for inventory management to

decrease inventory levels

. Development of Spare Parts optimization plan to reduce inactive

inventory

. Implementation of Spare Parts reduction plan

Major Accomplishments

. $22+ mil inactive materials disposed of- 46,300 inactive material

codes removed from system

Area Leader-MC Stockroom Operations

January 2002 - June 2004

. The strategic planning and implementation of the stockroom

optimization plan: included relocation of all satellite locations to

Cell 2 planning initiative, space planning for central stockroom,

development of clerk KPI's, enhancement and procurement of Siload

level 2 upgrades, and implementation of new policies and procedures to

streamline operation

. Manage the diverse workforce of 54 employees

Major Accomplishments

. Increased cycle count accuracy from 87% to 99.5% in first year

. Realigned weekend workforce to save department $112k per year

. Outsourced stockroom operations to non-union contractor firm resulting

in a $2.8 mil savings per year

. Reduced on hand inventory for preventative maintenance and Shutdown

repairs through material planning kit development

Sr. Business Planning Analyst Inventory Operations

June 2001 - December 2001

. Complete development of the Stockroom Optimization Plan.

. Develop Stockroom Continuous Improvement (C&I) team to address

operational issues

. Review requirements for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd revised budget periods

Financial Analyst- Machine Parts Inventory

April 1999 - May 2001

. Perform monthly closing and reporting requirements for the Machinery &

Spare Parts division for all Philip Morris plants.

. Analyze all deviations (current month, year-to-date, and prior

periods)

. Complete all reporting requirements for Budgets: 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Revised

. Reconcile all Machinery & Spare Parts balance sheet accounts

. Provide Sr. management with variance explanations for monthly cost

book and white book reports

Tarmac America, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (Bldg Materials Manufacturing)

May 1994 - March 1999

Financial Analyst January

1997 - March 1999

. Recording raw material usage; management of inter-company transfers of

raw materials; recording resale usage

. Processing sales and production volumes and providing supporting

analysis

. Initiating and coordinating capital expenditure reports and supporting

financials

. Coordinating and expediting internal and external inventory control

audit process

. SAP development and implementation project team member

Accounting Systems Analyst March

1997 - December 1997

. Standardized financial reporting systems and eliminated order

management system obstacles

. Developed budgeting package for multiple product lines

. Developed and implemented inventory policy and procedure manuals

Cost Accountant/Analyst

May 1994 - February 1997

. Recorded raw material usage; managed inter-company transfers of raw

materials

. Processed sales and production volumes and provided supporting

analysis

. Performed monthly inventory audits and assisted plant personnel with

inventory maintenance

Major Accomplishments

. Development of the Operational Performance Review Manual

. Provided training courses in financial analysis to educate plant

managers

Oceans II Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia (Condominium Rentals)

May 1988 - April 1994

Controller/Assistant General Manager

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona

. MBA - Marketing, February 2004

Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida

. Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration/ Specialization in

Accounting, December 1992

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