Plant Accounts Payable
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B ERNARD LAGROU
T allahassee, Florida
EDUCATION:
WALSH COLLEGE – MASTER of SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY
WAYNE STATE UN IVERSITY- BACHELOR of SCIENCE BUSINESS
A DM I N ISTRATION-FINANCE
EXPERIENCE:
DANFOSS TURBOCOR-PLANT CONTROLLER Sept 2007 - Present
RESPONSIBI L IT IES: Implement perpetual inventory system. Develop three day monthly
f inance close. Responsible for inventory standard costs, monthly review, monthly variance
analysis, monthly count of finished goods. Supervise general accounting, accounts payable,
accounts receivable, payroll and fixed assets. Monthly financial reporting . Monthly
f inancial statements and analysis of operations, account reconciliations, cash f low.
VALLEY AUTOMOTIVE-PLANT CONTROLLER March 2001-Dec 2006
RESPONSIBI L IT IES: Implement perpetual inventory system. Perform monthly close,
f inancial reporting and analysis. Supervise general accounting, accounts payable, accounts
receivable, and payroll. Perform investment analysis and daily labor analysis. Weekly cash
f low reporting, 13 week forecast and analysis. Write procedures for Sarbanes-Oxley and
make initial review with outside public auditors. Coordinate monthly account reconciliation
and lead annual public audit. Responsible for monthly and annual inventory reconciliation
and analysis.
VALEO AUTOMOTIVE-DIVISION ACCOUNTING MANAGER Sept 1997-March 2000
RESPONSIBI L IT IES: Treasurer, Annual budget, Monthly forecast; Supervise general
accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and fixed assets; Investment
analysis, Financial reporting for division and four subsidiaries, inventory control, Fixed
asset control.
CHAMPION MOTOR COACH-MANUFACTURING CONTROLLER Nov 1996-Aug 1997
RESPONSIBI L IT IES: Implement perpetual inventory system, develop product costs,
manage monthly physical inventory, computer systems and computer program development
using SYMIX ERP software
UN ITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE-PLANT CONTROLLER/PROJECT LEADER
J une 1987-Oct 1996
RESPONSIBI L IES:
PROJECT LEADER: Implement perpetual inventory systems using bar code scanning,
I mplement ERP software at two Mexican tooling facilities, numerous projects to assist
p lants in solving manufacturing problems.
PLANT CONTROLLER: Assume plant controller responsibilit ies in order to reconcile
n umerous general ledger accounts that had not been reconciled. Establish systems that
would accurately reflect plant financial activity. Solve numerous plant inventory problems.
Develop annual budget, monthly forecasts and operations analysis. Complete monthly
account reconciliations. Stabilize the accounting staff and build positive relations with the
operating management and staff.
SENOIR FINANCIAL ANALYSIS: Establish systems in response to Ford Motor
Corporations demand to correct tooling audit and billing issues. Ford’s new requirements
demanded that all suppliers meet the requirement of Supplier practice # 35. Audited all
charges t ransferred from plants and division and made sure that all appropriate charges
were presented. In many cases discovered that charges were less than should have been
p resented and thus billed millions more. Unexplained t ransfers from plants were analyzed
and subsequently billed and paid by Ford.
F INANCIAL ANALYST: Reconcile all Mexican inventory accounts on a monthly basis, fixed
assets; European financial statements for Spain, France, and Germany; approve debit and
credit documents, inventory control, plant audits.
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