Management Plant

JAN EBLE

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H 734-***-**** ? C 317-***-**** ? abl0be@r.postjobfree.com

Controller / Financial Planning & Analysis / Financial Reporting

Finance professional with broad functional experience in manufacturing

operations, financial analysis, planning and reporting, general ledger, and

cost accounting management. Proactive, results oriented with excellent

communication and analytical skills. Areas of expertise:

? Financial Analysis & Reporting ? Asset Management ? Cost

Accounting

? Forecasting and Planning ? Operating Budgets ? Variance

Analysis

? General Ledger Accounting ? Sarbanes Oxley ?

Inventory Mgmt

? Manufacturing Processes ? ERP Systems ?

Process Improvement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eaton Corp - Hydraulics Division 2006- Present

Product Division Controller - Jackson, MI

Managed the financial operations of 5 hydraulic cylinder and valve plants

with revenues of $160M, inventories of $25M, 570 employees and 7 ledgers.

. Directed the financial processes for month end close, forecasting, and

the consolidation of reporting and analysis of results. Supervised 1

direct and 5 indirect functional staff.

. Advised and counseled management on financial implications of

operating strategies, actions and decisions.

. Reviewed and evaluated capital requisitions, standard rates

development, and physical inventory results.

. Ensured compliance to corporate financial policies, legal requirements

and GAAP.

. Conducted Sarbanes Oxley reviews and audits.

Selected Accomplishments

. Cost reductions put in place during the 2009 economic downturn

resulted in a 26% improvement to the YOY expected decremental results.

. Developed a best practice for MPV forecasting which resulted in

improved forecasting, issue identification and resolution.

. Partnered with the Demand Planning Group to improve the sales

forecasting process.

. Coordinated the successful integration of a newly acquired facility

into the Controls group, which resulted in the plant closure, with an

expected mature savings of $800K.

. Provided resources to support the Mexico facility transition to a

Swissco tax structure.

Eaton Corp -Truck Group 2000 - 2006

Plant Controller - Greenfield, IN

Led the Finance and Accounting functions for the Greenfield plant which

supported the LMD Transmission Division -Assembly & Distribution and the HD

Transmission Division - Remanufacturing Operations. Two ledgers with

revenues of $140M, inventories of $20M, and 160 employees.

. Managed all financial activities including general ledger maintenance,

forecasting, Profit Plan, Strategic Plan, budgeting, and supervised a

staff of 4 direct reports.

. Analyzed and evaluated financial data and interpreted financial

forecasts and operating results. Prepared monthly and quarterly

analysis and commentary, reports and presentations for senior

management.

JAN EBLE

Eaton Corp - Truck Group (cont).

Selected Accomplishments

. Coordinated the successful integration of financial systems for

transferred product lines.

. Implemented Eaton Sarbanes Oxley processes and controls program

. Developed and implemented the use of departmental budgets that

resulted in improved visibility and management of plant expenses.

. Mentored a cross-functional focus group to initiate and implement

ideas designed to improve employee Survey engagement results.

. Reduced inventories by 8.1 days on hand.

Eaton Corp - Clutch Division HQ, Auburn, IN 1998 -

2000

Senior Financial Analyst for WW Clutch Operations

. Prepared consolidated financial reports for the WW Clutch Division,

which included operations in the US, Netherlands, Brazil, England, and

Australia with total revenues of $220M.

. Managed the general ledger activity and forecasting of the P&L and

Balance Sheet for the Division HQ Support Operations.

. Developed and analyzed budgets for the Division HQ administrative,

selling and engineering departments with total expenses of $15M.

. Served as liaison between the location controllers and divisional

management.

. Developed templates for plant and division use that improved the

reporting of the translation impact on forecast and month end actual

results.

. Prepared operations reports and presentation materials for the

Division Controller and Clutch Senior Management.

Eaton Corp, Controls Division HQ, Carol Stream, IL

Business Analyst - Financial Lead - Systems Implementation

1993 -1998

. Supervised the implementation of the financial module of the BPCS

AS400 ERP system at 13 locations in the US, Canada and Mexico which

included:

o Tested product software and made application recommendations.

o Acted as liaison between Finance and IT to develop system

modifications and interfaces between subsystems and corporate

ledgers.

o Created system documentation, developed educational materials

and delivered training.

o Defined Global Standards for common data elements and procedural

activities.

o Provided post implementation support, system use consultation

and business issue resolution.

. Provided support to the Shared Service Accounts Payable centralization

project.

Senior Cost Analyst 1991 - 1993

. Prepared standard cost updates, material pricing analysis and assisted

the Cost Manager with special projects.

EDUCATION

Keller Graduate School of Management, Schaumburg, Ill

. MBA with Accounting Concentration

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

. BBA - Finance

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Computer skills include: Encore and DFT Forecasting Tools, Excel, Word,

Power Point, Oracle, and various ERP systems.

Examiner - Eaton Business Excellence Certification Program

Member of Institute of Management Accounting

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