Manager Accounting

George R. Datsko, Jr., CPA

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North Canton, OH 44720

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CAREER SUMMARY

EXPERIENCED AND GOAL-DRIVEN CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT WITH A DEMONSTRATED

TRACK RECORD OF LEADERSHIP IN THE PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

REPORTS TO SUMMARIZE AND FORECAST FINANCIAL POSITION. DETAIL-ORIENTED

LEADER CAPABLE OF DIRECTING A SKILLED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TEAM TO SUPPORT

ACHIEVEMENT OF CORPORATE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. PROVEN EXPERTISE IN DRIVING

EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH EVALUATION OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

SYSTEMS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS.

Specific expertise in the following:

Accounting Management Financial Modeling/Planning

Financial Forecasting & Analysis Strategic & Operational Business

Planning

Cost Reductions & Efficiency Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate

Improvements Integration

Capital Budgeting Contract Negotiations & Management

Cash Management SEC Regulatory Compliance

professional experience

PROGRESSIVE MFG. CO., INC., AKRON, OH 04/97 - 08/99; 09/99 - 01/10

PART TIME; 02/10 - CURRENT

A privately held company engaged in the fabrication, rebuilding and repair

of rubber/plastic process machinery.

Vice President & Treasurer

Responsibilities include all accounting, finance and tax functions

including the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements, and

all federal, state and local tax returns.

. Assist in establishing lines of credit and maintaining positive

relationships with local banks.

. Supervise the daily activities of the accounting staff; and provide

general financial and accounting advice.

. Ensure internal controls are being followed and comply with all tax,

insurance and bank audit requests.

Significant Accomplishments:

. Established a Savings Incentive Match Plan (SIMPLE 401k) for all hourly

and salaried employees.

. Designed and installed a job cost system used to monitor the financial

performance of all firm-price and cost-plus jobs.

. Negotiated favorable investment and borrowing rates with local bank.

Diebold, Inc., North Canton, OH

09/99 - 02/10

A Fortune 500 company and a leader in providing ATMs and other integrated

self-service delivery systems and services to the global marketplace.

Manager/Director Global Supply Chain Finance 2006 - 2010

Managed budgeting and financial analysis support for the supply chain

organization including the Global Procurement, Logistics and Warehousing

functions.

. Coordinated the establishment of annual standard costs for three global

manufacturing plants and managed direct costs through material price

variance analysis.

. Supported vendor selections and make/buy decisions through evaluations

using a total landed cost model which took into account criteria such as

pricing, quality, lead times and logistics costs.

. Provided financial reviews and analysis on all capital budgeting

projects.

. Acted as the lead finance manager for the SmartBusiness 200 program, a

five-year project to remove $200 million from the company's cost

structure.

Significant Accomplishments:

. Designed, tested and implemented a project management database used to

measure progress on the SmartBusiness 200 program.

Diebold Inc. (continued)

. Directed a cross-functional team that developed and prioritized savings

initiatives and business cases in alignment with the corporate

SmartBusiness 200 strategy. Ensured that all financial considerations

were evaluated and assisted in removing barriers that were impeding

progress.

. Led a team of financial professionals that audited and validated over

1,500 cost savings projects that generated over $171 million in savings

from 2006 - 2009.

. Helped negotiate multi-million dollar commercial terms with two major

consulting firms utilized to achieve the five-year $200 million cost

reduction target.

. Reviewed all non-routine purchase agreements to ensure that accounting

transactions were correctly recorded in compliance with corporate

policies and SEC regulations.

Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis - Diebold International 1999 -

2005

Managed financial planning and analysis activities for all international

operations.

. Prepared the annual financial plan and set division financial goals for

employee bonus compensation.

. Prepared financial schedules and analyses, including the impact of

foreign currency movements on operations, for the company's monthly

business review meetings with the CEO and CFO.

. Took on the role of international finance lead for the company's Business

Transformation Project, which featured a global design and deployment of

the Oracle ERP system.

. Worked with the corporate tax department to establish transfer pricing

rates for over 30 foreign subsidiaries.

. Provided overall financial support for the president and controller of

Diebold International.

Significant Accomplishments:

. Instrumental in replacing an Excel-based reporting and consolidation

process for the company's international subsidiaries ($750 million in

sales) with Khalix, an integrated application system now used for

reporting, consolidations, forecasting and analysis.

. Completed the design and testing of Oracle's general ledger, project

accounting and fixed asset modules for the European division ahead of

schedule.

. Participated in due diligence work and the subsequent integration of

three major foreign acquisitions (one each in Brazil, Europe and India).

Babcock & Wilcox Co.

11/79 - 04/97

Multi-billion dollar company, which is a leader in the design, fabrication,

erection and servicing of power generating systems.

Allen-Sherman-Hoff, Malvern, PA

A division of Babcock & Wilcox, a $50 million producer of ash handling

equipment.

Controller 1996-1997

Developed and implemented financial reporting standards, budgeting, income

and cash flow forecasting and internal controls.

. Managed the general ledger, accounts payable, billing, accounts

receivable, and inventory accounting functions.

. Responsible for all internal and external financial reporting including

analyzing variances against forecast.

. Provided accounting and financial advice on the division's strategic

business plan.

Significant Accomplishments:

. Successfully transferred the entire accounting operation for this newly

acquired business from Houston, TX to Malvern, PA. This included hiring

and training new staff and coordinating the shipment of accounting

records and data processing equipment.

. Developed and implemented new procedures that reduced the month-end close

process from an average of six days to three days.

Americon, Inc., Copley, OH

A subsidiary of Babcock & Wilcox which is a national construction company

in the power generating industry with over $500 million in annual sales.

Manager, Process Accounting 1992 - 1995

Managed and directed a staff of 18 professionals and clerks in the areas of

payroll, billings and collections, accounts payable and expense account

processing.

Americon, Inc. (continued)

. Established government-allowable costing rates and maintained the

company's disclosure statement.

. Analyzed, forecasted and reported on workers' compensation costs.

. Participated in total quality management projects, including safety and

working capital improvement teams.

Supervisor, Accounting Services 1990 - 1992

. Responsibilities included financial reporting and analysis and

consolidation of regional forecast information.

. Reviewed and provided support for bids and proposals including analyzing

the financial impact of non-standard terms of payment.

. Developed commercial and government costing and proposal rates.

Babcock & Wilcox Co., Walnut Creek, CA; Barberton, OH; North Canton, OH

1979 - 1990

Held a variety of staff and management positions in the finance and

accounting departments.

. Contract cost analysis with heavy emphasis on manufacturing, engineering

and subcontract costs.

. Performed make or buy studies.

. Income statement and balance sheet forecasting and analysis.

. Performed on-site audits of erection progress to verify financial

projections.

. Capital budgeting using NPV and IRR techniques.

. Supervised the physical inventories at two plants and two warehouses.

. Cost center budgeting.

. Established procedures and controls to monitor intercompany transactions

in accordance with the company's transfer pricing policy.

Education

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, 1984

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 1980

The University of Akron, Akron, OH

Licenses

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (ACTIVE) - STATE OF OHIO

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants

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