Damian Mitchell
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SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Experienced inventory accounting supervisor with expertise in precious
metals. Strong audit and inventory control practices. Additional background
in production and operations. Highly detailed oriented. Strong process and
analytical skills. Excellent communicator. Proficient in Excel,Word, Lotus
Notes,SAP,PMPRO, A/S 400.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
East Newark NJ USA BASF The Chemical Company
BASF-The world's leading Chemical Company with annual sales of 91 billion
and 90,000 employees worldwide
Precious Metals Inventory Supervisor 2/2002-
7/2009
Reported to the Site Controller at our East Newark NJ location. Responsible
for all precious metals inventories valued to date 7 million dollars.
. Maintained and tracked all precious metal inventory during the
manufacturing process in the theory metal accounting SAP and PMPRO
Systems for maximum control of inventory.
. Supervised the annual site precious metal physical inventories and
prepared the reconciliation for comptrollers audit and review.
. Issued detailed month end reports for financial and manufacturing
departments on yield analysis of products manufactured concentrating
on maximum yield rates.
. Recommended inventory reduction levels to controller and site manager
to minimize lease costs of products that affect the P & L Statements.
. Member of the BASF TMA Catalysts Project Team formed to implement
change and upgrades to the theory metal accounting systems at specific
BASF sites.
Carteret NJ USA Engelhard Corporation
Engelhard Corporation is a former fortune 500 company headquartered in
Iselin NJ. It is credited with developing the first production catalytic
converter. In 2006 BASF bought Engelhard for 5 billion dollars.
Precious Metals Inventory Analyst 1/1996-
1/2002
. Maintained and tracked all precious metals inventory for the
engineered materials manufacturing division performing detailed
analysis to maximize metal control performance.
. Performed monthly reconciliations of all metal accounts providing
reports to the site comptroller and corporate materials services
group with recommendations for cost control of inventories.
. Coordinated the update of all theory metal records for the
manufacturing site utilizing MRP in conjunction with JD Edwards
computer module.
. Performed annual precious metal physical inventories and
reconciliation for audit of products in excess of $ 100 million.
Accounting Supervisor 2/1992-1/1996
. Supervised, trained and developed accounting personnel on
proceduresfor accounts payable and inventory analysis to streamline
processes.
. Performed journal entries, general ledger reconciliation,fixed assets
and financial reporting for site comptroller and corporate accounting
department for monthly accounting close.
. Group leader of the team involved in successful implementation of new
computerized Customer Service and Invoicing Systems at the site.
. Special project supervisor assigned to update and reconcile precious
metal accounting records to reflect positive impact on P & L.
. Developed computerized precious metal accounting system in changeover
from manual posting and recording.
Education &
Certifications
B.S. Management Kean University
Union New Jersey USA 1980
Associates Degree - Accounting Union County Technical
Institute Scotch Plains NJ 1977
Technical
Skills
. Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, SAP, PMPRO, JD Edwards
Affiliations
. Councilman Borough of Garwood 3 terms 9 years of service to the
Community //
Chairman Finance Committee // Police Commissioner // Fire Commissioner