Six Sigma Manager

David Coelho, CMA **********@*******.*** 519-***-****

DAVID COELHO, CMA

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Cambridge, ON; N1T 1X3

Cell 519-***-****

E-mail: **********@*******.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Designation (2006)

• 9 years of accounting experience in manufacturing environments with exposure to complex

costing environment

o Demonstrated excellent communication and negotiation skills developed in a sales

environment at a multi-national packaged goods organization

o Internal audit experience working directly under Chief Financial Officer

o Planning experience in Cost of product, Six Sigma, SG&A & Balance Sheet

• Extensive large project work experience from initial planning to analysis

• Interact and provide insight to V.P’s of Six Sigma, Complexity, Operations and Finance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Maple Leaf Foods – Mississauga Jan 2006 – Present

(Canada’s leading provider of fresh and prepared meats and Consumer foods)

Finance Manager, Operations, (March 2009 to Present)

• Finance lead on Maple Leaf Foods largest project in it’s history which involves a capital

investment of $0.6Billion. Project involves optimizing our current plant Network into larger

efficient operating plants. Responsible for analyzing, forecasting, and budgeting the

benefits of the initiative, and developing end state cost models.

• At the onset of 2008 Recall, Analyzed Food Safety Spend across all Maple Leaf and

presented findings to Senior leadership which included Chief Food Safety Officer

• Defined and created costing methodology for a post recall project which involved 1200

products, and developed and delivered training to over 20 finance Managers

• Created and implemented New Budget process on Capital & Six Sigma

• Margin analysis that has resulted in decisions to continue or discontinue products

• Analyzed Finance function for optimal Resources and workload, analysis resulted in FTE

reduction

Finance Manager, Six Sigma (May 2008 to February 2009)

• Oversaw the Financial tracking of Six Sigma projects

• Well versed in Six Sigma tools, processes and structured environment

• Lead budget and forecast activity for Continuous improvement & SG&A expenses

• Member of the Six Sigma Leadership team and worked closely with the Vice President of

Six Sigma

Senior Finance Analyst, Operations (Apr 2007 – May 2008)

• Coordinated & consolidated Actual & Budget reporting for Capital, Variances & O/H

• Facilitated weekly Plant financial performance review meeting which involved Maple Leafs

most senior leaders.

• Lead role in a Costing project from the initial Analysis stage to the eventual presentation of

findings and solution stage, of which required approval from senior leaders.

• Responsible for forecasting key financial metrics on a weekly basis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Financial Analyst, Reporting (Jan 2006 – Apr 2007)

• Responsible for the consolidation of monthly financial package, which includes P&L,

Balance sheet and additional Key Performance Metrics (package constitutes 150+pages),

all in a tight corporate finance timeline

• Lead member in a project which involved the consolidation of SG&A reporting from two

separate business entities to a common platform.

• Responsible for coordinating year end audit package

Hood Packaging – Burlington Nov 2004 –Dec 2005

(Leading North American manufacturer of packaging materials. Major customers include; Purina,

Lafarge, Loblaws, Dow Chemical.)

Financial Analyst

• Analyzed monthly and year end financial statements for

Canadian Operations.

• Conducted Policy and Procedure Audits with Chief Financial

Officer at Factory Sites across Canada and offered

recommendations to site controllers

• Monitored capital expenditures, foreign exchange, and loan

transactions

• Facilitated the Budgeting process

Broda Enterprises – Waterloo May2003 – Nov 2004

(Manufacturer of Health Care Seating targeted at U.S. Veterans & Long Term Care Residents.)

A/P, Payroll and H/R (Sep 2003 – Nov 2004)

• Financial/Cost analysis and analyze budget variances

• Responsible for all duties for A/P, Payroll, and H/R

• Month end duties include reconciliations, accruals, depreciation,

and warranty

• Consolidated monthly operating results of Canadian and U.S.

operations

• Developed Employee handbook

Accounts Payable (May 2003 – Sep 2003)

o Responsible for all Accounts Payable transactions

• Assisted with Accounts Receivable duties

• Processed EHT, WSIB, and Receiver General payments

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Certified Management Accountant (CMA), 2006

Post Degree Studies – Business Administration, Wilfrid Laurier University 2001

Bachelor of Arts – Economics Major, Wilfrid Laurier University 2000

David Coelho, CMA **********@*******.*** 519-***-****

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Familiar with Software: BPCS (ERP software), QAD, Manufacturing Pro, Business

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Visions, Cognos & Report Net (Data mining software), Khalix (Budget software),

Hyperion (consolidation software).

Advanced user of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio)

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Proficient with Excel, including experience with IF-statements, Pivot tables, V-lookups,

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etc.

References available upon request

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