Manager Accounting

ALAN STREAM

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Bronx, New York ***75

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718-***-**** (home)

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ACCOUNTING/FINANCIAL & INVENTORY CONTROL PROFESSIONAL

Proven accounting professional with extensive, broad-based experience

acquired in diverse assembly and batch manufacturing environments.

Particular expertise in cost accounting and inventory control. Excellent

analytical ability coupled with strong problem solving and written and

verbal communication skills. Work successfully with all levels of

management.

At Arrow, Wrote Policy and Procedures for the entire Cost Function.

With Kimber, Discovered $6MM of inventory previously unknown.. Established

Cycle Counting Program and improved accuracy.

At Ice Cap Improved Gross Margins by setting up daily review of all new

orders for profitability.

Reduced Edison Price inventories by 50% while meeting on-time delivery

schedules.

Also at Edison Price, improved inventory accuracy 90% on inventory turn of

$18M, resulting in significant cost savings.

In addition, introduced cycle counting at Edison Price which resulted in

increasing efficiency while reducing costs.

Reduced inventory carrying charges for Edison Price resulting in

significant cost savings.

Introduced wrapped goods inventory concept at Farberware. Inventory on-

hand was reduced from $35M to $25M; efficiency and timeliness of responding

to customer demands increased while costs were substantially reduced.

US Nonwovens February, 2011 to Present

Cost Accountant

Responsible for Inventory Valuation, valuation and review of Work Orders,

New Product Costing

Part of a newly established internal audit team.

Maintain standard costs.

Perform numerous expense analyses.

Review all inventory and cost reports.

Currently writing Procedures to navigate our current software (Visual).

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TFI Consulting September, 2009 to December, 2010

Manager of Cost Accounting

Part of Team responsible for new software installation and maintenance,

including documentation

For policy and procedures.

Responsible for the maintenance of standard costs and inventory valuation.

Perform profitability analysis.

Preserve the integrity of the costing model.

Valuation of raw materials, direct labor, and overheads.

. Reduced the time line for establishing standard costs.

. Improved inventory valuation for both accuracy and reduction of the

process time

Arrow Fastener, Inc., Saddle Brook, NJ 2007 - June 18,

2009

Manager of Cost Accounting

Responsible for all phases of cost accounting, including cost estimates,

analysis, budgeting and special projects.

Wrote all Policy and Procedure for the Cost Accounting Function including a

complete how to manual.

. Automated the annual budget to Cost process for labor and overhead.

. Assumed several General Accounting functions of the Assistant Controller.

. Trimmed down month end closing process.

. Responsible for the Cost Portions of the Budget Process.

. Work with Materials Manager to direct annual physical inventory.

KIMBER MFG., Yonkers, NY

2003 - 2007

Senior Cost Accountant

Completely revamped the entire Cost Accounting and Inventory systems.

Implemented inventory reporting,

Set up controls, and established a Cycle Counting Program and procedures.

( Set up daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to advise all levels of

management.

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. Worked directly with software system technical support in order to

properly utilize the cost accounting and inventory features, not

previously functioning.

. Analyze and monitor Gross Margins, Variances, Inventories, Bills of

Material, and Routers.

ICE CAP, Long Island City, NY

2002 - 2003

Cost Accountant

Review and establish all standard costs. Responsible for all elements of

cost accounting and inventories, including Cycle Count Program, new

stockrooms and all related cost and inventory analysis.

. Set up controls to monitor items without cost.

. Review all inventory transactions related to Scrap and Cycle Counts.

. Analyze all Gross margins (particularly for new products).

. Improved accuracy of Bills of Materials and Routers.

Edison Price Lighting, L. I. C., NY

1996 - 2002

Manager of Cost Accounting and Inventory

Responsible for all phases of cost accounting and inventory control,

perpetual inventories, cycle counting, cost estimates, analysis and special

projects. Supervised staff of 2.

. Implemented Cycle Count Program which successfully improved efficiency

and reduced carrying costs.

. Reduced inventory by 50% resulting in significant cost savings.

. Improved inventory accuracy by 90%.

. Accuracy improvements led to elimination of wall-to-wall inventories,

resulting in considerable savings of time and money.

. Member of team that developed and implemented ABC Costing.

. Production planner for private label product line. Analyzed gross

margins of the line for strategic planning purposes.

FARBERWARE (Subsidiary of U .S. Industries), New York, NY

Manager of Cost Accounting

Managed all phases of cost control, monthly reporting, perpetual

inventories, estimates, analysis,

budgets, special projects and standard costs. Supervised three cost

accountants.

. Automated segments of month-end reports; accelerated closing to 3 days, a

reduction in excess of 50%

. Managed an ABC type Cost Model; overheads were allocated more

meaningfully.

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. Reduced Annual Physical Inventory from 5 to 3 days.

. Member of project team that developed & installed MRP (BPCS) software

package.

. Directed annual physical inventory

. Prepared cost related portions of annual budgets and financial plan.

CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION, Ardsley, NY

Cost Administrator

. Member of team which handled transition of acquisition from Hercules

Corporation into Ciba-Geigy

. Served as liaison for integrating acquired division's cost system into

corporate general ledger and corporate cost file

. Coordinated and supervised relevant segments of annual audit

SUNSHINE BISCUITS (Subsidiary of American Brands), New York, NY

Cost Manager

. Handled all monthly reporting and analysis. Set all standards and

designed Bills of Material.

. Supervised cost departments in plants.

. Prepared Brand Profit Report

. Controlled all numbering systems (product, U.P.C, material codes,

etc.)

WARD LEONARD ELECTRIC COMPANY, Mount Vernon NY

Cost Accounting Manager

Responsible for planning, implementing and directing annual inventory and

well as all cost estimating for contract bids. Supervised staff of 12.

EDUCATION

B.A., Accounting (Public), Bernard Baruch College (CUNY)

SKILLS

Excel, Lotus, MS Word, MRP & Manufacturing Software (including Visual,

BPCS, Great Plains-Dynamics, MAX, Intrepid & JD Edwards).

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