Michael H. Soegiarto
**** ***** ******* ****** - *** Gabriel, CA 91776
Phone home- 626-***-**** - Email: ********************@*****.***
- Daytime Phone 909-***-**** - cell phone (anytime is
welcome 7/24)
1 Objective
Seeking a position in Accounting (General or Cost Accounting and Finance)
with an organization with room for performance-based growth, advancement,
and long term working relationship.
2 Qualifications Profile
Well-qualified and dedicated professional with 20 years of accounting and
finance experience in diverse industries. . Strong track record for
developing and implementing programs that reduce expenses, increase cash
flow, and enhance profits. With competent analytical skills.
Professional Experience
COST ACCOUNTANT
Aerospace Manufacturing Company (Contract Job - Apple one) - City of
Industry CA, 01 /2010 - present
. Perform month end closing entries and reconcile GL and sub ledger
accounts and adjustment, for preparation of financial statement. in
compliance with GAAP requirements ( SOX compliance)
. Assist Plant Controller in budget preparation, quarterly forecast, and
compare actual with budgeted / forecast amount in monthly basis and
provide analysis to find the root cause.
. Analyze manufacturing variances consists of material PPV, quantity usage
variance, labor rate, efficiency variance and labor absorption variance
and OH absorption variance (spending and volume variance).
. Monitor, calculate, and update product cost and negative gross margin
analysis to provide data for Sales Department for selling price purposes.
. Calculate standard cost by working with manufacturing engineering,
production manager, quality control (scrap calculation etc), which
consist of material, labor (routings) and OH, outside processing,
packaging etc.
. Monitor bill of material for all products and cost rolled up for changes
in routings, material cost, outside processing cost to obtain more
accurate standard costing.
. Monthly compare actual expenses versus budget for about 30 departments
and analyze the variances and distributed reports to Departments'
Manager.
. Monitor cycle count reports, perform internal audit physical inventory
sample test to ensure correctness of inventory balances
. Constantly verify, observe, document production process for repeated or
new products in compliance with standard cost, bill of material, product
costing.
. Perform SAP data input for month end financial statements and KPI report
for monthly presentation to head office in France.
. Assist external auditor for supporting documents and other reports and
SOX compliance requests.
. Takes parts in implementing new software system ( Lawson Smart Client )
to replace old software system (Wintegrate)
SENIOR COST ACCOUNTANT
SunOpta Fruit Mfg Co (contract job) - Buena Park, CA
3/09 -9/09
. Performed month end closing entries and reconciled GL and sub ledger
accounts, other accounts reconciliation.
. Assisted in budget preparation, compared with actual and provide analysis
on monthly basis.
. Set up standard cost with engineers and production departments for
material ( material cost, quantity usage BOM,), labor ( routings, rate
and efficiency ) and OH rate.
. Standard cost variance analysis for material (PPV, usage), labor (rate,
efficiency), OH rate (variable and fixed amount and absorption )
. Worked with Sales Executives to provide sales quotation based on unit
cost calculation of material, labor, overhead, utilities, transportation
and expected margin etc.
. Monitored cycle count report and investigated root cause and participated
physical inventory on quarterly basis at warehouses.
. Participated, planned and observed physical inventory count and analyze
the difference between book record and physical count results.
. Performed calculation for excess and obsolete inventory on monthly basis.
SENIOR COST ACCOUNTANT
International Aluminum Co (IAC) - Monterey Park, CA
7/07 -2/09
. Prepared monthly financial statements (5 US States) and performed
analysis to compare with budget.
. Prepared monthly journal entries, reconciled GL with sub ledger and other
accounts reconciliation in compliance with GAAP
. Assisted external auditor for providing supporting documents, SOX
compliance, and other reports as requested.
. Supervised division's staffs in inventory supervisors, accounting staffs
in relation to reconciling, monitoring daily transactions and reporting
functions.
. Set up and improved and variance analysis of standard cost for Material
(BOM, PPV, usage). Analyzed and improved labor (routings, rate,
efficiency) and OH absorption rate applied to jobs.
. Performed understanding and mastering the production process from
inception until finished goods by going to the plant site, recording,
documenting all the data flow, forms flow, calculating labor rate, work
centers available, and OH allocations to work centers.
. Analyzed gross margin report based on sales transactions compared with
product cost, and monitored accuracy of cost allocation.
. Participated and observed quarterly physical inventory being held in
divisions (at least at year end), reconciled the difference and prepared
inventory report.
. Provided supporting documents for the External Auditors for year end
audit and validated the accounting data
COST ANALYST /ACCOUNTANT Teledyne Reynolds Inc. - Aerospace Mfg Co, -
3/03-7/07
. Prepared quarterly consolidated Financial Statement with monthly and
yearly Company's Financial Statement
. Performed account reconciliation, GL with sub ledger, adjustments, month
end closing entries in compliance with GAAP and SOX .
. Assisted in budget preparation, forecasting, and monthly compared actual
with budget and provided analysis.
. Calculated and analyzed Material, Labor and OH variance and provided the
report to Controller
. Responsible for weekly meeting for negative gross margin with Controller
and other departments' head, and analyzed the root causes
. Worked with related departments for setting up bill of material from R &
D stages to production implementation and assisted data collection,
document implementation, compared and updated based on actual run,
including standard cost calculation.
. Assisted external Auditors with supporting documents, analysis reports
and in compliance with SOX and GAAP
. Performed inventory control, work centers analyses, and resolved
accounting issues in regards to system, methods and procedures.
. Performed and participated in physical inventory at year end and
reconciled the book balance and physical count and input the corrected
data into the computer system.
. Prepared Inventory Valuation and Fixed Assets list, depreciation
expenses monthly and yearly Reports
COST ACCOUNTANT- PCE Inc- Computer mfg co (FOXCONN) -Fullerton, A
2/00 - 2/03
. Prepared Balance Sheet, Income Statement and performed Analysis and
comments to the Management Team for present and future projections of the
company
. Assisted preparation of annual budget and revised quarterly, and on
monthly basis analyzed variances after realization.
. Calculated Job costing cost for Material, Labor, OH allocation for WIP
and FG produced and provided variance analysis at month end.
. Set up bill of material by working with production department, analyzed
and updated after actual production was run, ensured that all cost was
recorded and accurate.
. Performed analysis of month end cost allocation, analyzed cost center,
reviewed accounting system and procedures and resolved existing problems
. Performed Inventory cycle count, quarterly physical count, and yearly
fixed assets count and reconciled with Book Records.
. Recruited by this company to apply GAAP for Financial Reports. Prepare
and input daily Journal Entries for AR (Sales), AP, Cash Receipt and
Payment
ACCOUNTING MANAGER / COST ACCOUNTANT, Multi Makmur Megah Inc. Chocolate,
Bubble Gum mfg co., Indonesia 3/1990-9/1999
2 Education & Credentials
. Post-Graduate Study, Financial Management (MBA - 1997) (BA-Accounting)
University of Indonesia, evaluated by APIE and granted as equivalent
to Master of Business Administration (MBA) in the United States.
. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Registered in Indonesia
. Multilingual; varying levels of proficiency/fluency in English,
Mandarin/Chinese, and Indonesian.
1 Computer Skills
Strong computer literacy; proficient in working within the Windows
environment with strong in MS Excel ( Vlookup, Pivot table, filter, logical
formula - if, Sumifs, Sumif, charts and graphic for Power Point etc), Word,
and PowerPoint as well as Lotus 1-2-3, WS 5/7, and QuickBooks, Peachtree
(with certificates), DataPro, MFG, Tip Top, QAD, Jobscope Manufacturing
Accounting Software. E2, BPCS (AS 400- IBM), HFA (AS 400); Microsoft
Outlook (email); Lawson (General Ledger), ORACLE 11i, Wintegrate, M3
(Lawson Smart Client) etc