Senior Cost Analyst / Accountant

Kevin M. Kayden

*** ***** ***** *****, ****** Varina, NC 27526

Mobile:

931-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

Career Goal

Cost Accountant / Financial Analyst

MBA . University of Toledo, Toledo, OH . 2004 (Dean's List) - GPA 3.64

Graduate courses - Finance, Accounting, Management, Statistics, Economics &

Business Administration.

BA . University of Wyoming . 2001 (Attended on a Golf Athletic Scholarship)

Work Experience

Arauco Panels USA, LLC - Moncure, NC

Mar'11 - Present

Arauco is a leading manufacturer of composite panels in North America of

wood products This site serves as a Particleboard, Medium-Density

fiberboard and Thermo-fused Melamine manufacturing facility.

Senior Cost Analyst (current position)

. Analyzing profitability analysis on margins, sales volume, cost of

goods sold and freight costs

. Daily reporting and comparing actuals with budget of key production

metrics including: production and sales volume, uptime %, Q1 % and

downtime classification.

. Quarterly mass cost rolls of over 9,000 parts of 3 separate plants to

implement most current resin and wood pricing into standard costs.

. Daily set up and cost rolls of new parts as requested by production

planners.

. Month end inventory adjustments and analysis of fiber and chemicals

usage.

. Settling of open production orders during closing and individual

settlement of orders as requested by customer service reps to move

inventory.

. Preparing month end journal entries of paper and board obsolescence,

Q2 paper

. Maintenance of material masters of standard costs in SAP and use of V

Lookups.

. Changes to standard costs based on recipe changes provided by

technical team.

. Checking and performing routing analysis of current products and

standard costs for accuracy

. Verifying co-products and proper apportionment structure.

. Frequent communication with production planners and plant managers to

understand manufacturing process and initiate possible cost

reductions.

. Costing paper of TFM products and making changes to cost as paper

pricing changes.

. Costing Q2 at lower of cost or market and reject boards.

. Monthly management report preparation of financial results to

determine raw material usage.

. Costing analysis and recommendations of possible future business

decisions for Sales department.

Hinkle Contracting Company, LLC - Paris, KY Oct'09 - Nov'10

Hinkle Contracting is an aggregates, asphalt, paving, concrete block and

construction company

Accountant (Change in ownership)

. Responsible for cash management of multiple checking accounts and

providing accurate weekly & monthly cash forecasting by analyzing

historical trends and outcomes.

. Prepared journal entries and account reconciliations to assist month

end close process.

. Monthly financial statement preparation and analysis of subsidiary

company.

. Developed strategic initiatives for accounting department goals and

ways to measure outcomes .

. Preparation of annual net profit returns, quarterly IFTA taxes and

heavy highway taxes.

. Assisted with complete balance sheet account reconciliation.

. Ensured successful year end audit during ownership change while

verifying proper debt payoffs.

. Timely wire & ACH transfers of payables to maximize cash and avoid

late fees/penalties.

. Monthly reconciliation of accounts payable & accounts receivable

clearing accounts and reconciling outstanding cash items.

. Assisted with improving internal controls of accounting department by

analyzing existing measures and made recommendations for process

improvements and cross training opportunities.

Itron, Inc. - Owenton, KY Oct'08

- Aug'09

Itron, Inc. manufactures gas meters and regulators and provides utility

software solutions to help promote more efficient use of energy and water

for the utilities industry.

Cost Accountant (laid off 2 of 4 people in accounting department due to

economy)

. Prepared monthly journal entries to assist month end close process,

including warranty and obsolescence reserves.

. Monthly preparation and analysis of profit & loss statement.

. Directed monthly meetings to analyze cost of goods sold and propose

cost savings opportunities.

. Assisted successful software conversion from QAD to Oracle by

verifying accurate inventory levels and standard costs of parts.

. Assisted with successful annual physical inventory & fixed asset

physical inventory.

. CIP tracking, capitalizing, and disposing of fixed assets in timely

manner to minimize overspending.

. Daily cost rolls of parts & year end standard cost rolls recommended

by engineering department.

. Weekly check processing

. PPV analysis of current vs. standard costs and communication with

purchasing department.

. Directed monthly meetings to verify scrap transactions

. Verified selling price of existing parts

. Prepared account reconciliations of accounts payable and inventory

accounts.

. Prepared monthly inventory revaluation adjustments to properly value

inventory.

. Quarterly inventory consignment tracking to meet SOX requirements.

. Timely annual property tax preparation and payment.

Dana Holding Corporation - Hopkinsville, KY Oct'06 - Sept'08

Dana Holding Corporation Structures Division manufactures automotive

corvette and van frames.

Cost Accountant (fear of layoff, left for Itron, Inc.)

. Reported, analyzed and communicated daily profit & loss statement to

upper management.

. Prepared monthly journal entries and account reconciliations to assist

with month end closing.

. Tracked spending of fixed assets by monitoring purchase orders and

invoices and capitalizing CIP projects in a timely manner to save

money.

. Weekly and monthly processing of scrap, cycle counts and

direct/indirect labor hours.

. Developed financial lease model to better predict future expenses and

assist with forecasting.

. Analyzed bill of materials of parts in ManMan ERP system and tracked

monthly labor and burden actuals vs. forecasted.

. Added new vendors and maintained existing vendors for accounts payable

to meet SOX requirements of internal controls.

. Reported and tracked temporary employees and assisted with determining

labor efficiencies.

APC - Asset Protection Corporation - Toledo, OH Jan'06 - Aug'06

Asset Protection Corporation provides life safety system products including

security systems and fire alarms.

Staff Accountant (Laid off due to company restructure)

. Successfully reconciled six months worth of bank reconciliations to

the general ledger.

. Accurate weekly processing of payroll, calculated proper sales

commissions of sales personnel, executed payments of payroll taxes,

child support payments and sales & use tax payments.

. Utilized Excel spreadsheets to maintain 401(k) plans, health insurance

and employee benefits.

. Maintained daily deposits of accounts receivable and check processing.

. Tracking inventory items purchased through packing slips and of

service calls made by technicians.

. Assisted with month end close process by posting month-end journal

entries.

TRW Automotive - Fremont, OH Jul'05 - Jan'06

TRW manufactures brake rotors for the automotive industry.

Accountant (Full time temporary position, plant closed Dec'06)

Integral team member in successful completion of physical inventory

and analysis of results.

Assisted cost accountant with maintaining standard costs of parts

utilizing QAD system.

Performed cycle counts, audited stock room parts, entered freight

bills and utilized Excel & HFM to analyze financial data.

Provided additional data analysis and ad-hoc duties as requested by

controller.

Honors/Awards/Accomplishments

. U.of Toledo Academic scholarship & Graduate assistantship based on

strong GMAT exam scores.

. Scored 680 on quantitative section of GRE exam.

. Received annual bonus at Hinkle despite being employed for only four

months at time of bonuses.

. Provided research analysis on educational publications for full time

faculty members in college of business at University of Toledo

. Adjunct Mathematics Professor in community college setting.

Technology skills

. Integral team member in Oracle software conversion.

. Developed power point presentations for company meeting of strategic

initiatives.

. Attended Excel seminars to improve existing Excel skills.

. Excel skills include utilizing Macros, V-Lookups & Pivot Tables to

analyze financial information.

. Integrated manual financials of subsidiary company into Explorer ERP

system.

. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel'03, Excel'07 & PowerPoint

. ERP experience with SAP, Explorer, ManMan Solomon, QAD, HFM & Oracle

. Microsoft Word Processing instructor in community college setting.

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