Ms. Leslie Hoffman

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Smithville, Missouri 64089 Cell 816-***-****

abkn9n@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

MBA with strong planning/budgeting, project management and facilitation skills applicable in a team based manufacturing environment.

Experienced at high-level presentation on finance and process topics. Skilled communicator at peer and manager level.

Six Sigma Greenbelt Business Planning

Project Implementation Materials Management

EXPERIENCE

Weld Racing, LLC

Accounting Manager Oct 2009 – Present

1 Responsible for accounts payable, general ledger daily journal entries, expense reports and bank and ledger

reconciliations

2 In addition to working with the General Ledger on Plexus system daily, I was responsible for performing shipping and

trucking invoicing at the end of each day

3 Worked closely with Purchasing and vendors on price negotiations, completed a weekly bank status for Cole Taylor

banking and invoicing customers

National Beef Packaging-Kansas City, Missouri

Financial Consultant Dec 2008 – Apr 2009

4 Responsible for assisting with labor costing project

5 Significant physical layout changes had been made in the manufacturing facility and my role was to bring their standard

costs in line with these physical changes. Intensive programming in Excel was needed on this project

Western Forms, Inc. – Corporate Headquarters, Kansas City, Missouri

Cost Accounting Manager Feb 2008 – Aug 2008

6 Cost Accounting Manager for Western Forms, an aluminum forming manufacturing facility

7 Coordinator of monthly cycle counts and year-end physical inventories at multiple warehouse locations

8 Performance of semi-annual cost roll update for all elements of cost at all manufacturing plants and warehouse locations,

including raw material costs, labor rates, overhead rates and product pricing. Bills of material and labor routings were also

reviewed as part of this process. This batch type of update was done within a JD Edwards system

Russell Stover Candies, Inc. – Corporate Headquarters, Kansas City, Missouri

Senior Cost Accountant 2005 – Feb 2008

9 Senior Cost Accountant reported to Director of Cost Control at Russell Stover Candies corporate headquarters

10 Primary analyst costing special projects and new products, assessing impact of formula, weight and labor changes to

current profit margins

11 Coordinator of physical inventory procedures. Rolled out new procedures to all candy plants in 2006. Performed 2006

year-end inventory audits and analysis at Cookeville, TN candy plant and Virginia distribution center

12 Cost Analyst for Cookeville, TN, Iola, KS and Abilene, KS candy plants and Butler, MO box plant. Set up bill of

materials, reviewed labor routings, staffing and production rates at batch, piece and end item levels.

13 Developed budget plans for all candy plants, totaling approximately $265 million. Budgeted all direct and indirect costs

associated with manufacturing 80 million pounds of candy annually. Compiled annual uniform capitalization assessment for

auditors. Assisted with analysis and preparation of comprehensive quarterly cost books provided to upper

Lear Corporation – Manufacturing Facility, Liberty, Missouri

Assistant Controller 2003 – 2005

14 Assistant Controller reporting to Controller and Plant Staff at progressive Just in Time (JIT) seat manufacturing plant.

Supervise Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, and Cost Accountant functions.

15 Helped lead finance team through 2003 New Product Launch for Ford 150 trucks. Managed financial impact of

engineering changes, cost negotiations and performed extensive bill of material analyses.

16 Lead manager responsible for adherence to Sarbanes-Oxley financial reporting requirements. Participated in successful

internal audits in October 2003 and July 2004.

17 Preparation of monthly financial P&L, income statement, balance sheet, variance reporting and margin improvement

studies. Completed comprehensive monthly volume mix matrix in support of product variances

Ms. Leslie Hoffman

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Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. – Manufacturing Facility, Kansas City, Missouri

Operations Analyst 2001 – 2002

18 Acted as liaison between manufacturing facility and corporate office, responsible for all financial reporting

19 Plant financial spokesperson at monthly financial close meetings, reviewing profit and loss data and financial results

20 Participated in development and summarization of assumptions, costs, profit and loss data for formal quarterly forecasts

and annual operating budget in excess of $450 million. Compiled data for 5 year strategic plan

Honeywell International (formerly AlliedSignal Corporation) 1997-2001

Operations Support – Corporate, Tempe, Arizona

Corporate Financial Analyst, Operations Support 1999 - 2001

21 Direct report to Operations Support Vice President - prepared and presented monthly analyses of business unit and corporate

savings in excess of $200 million

22 Tracked and reported on AlliedSignal/Honeywell integration savings initiatives monthly

23 Performed expense planning and forecasting for all operations support departments totaling over $13 million

Engines & Systems Headquarters, Phoenix, Arizona

Senior Financial Analyst, Operations Finance 1997 - 1999

24 Primary analyst for all Supply Chain, providing support for Directors of Procurement, Materials, Logistics and Scheduling

25 Prepared annual operating plan of approximately $100 million, long term strategic plans and metrics to assess performance

26 Attended weekly Director level staff meetings to allow a forum for feedback on productivity, capital expenditures, headcount

levels, discretionary expenses, training and travel

H.J. Heinz Company (formerly Quaker Oats Company) 1991-1997

Pet Food Division, Topeka, Kansas

Purchasing Team Leader 1995 - 1997

27 Supervised raw and packaging material Purchasing Agents to ensure timely delivery of ingredients to support pet food

manufacturing process with strong emphasis on Supply Chain initiatives and Total Quality Management techniques

28 Strong interaction with Engineering and Operations on capital projects and approval of MRO and capital expenditures

29 Responsible for managing $11 million of raw material, $27 million of packaging items, $3 million of MRO and $5 million of

capital spend annually

Senior Financial Analyst, Dry Food Plant 1991 - 1995

30 Development of $30 million annual operating plan, quarterly estimates, weekly and monthly cost and efficiency reports

31 Role combined Industrial Engineering functions with those of Finance, driving high involvement with Engineering staff and

corporate functions on new product development

32 Committee work included participation on redesign team; integral link to renewal and redesign of pet food facility

McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company - Helicopter Manufacturing Facility, Mesa, Arizona 1989-1991

Financial Analyst IV 1990 - 1991

Program Management Staff Specialist 1989 - 1990

Douglas Aircraft Company – Aerospace Manufacturing Facility, Long Beach, California 1984-1989

Aerospace Manufacturing Facility, Long Beach, California

Senior Operations Control Budget Analyst 1987 - 1989

Senior Material Budget Analyst 1986 - 1987

Material Coordinator 1984 – 1986

EDUCATION

Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri – Master of Business Administration – November 1982

University of Missouri – Columbia, Columbia, Missouri – Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – December 1980

Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification – AlliedSignal, Phoenix, Arizona 1999, Lear Corporation, Liberty, Missouri - 2004

COMPUTER SKILLS – TRAINING

33 Computer skills include Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint, Visio, Hyperion, Ceridian, Kronos; Baan MRP

system, JD Edwards, Plexus; corporate training covers Total Quality Management, High Performance Organizations system

Redesign, Influence Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Simulation for Finance Leaders

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