Manager Management
Resume:
R. BRYAN STRAIGHT
Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701
**********@*********.***
Senior Finance and Accounting Executive
Senior Executive with a stable work history and a proven track record in
all controllership functions and a talent for assessing business processes.
Highly skilled in managing accounting and finance departments to enhance
organizational results.
Key Areas of Competence
Budgeting & Corporate Mergers Treasury Management
Forecasting
Business Planning Y/E Audit Schedules Cost Accounting
Cost Reductions MIS Administration Consolidations
Manufacturing Variance Teambuilding Fixed Asset/Capital
Analysis Project Administration
Select Career Highlights
. Developed and implemented inventory management plan that reduced
working capital by 25%.
. Improved cash flow, net income (to 35%) and reduced DSO by 8 days
through business process changes and cost reductions.
. Successfully integrated Canadian acquisition into North American
entity including SAP ERP implementation.
. Vast experience in IT systems including LAN/WAN management, accounting
software conversions and ERP (SAP) implementation.
. Managed all financial and accounting aspects of industry-leading SBU's
including financial statements, treasury management,
budgeting/forecasting, inventory management/reconciliation and fixed
asset and capital projects.
ICL PPLP/Phos-Chek 2005 - 2009
Controller/Business Services Manager
A $55 million fire retardant manufacturing company owned by ICL Group (a
$6.9 billion company) {Tel Aviv SE: ICL}
Developed new contracting/invoicing processes with governmental
agencies (US Forest Svc, CalFire) that resulted in improvements in
cash flow and DSO ratios.
Created cash flow improvement through new guidelines for buy vs lease
equipment purchases
Managed ProCard system and developed new RO/PO processes.
Implemented inventory management plan at 4 North American production
sites and 35 airbases to maintain appropriate seasonal levels while
reducing working capital by 25%.
Setup and maintained cost standards in SAP for over 150 skus -
responsible for month-end manufacturing variance analysis.
Established new business/accounting procedures that decreased month-
end closing period from 3+ days to 2 days.
Prepared annual budget and directed input into SAP for both North
American SBU's.
Led successful integration of $12 million Canadian acquisition into
North American fire safety entity including SAP implementation.
Responsible for divisional SOX compliance and provided local
assistance to North American HQ SOX Director for internal audits.
Directed management of 3 members of local accounting staff and 3
Canadian staff members.
Integral member of corporate team that created safety practices and
tools resulting in 2+ years of zero lost time accidents.
Responsible for divisional ISO 9001 certification audits.
United Building Materials/COLAS, Inc.
1989 - 2005
Controller
2003 - 2005
Blue Diamond Asphalt (Anaheim, CA)
A $65 million multi-plant asphalt producer
. Preparation of monthly financial package reporting including
consolidations for California division to North American headquarters
in New Jersey.
Controller/MIS Administrator 1989 - 2005
United Rock Products (Irwindale, CA)
A $25 million top ten national aggregate (rock, sand, gravel) producer
. Designed and established new business processes and cost reductions
that improved cash flow, raised net income (to 35%) and reduced DSO by
8 days.
. Worked with Operations Manager to develop new profitable "niche"
products that increased both sales and industry-leading market share.
. Provided financial leadership for design and implementation of
dredging equipment that provided an additional 20 years of mining
production and reduced energy costs by 25%.
. MIS responsibilities that included assisting in daily operations of NT
system including troubleshooting and assisting 3rd party software
vendors with transmission and/or programming problems.
. Designed and implemented 20 user NT based client/server
financial/accounting software LAN/WAN.
Professional Affiliations
. Member of Institute Management Accountants
. CMA Candidate
. Treasurer, Southern California Swimming (Eastern Committee) - section
of USA Swimming
Education
Master of Business Administration Program - 1986
Golden Gate University - San Francisco, California
Bachelor of Science - 1983
University of California at Irvine - Irvine, California
Technical Skills
. SAP R/3, MS Office (Excel including Pivot Tables and VLookup, HLookup,
Word, PowerPoint), Sage/Platinum ERP, CGC (specialized construction
software), AS-400
. Microsoft NT Certified Professional
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