Plant Six Sigma

Debbie L. Fenical Birkmann

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Jamestown, MO 65046

Home: 660-***-**** abm3gb@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 573-***-****

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Proactive and results-oriented Financial Accounting professional with over

20 years experience in all aspects of accounting and financial management

for a Fortune 100 company. Demonstrated leadership skills in motivating

colleagues to work collaboratively to achieve productivity and cost

improvements. Capable of working in a fast paced, ever changing

environment to meet company goals and financial commitments while staying

within Sarbanes Oxley and GAAP guidelines. Well disciplined with proven

ability to manage multiple assignments efficiently under pressure while

meeting tight deadline schedules. Known for safe guarding company assets.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Sarbanes Oxley Forecasting, Reporting and

Analysis

Six Sigma Black Belt Internal Financial Controls and

Budgeting

Cost Reduction Methods Strategic Planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ProEnergy Turbine Services, LLC, Sedalia, MO

2009-Present

Finance Manager

Responsible for financial start up of new plant. Maintain report on all

equipment for new business, approval of

purchase orders, processing A/P and payroll. Monthend financial reporting.

. Working with VP of Turbine Services on startup. Coordinating equipment

purchases with CFO and President of company.

. Prepare A/P, payroll, manufacturing orders, and any other financial

reports needed.

. Coordinating with other departments on stocking plant with needed

consumables.

JOHNSON CONTROLS INC., Jefferson City, Missouri

1985 - 2009

Plant Controller 2005 - 2009

Overall authority for the financial operations of the plant, profit plan,

quarterly and weekly forecasts, month end and yearend financial reporting,

executive reporting, A/R, A/P, inventory control, payroll, cost accounting,

fixed assets, Capital Appropriation Requests, balance sheet and income

statement accounts, and statistical information; approved all purchases;

oversaw internal and external audits; Facilitator of Fairshake (facilitates

employee grievances).

. Prepared weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports summarizing and

forecasting plant activities and financial position in areas of income,

expenses, and earnings based on past, present and expected operations.

. Involved in Lean Manufacturing to reduce costs, approved all Six Sigma

Black Belt activities, practiced Best Business Practices determined by

Corporate, cost improvements by reducing expenses and labor hours,

enforce safety procedures (obtained 14 year record with no lost time

accidents). Enforcement of Corporate Ethics and internal control of self-

assessments to stay in line with company values and the law.

. Accomplished 100% Sarbanes Oxley audit from both internal auditors and

Price Waterhouse Auditors.

. Successfully transitioned financial reporting from QAD/MFG-Pro system to

SAP.

. Met all monthly, quarterly and yearly deadlines.

. Effectively collaborated with all levels of employees from production up

to corporate level.

. Reduced costs by being proactive (reduced spending/manning) and stayed

within budget in recession environment to keep company competitive.

. Closed plant with clean balance sheet and controlled expenses.

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Financial Analyst 1985 -

2005

Established unit manufacturing costs for products that consist of raw

material cost, labor and variable and overhead rates. Responsible for

preparing month end journal entries, balancing inventory accounts,

reconciling account reconciliations, labor accounts, statistical reporting.

Responsible for providing financial assistance to Controller for profit

plans, monthly/quarterly budgets by preparing reports on labor and burden

costs, material variances, price variances. Responsible for Controller

duties in Controller's absence.

. Developed employee gain sharing plan to improve employee involvement in

accomplishing company goals, resulting in reduced production scrap

(reduced by 50%), achieving Gold Safety Award (no lost time accidents

for 14 years), improved customer quality by reduction in returns from

customers and reduced errors in shipments to 0.

. Accurately set yearly standard costs for all parts which included labor

costs, material costs and fixed and variable costs.

. Collaborated with other departments in regards to reporting monthly

actual versus budget spending. Supplied financial information needed for

cost reduction projects, cost analysis or other requested financial

information to other manufacturing departments and corporate when

requested.

. Directed accounting department in Controller's absence.

BENCHMARK TOOL COMPANY, Jefferson City, Missouri

1980 - 1985

Subsidiary of Shopsmith, Inc., Dayton OH

Credit Supervisor

Oversaw credit approval on all orders and new customers, collections of

A/R, accounting activities, month end closing, coordinated imported

products, reviewed letters of credit; contacted freight, insurance

companies, banks in order to ship/receive product from international

companies. Managed billing and collections departments.

. Ability to communicate to international customers.

. Created new system for applying cash to accounts receivables and trained

employees to utilize system.

. Maintained A/R at least 80% current with delinquent days kept under 15.

. Set standard costs on imported goods.

EDUCATION

BS, Accounting/Management, Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

AMA (American Management Association) 1.8 CEU The Controller's Job in

Today's Environment

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office SAP Vista Plus

Suite

Hyperion Citrix ReflectionsX

Kronos Essbase Lotus Notes

MFG-Pro Adobe Cognos

Great Plains

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