LARRY E. LEWIS

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Caledonia, Michigan 49316 Email: abhfv1@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Highly skilled Accounting and Finance professional with extensive

background and knowledge of large multi-national company operations.

Expertise includes financial analysis, manufacturing and packaging

operations, warehouse, distribution operations, accounts payable and

internal audit. Experience also includes developing and implementing

computerized processes and services. Exceptional organizational,

analytical and managerial skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cooper Standard Auburn, Indiana 01/2011-

4/2011

Financial Shared Services AP Manager

. Managed day to day operations for all AP functions. Processed between

12-15K invoices per month with an AP Expense of $95M per month.

Responsible for the hiring, training and evaluation of employees.

. Managed Travel expense and Purchasing Card functions

. Managed document imaging functions

. Reported to the Senior Manager of Accounting

. Managed 2 AP supervisors and 12 AP processors

. Maintained/reviewed the SOX narratives as applicable for the Accounts

Payable functions

Kforce Professional Staffing Germantown Maryland 02/2010 -

12/2010

Accounts Payable Manager Medimmune LLC (contract position)

. Managed day to day operations Data Entry in Accounts Payable. Processed

4200 invoices per month, AP Expense of $75M per month. Responsible for

the hiring, training, evaluation and/or termination of employees as

appropriate.

. Performed account reconciliations sales & use tax accounts

. Provided all monthly statistics for the Accounts Payable functions

. Reported to Director of Accounting Operations, managed 2 AP leads and 6

AP processors

. Maintained SOX narratives as they applied to the Accounts Payable

functions

Comcast LLC, Springfield, Illinois

08/2009 - 12/2009

Business Operations Manager

. Manage collections activities, accounts payable and operational

accounting

. Manage service vehicles fleet

. Consult on warehousing functions

GE AVIATION (formerly, Smiths Aerospace Systems), Grand Rapids, Michigan

2006 - 2009

Financial Analyst 2007 - 2009

. Coordinated trade payable process across 16 North American operations.

. Managed and processed journal entries for trade payable systems and

indirect procurement process.

. Trained and managed personnel using indirect procurement and payment

processes.

. Reduced month-end closing activities from 7 days to 2 days for specific

operating units.

US Business Service Center Accounts Payable Manager 2006 - 2007

. Managed accounts payable functions and personnel. Managed the processing

of 3800 invoices per month, AP Expense of $60M per month

. Developed and implemented SAP accounts payable functionality across 16

North American operations. Sales and use tax (Vertex), 1099 processes

and electronic payments.

. Developed, implemented and trained users in new SAP travel and expense

reporting process.

. Reported to the US Controller for Shared Financial Services

. Responsible for the hiring, evaluation and training of 9 AP Processors

KELLOGG COMPANY, Battle Creek, Michigan 2004 - 2005

Business Reporting Supervisor

. Provided weekly deduction schedules and key metric reports to

snacks senior management.

. Provided month-end closing schedules to snacks senior management

and controller group.

. Maintained and reconciled daily balancing activities between SAP

and deduction management system.

PFIZER, INC., Kalamazoo, Michigan 1978 - 2004

Customer Financial Analyst 1999 - 2004

. Monitored and managed credit privileges for 7500 active customer

accounts.

. Managed credit risk for large retail and wholesale customers with

annual sales greater than $250K.

. Designed and developed reports and processes used for daily

management of credit and shipping activity

. Managed all necessary legal transactions and issues arising in

customer bankruptcy.

Accounting and Finance Consultant (Internal Auditor) 1995 - 1999

. Planned, supervised and performed operational and financial audits

of corporate operating units.

. Recommended and monitored implementation of changes in operation of

audited business unit.

. Performed contract review of vendors and business partners.

. Analyzed expense reporting for sales force.

Supervisor, Corporate Accounts Payable 1990 - 1995

Consistently developed innovative cost-saving methods as follows:

. Designed and implemented systems for accounts payable, check

writing, expense

. Reimbursement and optical imaging.

. Supervised payment process for all invoices dealing with general

disbursement and inventory payables.

. Managed and reduced staff in accounts payable from 22 to 12

increasing work efficiency and creating an annual savings of $300K.

. Revised accounts payable process and procedure manual.

. Reported directly to the Manager, Corporate Accounts Payable

Supervisor, Material Stores Warehouse 1986 - 1990

. Designed and renovated warehouse facility and operations for new

manufacturing and warehousing operation meeting FDA requirements prior to

new drug approval.

. Supervised inventory control, material handling functions and delivery

and receipt of materials for production units located onsite.

. Developed and implemented bar code receiving, electronic requisitioning

and fork lift maintenance systems.

Management Trainee 1985 - 1986

. Supervised 3 high speed packaging lines on day shift.

. Managed 2nd shift dry products packaging operations.

Traffic Analyst and Computer Center Administrator 1978 - 1985

. Supervised design, development and implementation of traffic computer

system.

. Managed employees and transportation and distribution system for

financial analysis reporting.

. Performed transportation studies which resulted in corporate cost savings

through rate studies, trailer space utilization and acquired overnight

air service into Kalamazoo.

EDUCATION

MA, Management, Nazareth College, Kalamazoo, Michigan

BS, Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

AAS, Transportation and Distribution Management, Davenport University,

Grand Rapids, Michigan

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software:

Microsoft Office Suite (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and

Project)

. Corporate Credit Manager (credit scoring software)

. SAP (FI and CO modules)

. Oracle Financials

. Hyperion Retrieve and Enterprise

. JD Edwards, BPCS, Vanguard and Walker Interactive

Special Skills:

. Trained instructor for the Philip Crosby "Quality Without Tears" process

. Trained instructor for the "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"

quality process

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