Sales Management
Resume:
JERRY JACOBS
Elizabeth, NJ ***02
************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
More than fifteen years of progressive and diversified experience with an
exposure to a wide range of responsibilities and disciplines. A problem
solving professional with strong organizational, communication, multi-
tasking, and PC skills, with the ability to meet deadlines and achieve
goals in a busy corporate environment. Seeks to obtain a position where my
talents can be utilized to the fullest.
EXPERIENCE
Clarke Davis (Nestle Nutrition) Senior Financial Analyst March 2009 -
Present
. Responsible for all intra-company and inter-company transactions
between Nestle Nutrition and other business units and affiliates.
Handled intercompany billings, netting activity, and intergroup loan
transactions and reconciliations.
. Recorded and reconciled monthly cash activity among various bank
accounts such as short term borrowing, accounts payable disbursements,
and lockbox accounts. Completed emergency check requests, wire transfer
payments, investigated and resolved complex AP & AR transactions.
. Preparation of journal entries and reconciliation of various accounts
relating to royalties, employee compensation accruals (e.g. Bonus, Long-
Term Incentive Program, Retiree Medical, and Pension),
. Handled processing of unassigned COPA entries (KEFC process) during
monthly close. Provided assistance to other KEFC end users. Performed
root cause analysis to determine the source of numerous unassigned
entries. Reduced the number of unassigned entries by 75%, thereby
reducing processing time by 50% on a monthly basis.
. Prepared conversion of Revised Operating Plan from Legacy SAP system to
updated SAP release (GLOBE). Compiled monthly income statements for
Finance team. Created detail reports on Bad Goods by customer and
material, and sales data by customer vs prior year for Puree &
Graduates product groups.
. Performed various ad hoc projects as assigned by Director of Corporate
Accounting.
Degussa Corporation Senior Financial Analyst Sep 2007 - Oct
2008
. Responsible for management and generation of the annual plant
manufacturing budget. Coordinated the timely flow of information
between department heads, directors, and controllers. Analyzed and
updated allocation drivers for product costs, overhead, direct, and
indirect departments.
. Provided business analysis and recommendations to directors, and
controllers for interpreting financial statements of product lines with
annual revenues of $ 200 M.
. Responsible for analyzing, reporting, and controlling financial factors
for manufacturing and import businesses' cost accounting, inventory
control and valuation, manufacturing variances, and spending analysis.
. Prepared and journalized entries for month end closings relating to
duty, aging, royalty calculations, lower cost of market, rebates, etc.
Montblanc NA LLC Senior Retail Accountant Oct 2006 - Sep
2007
. Responsible for supporting the business initiatives for fifty boutiques
by providing financial insight, analysis and perspective. Prepared
monthly, quarterly, and year-end income statements with commentary
review for all boutiques.
. Assisted in preparation of annual budget and quarterly forecasts for
senior management and German parent company. Assisted in preparation of
capital expenditure reports for proposed store openings and
relocations. Conducted buy vs. lease analysis, and project expense
forecasts.
. Responsible for managing Retail and Wholesale Sales & Use tax process.
Supervised staff in processing of sales tax returns, discrepancies, and
audit requests. Completed external state tax audits. Investigated and
corrected software implementation issues affecting validity and
integrity of sales tax system.
Escada (USA) Inc. Senior Accountant April 2003 -
Oct 2006
. Implemented US Customs ACE (Automated Customs Entry) account which
provided online access to US Customs. Transitioned Customs duty
payments from a transaction-by-transaction basis to an interest-free
periodic monthly statement, thereby easing daily cash outflows.
. Developed EDI interface for A/P processing of customs duty, and
freight, invoices, thereby reducing processing time by 50%. Automated
processing and reconciliation of inter-company invoice and good
receipts transactions.
. Led interdepartmental team to create innovations in simplifying the
duty line review process, reducing project time and expense by 30%.
. Assisted in SAP GL conversion, integrally involved in FI and CO
components. Mapped specific GL functions and roles, identified and
resolved potential conversion conflicts.
. Responsible for analyzing, reporting, and controlling financial
factors for all Escada Company Outlet stores with an annual revenue
over $30 M. Performed account analysis and reconciliation for
inventory, inter-company, intransit, duty, and various balance sheet
and income statement accounts.
Pechiney Plastic Packaging Financial Analyst June 2002 -
March 2003
. Responsible for creating reports to track and display daily production
variances and trends for senior management and plant personnel.
Utilized these reports and other tools to focus on improving cost,
quality, and delivery initiatives.
. Reduced A/P processing time of invoices by 50%. Streamlined payroll
system to reduce processing time by 25%. Designed and created AS400
queries and downloads to streamline annual raw material components
cost update process.
. Compiled and prepared monthly financial statements for senior
management. Automated G/L entry procedures for month end closings.
Performed account analysis and reconciliations on various balance
sheet and income statement accounts.
. Analyzed and corrected individual job orders for various costing
issues, manufacturing efficiencies and labor variances.
Degussa Corporation Staff Accountant Jan. 1998 - June
2002
. Designed and implemented cost effective and efficient procedures for
automating various balance sheet and income statement account
reconciliations for sales, COS, cash, prepaids, commissions, and inter-
company accounts.
. Responsible for analyzing, reporting, and controlling financial
factors for all imported product lines with annual revenue over $125
M. Prepared monthly and quarterly worldwide consolidated financial
statements for senior management and external auditors. Assisted
controllers with annual consolidated budgets and forecasts for
domestic and worldwide manufacturing units.
. Responsible for indirect and overhead department allocation
calculation for domestic and foreign subsidiaries, performed month end
allocation procedures including review and analysis of unallocated
expenses.
. Reviewed and journalized foreign affiliates income statements for
Intercompany consolidation. Investigated and reconciled discrepancies
involving revenue, expenses, and currency translation.
. Reconciled company wide inventory with a value over $200 M
consolidated various foreign locations from local currency and unit of
measure to US GAAP. Performed audits of physical inventories conducted
at public warehouses and plants.
EDUCATION
Thomas Edison State College January 2008 - Present
BA: Accounting Anticipated Graduation: Dec
2010
University of Notre Dame August 1988 -
January 1991
Major: Accounting & Finance
SKILLS
SAP Super User in FI & CO modules, SAP Business Intelligence (BI) and
Business Objects (BO), Lawson, Microsoft Excel Expert, SQL, Hyperion,
Essbase, AS400 query, Taxware, MS Office
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