Manager Management
Resume:
ANNE CATHERINE ELLIS, CPA
Canton, MI 48188
Home/Office 734-***-****
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
. Lead all Accounting, purchasing, HR, Legal & Treasury at CDS
. Promoted to Buyer of most significant commodity of TRW within first 6
months of Purchasing experience
. Recognized by Divisional Managing Director for Total Quality Management
contribution at TRW
. Hand Picked by Chief Financial Officer for Senior Financial Analyst
Position at Federal Mogul
. Promoted to Senior Associate at Coopers & Lybrand in under 2 years
. Created National Inventory and Accounts Payable system for over 15
locations, including movement, management, and accounting while at C.U.
Processing
. Award Winner for Human Relations, Dale Carnegie Training Seminar
EXPERIENCE
POLK AND ASSOCIATES, August 2007 to present
. Part time Accountant, specializing in audits, reviews and
compilations.
o Lead role in industries including financial services, real estate,
manufacturing, and governmental agencies
o Managed audit teams and engagements for Company
ROMEL INC., August 2009 to present
. Part time Accountant
o Manager of all accounting for 5 companies, which include property,
manufacturing and retail sales of jewelry.
CENTRAL DATA SYSTEMS, INC. (CDS) April 2002 to 2006
. Controller responsible for all aspects of financial management,
purchasing, treasury/banking, Human Resources and legal work. Experience
with Quickbooks, MBS Dynamics Navision software,
. Developed financial statements, purchasing and accounting policies and
procedures, HR manual
TRW (formerly Lucas Varity, Kelsey-Hayes), July 1996 to December 2001.
Engineering Cost Analyst responsible for calculating cost impact of
engineering changes for TRW Braking Systems Group
. Created position with TRW to work with the Plants, Systems, Engineering,
Purchasing and Senior Management to determine total cost impact to TRW as
well as provide pricing strategy to Sales
Business Analyst (Cost Estimating, Finance) responsible for establishing
the selling prices for and financial impact of new and current production
of Anti-lock Braking/Brake Control technology.
. Managed the corporate process of developing future costs within
Manufacturing Engineering, Advance Product Engineering, and Purchasing
. Actively participated in the corporate and plants levels of the product
business plans.
. Develop pricing of all new braking products to provide required financial
returns, while enveloping customer targets into the unique pricing
schemes.
Commodity Manager (Purchasing) responsible for the purchase of $200 million
of electronics components
. Saved Lucas Varity over $2 million in cost savings within first 8 months
of purchasing tenure.
. Program Manager of actuation parts, capital equipment, and tooling;
. Ensured supplier quality including PPM, Delivery Ratings, 8D reports,
through audits of supplier operations
Operational Auditor responsible for auditing of worldwide facilities
. Saved company over $500,000 through audit
. Involved in mergers/acquisitions/divestitures; in-depth knowledge of
foreign operations and business cultures.
ANNE CATHERINE ELLIS, CPA
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Federal-Mogul Corporation, October 1994 to July 1996.
Senior Financial Analyst responsible for company-wide operational and
financial analysis
. Designed and developed Allocated Income statement for global operations,
whereby several business segments allocated income and expenses based on
the end-customer
. Prepared Earnings Per Share by market segment reports and Board of
Directors presentations
. Worked with Wall Street firms to monitor and report on Company's results
. Created monthly financial statements and operational results
presentations to Executives and Senior Management.
Corporate International Internal Auditor experienced in operational and
financial audits
. Generated cost-savings recommendations in excess of my salary each year
of tenure, specifically in the areas of payroll and accounting
. Directly assisted in the development of Company's annual objectives and
functions through audit findings
. Participation in mergers and acquisitions
. Member of re-engineering project team which developed and implemented the
corporations inventory and customer management techniques
. Advised manufacturing and distribution facilities in kan ban, lean
manufacturing and just in time techniques
. Involved in Corporate Security reviews of distribution facilities
. Member of re-engineering project team which developed and implemented the
Company's inventory
. Member of re-engineering project team which overhauled customer
management techniques
C.U. Processing, Inc., March, 1994 to October 1994.
Corporate Controller responsible for all aspects of accounting
. Daily preparation of financial statements
. Direct involvement in Corporate taxes
. Charged with the upkeep and enforcement of corporate policies and
procedures (controls)
. Oversaw the accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, general
ledger accounting
. Created national inventory and A/P system including processes, controls
and information systems procedures.
. Bonus related to performance was received during tenure.
Coopers & Lybrand, September, 1990 to March 1994
Senior Audit Associate with Managerial responsibilities.
. Prepared financial statements and annual reports
. Audited balance sheet accounts
. Compiled federal and state taxes for corporations
. Revised policy and procedures for clients' operations
. Managed multiple staff members (up to 6)
. Prepared and audited internal and clients' budgets
. Industries included Automotive and Non-Automotive Manufacturing (Ford,
Tri-Mas, PICO, Manistique Papers Inc.), Health Care (Sisters of Mercy,
State of Michigan Department of Social Services), Not-for-Profit
(Evangelical Homes of Michigan), Insurance (life, property and casualty -
Royal Maccabees Insurances, Meadowbrook Insurance).
EDUCATION
. Bachelor of Arts Degree, Hillsdale College, May, 1990.; Major in
Accounting, Minor in French Studies.
. 100% of tuition and expenses paid through scholarships/employment.
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