Manager Accounting

Thomas R. Wisner, CPA

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Harsco Corporation ~ Paramus, NJ

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($700MM division of a worldwide supplier of construction and engineering

services, and member of the 3B Harsco Group (HSC).

Director-Operations Finance

Leader for the Finance, Accounting, and Administrative functions in the

U.S. and Canada. Provide direct financial support to the Directors of

Construction and Operations, Manage company-wide restructuring & finance

consolidations. Reporting to VP Finance with 6 direct reports & 63

indirect positions.

. Created strategic finance models for company's reorganization.

. Primary responsibility for the branch finance organization.

. Member of executive management team.

. In charge of finance and administrative consolidations resulting in 500K

annual savings.

Akzo Nobel SPG LLG ~ Bridgewater, NJ

2008 to 2010

($700MM major worldwide manufacturer of specialty chemicals & synthetic

polymers, and wholly owned subsidiary of $18.5B industrial chemicals

supplier and global coatings manufacturer Akzo Nobel.)

Corporate Controller

Post acquisition of National Starch & Chemical managed the divestiture of

two major divisions. Responsible for directing all finance and accounting

activities, including outsourcing. Finance lead in all MIS projects.

Managed internal and external audits. Reporting to President with 6 direct

reports & 14 outsourced positions.

. Saved $2.1M by reviewing financial agreements and negotiating all cash

settlements for the sale of major division.

. Primary responsibility for relationships with internal & external

auditors, maintaining accurate accounts, reducing audit scope and cost

10%.

. Took over financial leadership of MIS department transition services,

resulting in accurate forecasting and budgeting, tighter controls on

costs, and internal customer satisfaction, reporting to global CIO.

. De-scoped outsourcing activities, repatriating all financial processes.

. Headed the tri-division of company's ERP system resulting in meeting

scheduled implementation, passing follow-up audits, ensuring complete

data migration.

National Starch & Chemical Company (member of ICI, plc)~ Bridgewater, NJ

1999 to 2008

($4B global manufacturer of adhesives, specialty polymers, electronic

materials and natural polymers.)

Manager, Financial Accounting (2004 - 2008)

Directed the consolidation and reporting of all financial schedules for the

US business as well as coordinating external, internal and SOX audits. Led

Shared Financial Services project. Managed the US Corporate headquarters'

budget, in conjunction with the Global CEO & CFO ($110MM). Processed

complex reporting for all corporate restructuring projects. Reported to

CFO with 10 direct reports.

. Hired, supervised & trained corporate finance staff.

. Implemented corporate shared service function including best practices,

reduced costs 500K annually through centralizing finance functions.

. Charged with reviewing 5 divisions' internal audit preparations,

implemented formal internal control processes ensuring all "pass",

reducing scope levels and saving approximately 15% consultant's fees at

each location.

. Primary responsibility for relationships with internal & external

auditors, maintaining accurate accounts, reducing audit scope and cost

10%.

. Established a finance project team to prepare for first SOX audit

resulting in reduced external consultant's fees by $400K.

. Cut $1MM in annual costs within the global corporate off-shoring

initiative by accelerating site sequence, directing scope of processes.

Manager, Financial Analysis - Acheson Industries ~ Port Huron, MI (2000 -

2004)

Responsible for international consolidations and reporting. Managed global

cost accounting project, Performed reviews & training of foreign entities'

financial reporting standards, and assisted legal and tax departments with

operational restructuring projects for competitive advantages. Reported to

CFO / VP of Finance and managed reporting of 11 global Controllers.

. Managed strategic plans for Plants & Office rationalizations, reducing

overall cost structures.

. Standardized the global cost accounting system to better determine

product profitability.

. Teamed with Tax department to manage the creation of global transfer

pricing policies and documentation for import/export pricing, as well as

reducing exposure from future IRS audits.

. Reviewed & updated multi-national royalty agreements resulting in annual

tax savings of $350K.

. Streamlined and increased the accuracy of the company's global

consolidations and reporting process.

Supervisor, International Accounting (1999 - 2000)

Responsible for the global consolidations & reporting of $4B corporation

with 85 Legal Entities. Processed consolidated schedules for SEC reporting

(20-F). Prepared reporting packages for Board of Directors. Reported to

Director of International Accounting and Financial Reporting.

Roper Scientific/Princeton Instruments ~ Princeton, NJ

1996 to 1998

($35M international leader in the fields of high-performance digital

imaging and spectroscopy.)

Division Controller

Putnam Precision Products, Inc. ~ Brewster, NY

1990 to 1996

($25M privately held expert and industry leader in precision surgical

components.)

Controller

Toombs Development Company ~ New Canaan, CT

1988 to 1990

(Privately held Commercial Developer of Skyscrapers & Shopping Centers.)

Senior Accountant

EDUCATION

Rider University ~ Lawrenceville, NJ

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 1999 Graduated Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

Licensed Certified Public Accountant - State of New Jersey

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Hyperion Enterprise, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Suite

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