Manager Plant

PROFILE

Experienced Plant Controller with over 12 years of financial knowledge and

expertise; excellent analytical skills. Consistent, proven record of

achievement in financial leadership roles, which includes successfully

managing and motivating staff at all levels. Reliable, committed

professional with a proven track record for developing and implementing

successful improvement plans that are recognized as managing a well

controlled organization. Expertise includes:

. Preparation of Financial Statements ? Multi-entity / Inter

Company transactions

. A/R, A/P and General Ledger Experience ? Ensured compliance

with GAAP

. Month End / Year End Closing ? Review/ analyze Variance

Reports

. Budget/ Rolling Forecast ? Balance Sheet Reconciliations

. Cost Accounting ? Monthly/ Quarterly Tax Filings

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HUNTER DOUGLAS FABRICATION COMPANY, West Sacramento, CA

1998-2010

Leading, custom-made window covering manufacturer/distributor with

combined annual revenues

of $350 million. Hunter Douglas Fabrication Company is an operating

unit of Hunter Douglas, Inc.

Plant Controller

Supported the Director of Operations, Materials Manager, 5 Production

Managers as well as "Shared Services" accounting department located in

Poway, CA. Point person for internal and external auditors. Oversaw

annual expense budget of $29 million.

Accurately conducted in-depth analysis of gross margins, expenses,

credits as well as freight costs, plant profit, labor efficiencies and

material variances.

. Achieved $640k annual savings in material yield by closely

monitoring standard costs in bills of material and assisting

Materials Manager in "best practices."

. Assisted Director of Operations in achieving $1.7 million in

year-over-year labor savings by providing financial data for

scheduling of optimization utilizing Indirect Labor.

. Submitted and achieved Inventory Reduction Plan to reduce

inventory year-over-year of $500k by ensuring purchasing was

less than consumption. Successfully achieved this goal even

though there were several plant closures and inventory was being

transferred to the Sacramento plant.

BYTHEWAY'S MANUFACTURING, INC., Sacramento, CA

(Acquired by Hunter Douglas, Inc.)

Director of Finance (1998-2007)

Supported the President, Vice President and General Manager by

analyzing data for sound financial decisions. Oversaw the Accounting

Department which consisted of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable

and Staff Accountants with 6 direct reports.

. Brought the accounting in-house by taking over the books from an

outside CPA firm thereby initiating processes for month end

close and streamlined reporting by linking worksheets for a

quick and accurate close.

. Quickly progressed into increasing roles of responsibility by

implementing cost savings initiatives resulting in a $181k

savings within a 6 month time frame.

. Handled sensitive financial aspects of confidential acquisition

of Bytheway's Manufacturing Inc. to Hunter Douglas, Inc. Relied

on and trusted by the President of Bytheway's for complicated

and detailed aspects of the sale. Earned respect from all of the

Attorneys and Accountants involved.

. Rolled Bytheway's financials into Hunter Douglas Fabrication's

SAP system. Completed large company rollover into SAP over one

weekend with a minimal amount of accounting issues.

. Coordinated and delegated a systematic approach for accurate

accruals which resulted in decreasing the monthly close from 5

days to 3 days insuring timely and accurate reporting.

EDUCATION

Los Rios Community College, Sacramento, CA, 2010

Phi Theta Kappa

Experience commensurate with a Bachelor's degree

TRAINING

Attended numerous corporate management development seminars

Certificate of Completion for Kaizen Productivity Team

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point and Business Information

Warehouse

SAP - business resource planning software

Concur - expense management software

Cognos - financial planning software

Kronos - time keeping software

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