Manager Human Resources

Brett Utter

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summary

Versatile accounting professional with fifteen years of progressive experience. Team player with proven leadership,

analytical, and problem solving skills. Proactively identify business problems, initiate change and implement new

processes that produce increased profitability and cash flow using a wide spectrum experience and systems.

Experience

RTI – International Metals (RTI Connecticut) Windsor, CT

Controller (October 2010 – Present)

Manage the daily activities of all Accounting and Human Resources activities for the business unit. Responsibilities include; Business

Unit profitability, Managed working capital, Financial Reporting and Analysis, General Ledger, Financial Planning and Analysis,

Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and All phases of Human Resources.

• Business Unit Profitability & Managed Working Capital: Monitor and control the day to day sales profitability as well as

planned spending by budget and forecasted line item. Improved bottom line from significant loss to break even in one year.

Additionally responsible for working capital decreased DSO from 52 days to 42 days reduced slow moving inventory by 1.2M in

one year.

• Financial Reporting and Analysis: Upload local Trial Balance into Hyperion and Prepare and analyze Balance Sheet, Income

Statement, Cash Flow and Budget to actual analysis. Additionally complete various corporate and SEC schedules using Hyperion

Retrieve. Review with Senior Management and the Corporate Executives in Pittsburgh PA month end quarterly results.

Financial Planning and Analysis: Complete rolling forecasts on a quarterly and annual basis by General Ledger line item. Upload

into Host Analytics, which is then loaded to Hyperion. Responsible for knowledge of sales variances and gross margins by

customer and product line. Full SG&A responsibility for cost control. Created ODBC connection to General Ledger coupled

with excel to create a template to upload into Host Analytics.

General Ledger: Responsible for the all General Accounts and Analysis. Created process of month end binders of reconciliations to

General Ledger accounts upload into AFRM (Closing Cloud) for corporate review and sign off.

Taxes: Prepare annual Federal and State Tax packages for outside Accountant.

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Physical Inventory Responsible for annual physical inventory.

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Human Resources Responsible for all employee performance evaluations, discipline and administration of the company’s benefits.

Local representative for concerns regarding employee relations. Additionally, selected by Corporate to participate in Team

Communicators, which communicates all the companies’ initiatives as well as community activities. For example, our location

donated cash and coats to Connecticut Veterans as well as corporate wide.

Carlin Combustion Technology (a C. Cowles Company) East Longmeadow, MA

Divisional Accounting Manager (July 2010 – October) Temporary Assignment

Manage the daily activities of 3 employees. Responsibilities include; Financial Reporting and Analysis, General Ledger, Assist in Lean

initiatives, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Bill of Materials, Product Line Profitability, and Inventory.

• Financial Reporting and Analysis: Prepare and analyze Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Budget to actual analysis. Review

with Senior Management and the Corporate Office.

General Ledger: Responsible for the all General Accounts and Analysis. Created process of month end binders of reconciliations to

General Ledger accounts.

Bills of Material: Responsible for the accuracy of standard costs, production reporting and roll – up of material. In the process of

correcting Bills of Materials to match new Lean manufacturing processes. Trace and verify variances in production reporting and

correct inventory reporting.

Inventory: Created process for cycle counting inventory to ensure accuracy. Raw Material consists of 4,000 part numbers and

Finished Goods consists of 1,500 part numbers.

Lean Activities: Work daily with Production Manager, Purchasing Manager, Shipping Manager and Sales Manager to effectively

communicate status of orders and ability to meet customer demands. Worked with production to create Kanban cards and

minimum quantities to have a usable balance of inventory without tying up working capital.

Product Line Profitability: Calculate product line profitability to ensure accuracy of new price books to be published.

Data Mail, Inc. Newington, CT

Assistant Controller (February 2006 – June 2010)

Manage the daily activities of 16 employees, 2 direct, 14 indirect. Responsibilities include; Financial Reporting and Analysis General

Ledger, Internal Audit, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Quarterly/Annual tax reviews. Responsible for four legal entities

totaling $135M annual revenue. Accounting includes full Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss responsibility.

• Financial Reporting and Analysis Review and approve all Financial Statements prior to publishing to owners, statements include

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Balance Sheet, Income Statement and selected management reports. Complete monthly flux analysis on each company to

provide significant changes and trends to senior management.

• Year End Review Preparation: Review of Audit binders for annual review by PWC to ensure accuracy and completeness of

company’s financial statements.

• Job Cost Analysis: Review significant jobs for the month; review all cost components for reasonableness and profit parameters.

• General Ledger (5 employees – 1 Manager 4 Staff Accountants) Oversight of four general ledgers. Responsible for oversight of

monthly/quarterly close process.

• Internal Audit: Designed an audit plan to be SOX compliant. Each area identified by risk and exposure. A process narrative

outlined key controls performed by staff. Responsible for review and approval of each narrative. Responsible for review and final

assessment of key controls. Responsible for determining and implementing corrective actions.

• Process Reviews: Responsible for review of “high risk” business processes, make recommendations to mitigate exposure,

additionally recommend improvement opportunities.

• Process Improvement/Internal Controls: Created SQL financial statement packages for each entity utilizing SQL queries direct to

Accounting software server and Sum product functionality in excel, cut down financial statement prep time by 50%.

• Process Improvement/Internal Controls: Review and approve all work paper binders. Improved the overall closing process for

month end close from 10 days to 5 days through process improvement initiatives. Internal Controls added include closing check

lists, work paper sign – off, trail balance sign – off, full analytical review and sign – off, and journal entry review.

• Process Improvement/Internal Controls: Improved overall company billing process to reduce Accounts Receivable close from 20

days to 7 days with a three phase improvement plan. Internal controls reviewed to ensure proper revenue recognition, segregation

of duties, and revenue capture.

Gerber Scientific, Inc South Windsor, CT

Senior Audit Consultant (September 2004 – February 2006)

Managed and completed Sarbanes Oxley 404 documentation, evaluation and testing of internal controls at United States and

International locations. Prepared and/or reviewed Sarbanes Oxley 404 documentation with management with proposed

recommendations for compliance.

• Performed and/or directed fieldwork in accordance with the approved audit program, including: a review of

organizational and functional activities by verifying and analyzing transactions an evaluation of the adequacy and

effectiveness of internal controls over the financial and operational activities. Domestic and International.

• Supervised, trained and developed staff personnel assigned to the review. Drafted or reviewed audit reports identifying

factors causing deficient conditions and containing suitable recommendations for improvement to be submitted to the

Manager or Director for review

MacDermid, Inc. Waterbury, CT

Senior Financial Analyst (February 2001 – September 2004)

Responsible for preparation, analysis, and maintenance of the budget, P&L, working capital schedules monthly and quarterly written

summaries for Senior management. Financial representative to the division management teams to consult Senior Managers and Regional

Business Managers on day to day financial matters.

• Responsible for the supervision of a junior analyst, an AS400 Programmer, a lotus notes programmer, and a server/PC

maintenance person.

• Business liaison for SAP build and installation, to ensure operations were duplicated in SAP from old software specific areas

include, Production planning, Internet Sales, Logistics, and Financial Reporting.

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• Team leader in Inventory reduction program, including Sales, Supply chain and Management, with the overall goal to reduce

working capital costs and freight and warehousing costs.

Process Improvements: Created and implemented new monthly and quarterly reporting packages that are easy to read and use by

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non financial decision makers

Process Improvements: Assessed budget process, then designed and implemented new budgeting packages for easier use by non

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financial people

Process Improvements: Created and Implemented a new financial Power Point presentation, that is was by the regional managers

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and myself to report quarterly results to Senior Management

Process Improvement: Worked with Manufacturing and planning to get past due work orders, 140 down to 30, by negioating

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staffing changes, process improvement and accountability.

Grove Property Trust (Closed due to Merger) (July 1998 February 2001) Hartford, CT

Cash Manager (February 2000 – February 2001)

Responsible for all aspects of Cash Management (25M in total). Analyzed daily, monthly and quarterly cash balances for investment

decisions. Responsible for all wires and ACH transactions. Oversaw the cash reconciliation process. Responsible for cash collection and

concentration. Maintained Credit Line Balancing, drawing funds from and making payments to Bank.

Corporate Accountant (July 1998 – February 2000)

Responsible for the preparation and analysis of monthly financial statement packages for multiple subsidiaries and subsidiary budgets.

Responsible for the reconciliation of the general ledger and all inter company activity for corporate entries and 60 properties.

The Co Optics Group (Wilber Bank Customer) Oneonta, NY

Senior Accountant (October 1997 – July 1998)

Supervised a staff of four. Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements. Oversaw all aspects of payroll, including

personnel issues. Designed and developed reporting for Senior Management and outside accountants.

Wilber National Bank Oneonta, NY

Senior Credit Analyst (May 1996 – October 1997)

Supervised a staff of two. Responsible for day to day activities of the department. Designed and implemented a credit analysis procedure

to be used in the loan approval process. Prepared the analysis of credit information and loan presentations by visiting customer locations,

obtaining complete financial information, and making recommendations regarding financial information. Consulted customers on

accounting applications and procedures. Completed commercial loan reviews as required by banking regulations.

Education

1996 State University College at Oneonta (SUNY)

B.A. Accounting.

Computer skills

Steel Plus, Hyperion, Hyperion Retrieve, Host Analytics, AFRM, SAP – Designed and developed system install for Chemical

Company. Audited verify and indentifying internal controls (Inventory, Financial Statements, and Consolidation monitor)

Excel (Vlookup, Sum Product, SQL Drill, Pivot Tables), Word, Access (Linked tables to core software, Query, Reports) Power

Point, Lotus Notes, Management Reports Inc., AS400, Timberline, MS Outlook, MAS 90, Data Tracker.

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