Daniel W. Anderson, CMA

*** * ***** ****** *******, IL 62535

217-***-**** abm65z@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Develop weekly analyses and formulate department budgets to control expenses ● Improve cost

accounting processes and accuracy with thorough review and corrections of BOM’s, timely analysis of

actual versus standard costs, and develop user friendly reporting of actual costs ● Reconciliation of

payments to customers AR accounts, including Web payments and credit cards ● Develop creative

margin and price/volume/other variance reports ● Streamline closing process to reduce total closing time

● Review trial balances and book adjustments to ensure accuracy ● Create closing checklists including

accruals and fixed asset transactions ● Created accruals for more accurate reporting ● Forecast cash

needs, secure banking lines of credit, track loan covenants and ensure compliance ● Document controls

and monitor and test SOX compliance ● Create financial analyses for cost controls and improvements

Key Accomplishments

• Ensured financial solvency during critical periods of cash shortages by developing an ERP model in

Excel which optimized cash outflows to ensure production requirements were achieved.

• Created financial models for evaluating project risks and capital equipment purchases.

• Created and implemented systems to understand control overtime spending, reducing OT by 40%.

Career Experience

ADM, Decatur, IL Agricultural processor 9/08 to 10/09

Sr. Accounting Analyst – Special Projects

•Full scope accounting for newer and mature product lines. Develop SOX controls and procedures.

Create balance sheet analyses for multiple product lines.

•Create macros, queries, and other automation enhancements to Excel spreadsheets to help

department reduce close days. Lead development of Khalix executive metrics project including

reports, dashboards and security set ups.

GSI Group, Newton and Flora, IL Grain bin manufacturer 3/07 to 6/08

Plant Controller

•Develop weekly analyses and develop plans to control expenses and exceed budget goals. Create new

reporting for analysis of plant spending versus budget through data mining. Create and implement scrap

sales tracking system. Ensure inventory accuracy by manually layering FIFO perpetual inventory. Create

all JE’s for 2 plants at month end. Maintain and roll standard costs.

•Work with Plant Mgrs to educate and assist them to improve financial performance. Create capital

requests with analyses and research of financial and expense performance, rate of return,

depreciation, and investments (NPV) to secure capital funds. Approve invoices and manage vendor

issues. Create analyses for several cost savings projects, including lean initiatives. Lead safety

cross functional team audits. Develop presentations for operations reviews.

Phelps Dodge, Tyrone, NM Copper Mine 3/06 – 2/07

Accounting Manager

• Direct financial close and manage financial audits. Manage, edit, and review forecasts and fore-

casting process for improved accuracy. Approve all JE’s and account analyses and improve

documentation and process. Help develop department procedures and performance measures.

• Responsible for accuracy and timeliness of all financial reporting and forecasting, as well as tax

returns and other governmental reporting. Prepare forecasts and analyze trends in sales, expense

and business conditions. Streamline monthly forecast to actual variance explanations.

• Create or review all financial analysis for capital or lease requests. Completed MSHA safety

class. Oversaw environmental and reclamation expense tracking, forecast and liability.

Eagle Picher Inc., Reno, NV Filter aids 11/04 – 2/06

Analyst III/Accounting Manager/Plant Accountant

•Direct closing process, and analyze and report financials for $89 million dollar mining and manufacturing

division. Manage 3 plants and mines’ accounting activities and consolidate with German location.

•Create all balance sheet account analyses. Create journal entries and do balance sheet account and bank

reconciliations to ensure accuracy. Complete the year end reporting package and tax kit. Create product cost

standards and plant annual operating plan.

•Analyze revenue and income weekly by plant and region, P&L and SG&A monthly versus AOP and prior year.

Complete ISO audit training.

•Reconcile inter-company transactions, submit financials in COMSHARE and complete monthly and daily cash

transactions and forecasts.

•Automate cash flow analysis and account mapping for automatic upload.

Trex Company, Inc. Fernley, NV Manufacturer of Decking Materials 6/03 – 10/04

Plant Accountant

• Lead closing of the books, including overseeing cycle counts of raw material and finished inventories,

creating accruals, reserves. Review and issue departmental variance statements of all spending to plan,

and capitalization of fixed assets. Manage staff of 3. Led quality team to exceed specifications.

• Develop monthly standard material usage versus BOM analyses to ensure proper product costing. Analyze

all raw material transactions to ensure proper unit ending inventories. Create in-depth raw material variance

analyses including yield, price and scrap.

• Lead and coordinate all aspects of annual operating plan and capital plan development and present annual

operating plan to executive team. Create all raw materials and finished goods standards. Create and

present operating forecasts and executive summaries. Secure environmental spend funding.

• Create spending and key drivers scorecard mid-month to highlight cost control opportunities early.

Vitamin Research Products, Carson City, NV Vitamin Manufacturer 10/00 – 5/03

Controller

• Manage A/R, A/P, order processing, cash, and monthly close for two companies. Develop, coach and

mentor a staff of 3, conducting performance evaluations and recommending salary adjustments.

• Improved year-end audit, creating meaningful balance sheet account analyses, and generating more

accurate financial statements.

• Develop monthly statements to reduce A/R and increase cash flow. Minimize audit time and fees. Improve

fixed asset reporting and depreciation calculations.

• Spearhead writing specs, vendor selection and implementation of ERP and other accounting systems.

Engineered Environments, Alameda, CA Specialty Contractor 1/00 - 9/00

Controller

• Supervise payroll, A/P, and purchasing functions. Manage and develop staff of 3. Oversee cycle counts.

• Develop weekly and monthly cash flow forecasts and manage cash. Improve technical accuracy of financials.

Develop A/R collections and other procedures. Improve internal controls. Create new margin analyses.

• Create a three year financial plan and detailed annual financial budget and present to board of directors.

Jacuzzi Inc., Walnut Creek, CA Spa Manufacturer 6/99 - 12/99

Senior Financial Analyst

• Generate monthly reports and commentary including currency exchange gains and losses for five divisions.

• Develop weekly cash flow forecasts for ten divisions.

• Perform internal audits, highlighting revenue cycle control strengths and weaknesses to management.

The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA Manufacturer of Household Products 7/98 - 1/99

Assistant Manager, Logistics

• Lead monthly close process and executive summary reporting of all logistics costs. Hire, manage, and

develop professional staff of two. Do strategy development on leadership team.

• Lead development of variance analysis tools. Implement improved process to record and control damaged

inventory. Create improved forecast of warehousing and freight expenses in unique cost buckets and by

size detail using detailed timelines to ensure timeliness. Lead resource procurement to improve reporting of

variances with pro forma reports.

• Present warehousing strategies to executive team. Analyze the impact of new products, sizes and flavors

on warehousing and freight costs and assist in final recommendations and presentations.

Western Engineering (WEC), Loomis, CA Construction 12/94 – 6/98

Assistant Controller to CFO

• Direct all financial and accounting reporting, planning, and forecasting. Manage staff of 3. Implement 401K.

Present economic and financial forecasts to management team. Lead annual external audits.

• Create simplified job cost reporting and new productivity measures. Lead process improvement of procure-

ment and exposure of worker's comp. Recognize percentage of completion revenue.

• Create AOP and assist CEO with strategic planning, including 5-year what-if analyses. Conduct special

business studies of potential new market niches. Create automated cash flow analyses. Analyze risk of

projects for sales and estimating group. Use regression analysis for maintain versus buy decisions.

MHG, Lexington, KY Manufacturer of combination locks 1/93 - 4/94

Controller/Purchasing Manager

• Direct all month end financial reporting and accounting functions with a staff of six.

• Manage cash flow while maintaining positive vendor relations. Develop pricing and operating strategies.

• Ensure proper raw materials and finished goods costing and inventory accounting with variance analyses and

in depth BOM research.

The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA Manufacturer of household products 6/87 – 12/92

Cost Accountant to Financial Analyst to Plant Accountant to Assistant Manager, Financial Reporting

• Manage and coordinate general accounting activities. Manage staff of 2 - 5. Develop benefit plan reports.

• Forecast pro forma financials and reconcile versus actuals for three divisions. Create and consolidate annual

administrative budgets. Allocate, analyze and report spending. Develop balance sheet account analyses.

• Oversee cycle count program to better control raw material and fixed assets inventory. Develop raw material

and finished goods standards and ensure accuracy of inventory.

• Develop budget and improve process to reconcile versus actuals. Develop capital budget for the plant and

justify with financial analyses (NVP). Complete capacity planning on production lines.

• Develop sales and profit forecasts by product, and reconcile and report actuals. Develop pricing P&L's and unit

cost standards, and assist in margin financial analyses for product line extensions. Develop 3 and 5 year

growth projections.

• Assist in profit optimization through accruals analyses.

• Create analyses and executive reports of raw materials and finished goods costs versus bill of materials and

ensure accurate cost of goods sold.

Education

B.S. in Finance, 28 hrs of accounting, University of Illinois 5/87 GPA: 4.9/5.0,

Certified Management Accountant (CMA) - 1997

Software

Hyperion, Forefront, Timberline, Peachtree, Intuitive ERP, AccPac 6.5, JD Edwards, IFS, Policy IQ,

Khalix, COMSHARE, EpiCor Vantage, Excel, Word, Access, Powerpoint, and Essbase

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