Accounting Accounts Payable

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I have over ** years as an operational controller for manufacturing

operations. These jobs have required annual budget and annual standard

cost development. I have also been responsible for monthly analyzing of

operation results with detailed research on variances, especially reviewing

material variance for causes and developing corrective actions to prevent

future losses. I have extensive experience in internal control

improvements from inventory control, account receivable collection, credit

policy formulating, and fraud investigation. I have been involved with

start-up operations and many system changes from manual to computer

automation along with cost reduction and cost control for competitive

necessities.

WORK EXPERIENCE

SE Accounting Manager, Butler Mfg. Division of Bluescope Steel N.A.

1/08 TO PRESENT

Laurinburg NC, Manufacturer of Steel Buildings

Area of Responsibility: General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets,

Costing Updates,

Quarterly Mfg Forecast Updates, Semiannual Inventory Revaluations

Currently working in St Joseph Missouri as Cost Accountant until operation

resumes in

Laurinburg, NC Plant

Plant Controller, Cabarrus Plastics Inc., Concord, NC

8/06 TO 1/08

Number of Employees 325 Product: Injection Molding

Area of Responsibility: General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets,

Deferred Tooling

Revenue accounting, & Forecasting

o Converted accounting system from Made2Manage to corporate Baan

Accounting system.

o Moved accounts payable & accounts receivable management to corporate

shared services

o Managed monthly closing using the Baan accounting system with 3 day

time frame.

Contract Work - Maximum Advantage Building Solutions

3/06 TO 8/06

Controller, Maximum Advantage Building Solutions, LLC, Candor, NC 11/04 -

01/06

Estimated Sales Volume $6 Million Number of Employees 125

Product: Modular Custom Homes

Area of Responsibility: General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Cost

Accounting, Budget and Forecasting

Significant Accomplishments:

o Established an accounting system utilizing Peachtree accounting

software. This package included account payable, account receivable,

payroll, general ledger, and financial statement.

o Converted Peachtree payroll system to ADP ezlabor payroll system.

o Set up cost reporting system to value production and the cost of

sales.

o Prepared cash flow and financial projection based sales projections

utilizing two floors a day breakeven point for the operation.

o Prepared monthly financial statement for management and bank to

include borrowing base certificates.

o Responsible for the general insurance for the company. (General

liability, property, equipment, installation floater, auto, & workers

compensation). This include obtain quotes, filing monthly workers

compensation reports, and filing insurance claims.

o Reviewed manufacturing accounting software packages utilizing a bill

of material and job costing system. Selected Made2Manage but never

implemented due to cash flow restriction.

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Controller, American Fiber and Finishing Inc., Albemarle, NC

07/00 - 02/04

Estimated Sales Volume $40 Million Number of Employees 250

Product: Bleached Woven and Fiber Products to Industrial and Retail Trade

Area of Responsibility: General accounting, Account payables, Account

Receivables, Payroll, Credit, Cost Accounting, Fixed Assets, Budget and

Forecasting

Significant Accomplishments:

o Re-established the general ledger.

o Income Statements where 2 months behind and no year to date balances.

o Develop an inventory transaction balancing system to eliminate general

ledger material variances from the inventory perpetual.

o Discovered payroll embezzlement in excess of $100,000 that existed for

over three years. Recovered 66% by processing insurances claims and

refilling federal and state payroll withholding for 3 years.

o Established control procedure on account receivable processing on

customers' short payments.

Allison Mfg. Division of AMI, Inc.

06/86 to 6/00

Division Controller, Allison Mfg. Division of AMI, Inc., Albemarle, NC

06/95 - 06/00 Estimated Sales Volume $80 Million Division - Corporate

$250 Million Number of Employees

1,000

Area of Responsibility: General accounting, Accounts payable, Accounts

Receivable, Payroll, Credit, Cost accounting (standard and price cost),

Royalty Administration, Fixed assets, planning, Budgeting & Forecasting.

o Significant Accomplishments:

o Revised costing procedures, which reduced favorable manufacturing

variances by $2 million.

o Installed relay system for voice and data, which created a savings of

$36,000 annually.

o Pioneered PC network system utilizing AS400 communication via token

ring through client access and NT for the Finance Department.

o Recovered from 1997-flood disaster, relocated to temporary office in

24 hours.

o Manual payroll prepared for 700 employees in 48 hours, operational in

72 hours, back to old offices in 3 months.

o Filed insurance claim for over $8 million

Financial Accounting Manager, Mfg. Division of AMI, Inc., Albemarle, NC

6/86 - 5/95

Area of Responsibility:

General accounting, account payables payroll - In 1988 took over account

receivable and credit from Cost accounting manager

Significant Accomplishments:

o Reduced receivable past due over 30 days from 10.1% to 1%. Current

receivable increased from 67.8% to 86.8%. Reduced outstanding

deductions from $275,000 to $75,000

o Sales and cost maintenance on over 2,000 sku and season sku changes

o Reduced bad debt write-off from $211,204 to a 5 year average of

$41,555

o Computerized accounts payable receiving system, which created a price

variance report for all raw materials inventories.

o Computerized Monthly Financial Report used in corporate consolidation

and management review

Corporate Controller, Taurus Textiles, Inc., Statesville, NC 12/84 -

05/86

Area of Responsibility:

General accounting, Account payables, Factored Account Receivables,

Payroll, Credit, Cost Accounting,

Fixed Assets, Budget, and Personnel

Significant Accomplishments:

o Operated under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization guidelines until

1986.

o Updated financial records, which were 5 months backlog.

o Established accounts payable liability by reconciling 5 months.

o Dealt with factors in order approval, receivable assignments, cash

advances & statement reconciliation.

o Developed a standard cost system for cost production, inventory

valuation and pricing.

o Established monthly closing procedures for timely reporting of

financial resul

Riegel Textile Corporation

11/71 to 4/84

Riegel Sports Division

Vice President of Administration

October 1979 - April 1984

Consumer Products Division

Division Controller

October 1973 - October 1979

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Chief Internal Auditor, Corporate Offices

November 1972 - October 1973

Internal Auditor, Corporate Offices

November 1971 - October 1972

COMPUTER SKILLS

IBM 34, IBM 38, IBM AS400 RISC, RS 6000

Harris Data Accounting System, Apparel Business System, Imaging Plus,

Oracle,Baan

System, In House System used on IBM Systems. ProComm, Peachtree Accounting

Software, Lotus Smart Suite (1-2-3, Word Pro, etc.) MS OFFICE

North Georgia College, Dahlonega, GA

B. S. in Accounting, Minor Economics

Military Service

US Army Commission - 2 years - Highest Rank 1st Lt - Awards Bronze Star

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