Manager Accounting

A Cost Accountant professional of **+ years experience with ability to

multi-task. Familiar with all aspects and segments of the

manufacturing/distribution operation. Areas of strength include costing,

bill of materials, inventory, forecasting, budget, gross margin analysis,

foreign and domestic importing and exporting, system's implementation,

auditing procedures, Prism AS400, Dynax AS400, Legacy AS400, SAP, Lawson,

Oracle, Accu-Term, Microsoft excel, word, outlook. Knowledge of JD

Edward's, PowerPoint, Cognos, BI analyzer Monarch and GMP.

EXPERIENCE

Bimbo Bakeries USA, Greenwich, CT OCT 11-

PRESENT

Finance Consultant

. Working with newly added brand Sara Lee to create Bills of Materials

and Standard Cost

. Collect documents from vendors and prepare spec's for all items

. Updating Oracle with product information, cost and bills of materials.

. Analyze gross and net volumes for Arnold, Thomas English Muffins and

Entenmann's brands by customer/location/plant and create charts.

The Coca-Cola Company (Glaceau), Whitestone, NY

MAY08-SEP11

Manager, Supply Chain Finance & Costing

. Develop, review and analyze new standard cost

. Report and analyze product destroy/donate, sales and cost analysis,

inventory turn calculation, inventory analysis and variance analysis

(ppv, production/usage, transfer)

. Coding & approval of "NON PO" ops invoices (expense items)

. Inventory management for 23 plants and co-packers(review physical

inventory, reconciliation analysis, inventory adjustment analysis,

internal control support, co-packer bill back accounting

. Support audit request, P/L support/analysis, Annual budget/forecast

support

. Value Chain development. Develop, review and analyze FAS142

. Assist in capital management process

. Capturing variable and fixed cost and tie to Glaceau portfolio P&L's

. Analyze all prepaid pallets, returns/credits, consolidated freight and

rebates

. Review storage and handling accruals and co-packer prepaid

amortization

. Review and analyze variance allocation, take & pay accounting and

balance sheet account reconciliation

. Adhoc reporting (Y/E, period request)

Leviton Manufacturing (Electrical Wiring Industry), Little Neck, NY

AUG 06- MAY08

Manager, Cost and Manufacturing Accounting

. Assist in the planning, coordination, development, review and analysis

of all manufacturing budgets (27 plants-700 million dollars)

. Assist in the planning, coordination, development, review and analysis

of all labor/resource and overhead studies/rates

. Develop, review and analyze material costs and material burden

rates/amounts

. Supervise and direct the cost accounting function, loading and

maintenance of all labor/resource/overhead rates, frozen costs and the

annual freeze process

. Analyze and review manufacturing budget trends, major transfers, major

projects, and their financial implications

. Review and analyze all product cost changes and projected margins

. Supervise and direct the inventory closings, physical inventory,

inventory trends for 27 plants

. Working with representatives of corporate personnel as well as all

manufacturing plants worldwide

. Supervision of Cost Accountants and Inventory Accountants

Country Life (Nutritional, Herbal & Cosmetic), Hauppauge, NY

OCT 03-AUG 06

Cost Accounting Manager

. Develop, Implement, and maintain cost accounting system

. Management reporting and various cost analyses, which include margin

analysis

. Product costing, analyzing and reconciling inventory account

. Responsible for Cost accounting activity includes Bills of Materials

and routine review

. Item master data set-up

. Prepare contract manufacturing bids

. Responsible for completing month-end inventory close process on time

. Analyzing purchase price variance and analyzing labor and overhead

cost

. Track all cost changes and determines the related impact

. Manufacturing variance analysis

. Create and manage new product cost and profit estimates

. Direct physical inventory and cycle count processes

. Develop budgets with respect to cost and inventory

The Hain Celestial Group (Natural Food & Personal Care Products), Melville,

NY DEC 99-OCT 03

Cost Accounting Supervisor

. Working on establishing the Cost Accounting Department

. Implemented Prism AS400 inventory ERP System

. Prepare Standard Cost Sheets and maintain Bill of Materials

. Analyze PPV with Standard Cost

. Price Testing

. Finding out the problems in the Purchasing, Receiving & AP Departments

and make recommendations for resolution

. Prepare auditing procedures for Operations Department, Co-packers and

Warehouses (saved $1,125,000 from inventory loss over a 4-year period

by implementing the auditing procedures)

. Overall supervision of physical inventory and month end closing for 17

plants and co-packers

. Analyze Budget to Actual Gross Margin

. Help prepare Budget, Prepare summaries and analysis

Penn-Plax Inc (Pet Products), Garden City, NY

APRIL 87-DEC 99

Cost Accountant

. Check Invoices and authorize for payment

. Calculate measurements and allocate freight bills

. Cost out merchandise, Calculate selling price and gross profits

. Prepare various summaries and analysis

. Prepare monthly inventory numbers for the Management and Bank

. Control Physical Inventory and Cost out Physical Inventory

. Assist out side Auditors

. Prepare actual/standard cost sheets

. Assign U.P.C. numbers and Class Codes

EDUCATION

University of Atlanta

Master of Business Administration

Tulane University, Freeman School of Business

Certificate in Business

University of Atlanta

Bachelor of Business Accounting

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