Sales Customer Service
Resume:
Dennis Medici, CPA
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
*********@*****.***
PROFILE
Over twenty years experience leading the financial functions and operations units. Recognized for ability to
identify continuous change actions to reduce costs, improve processes, and increase margins. MBA degree and
CPA certificate.
KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Financial management reporting & analysis Financial modeling and budgeting
Inventory management ERP systems implementation and Power User
Leadership and mentorship Bill of material and cost accounting
EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND/ TRANSFERABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Playmates Toys Inc., Costa Mesa, CA 2008 to present
Controller
• Directed all accounting, finance and operations for a manufacturer and distributor of children’s toy products
with annual sales including international exceeding $100 million with most notable brands being iCarly,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Disney Fairies.
• Responsible for consolidated financial reporting and analysis, budgets, forecasts, and contract and royalty
reporting.
• Develop and maintain all accounting and internal control processes and implementing internal control
testing.
• Maintain inventory standard costs and manage inventory level to achieve company goals.
• Provided sales support with monthly customer and product/brand margins reports.
• Operational responsibilities for IT, inventory management, cost accounting and production planning.
BCI Eclipse, LLC, Newbury Park, CA 2002 to 2008
Director of Finance and Operations
• Directed all accounting, finance and operations for a manufacturer and distributor of DVD video and audio
products for a $40 million division of a $700 million public company. Notable products include Bob Hope
movie classics, He-Man, She-Ran cartoon series and selected catalogs of Willie Nelson and Ray Charles.
• Responsible for financial reporting and analysis, budgets and weekly sales forecasts, strategic planning, and
contract and royalty reporting.
• Provided sales support with monthly customer and product/brand margins reports.
• Operational responsibilities for IT, inventory management, cost accounting purchasing, customer service
and production planning.
• Maintain SOX compliance.
• Successful transfer of warehouse and production facility to a shared corporate facility.
• Improved bill of material cycle time from one week to one day and improved accuracy.
• Effectively reduced cost of sales by 2% of prior fiscal year
• Divisional project leader for SAP conversion.
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MGA Entertainment, North Hills, CA 1998 to 2002
Controller
• Directed all accounting, finance and operations for a manufacturer and distributor of children’s toy products
with most notable brand being the girls doll line “Bratz”.
• Responsible for financial reporting and variance analysis, annual budgets, strategic planning, and contract
and royalty reporting.
• Successfully provided financial roadmap and support to emerge the company from debtor in possession and
grow revenues greater than $200 million a year.
• Developed improved control for internal operations
• Managed all banking relationships including borrowing base financing.
• Prepared monthly product line financial statements and product line budgets.
G&H Technology, Camarillo, CA 1995 to 1998
Controller
• Directed accounting and purchasing for an Aerospace manufacturer.
• Coordinated government compliance audits
• Developed cost estimating process to quote new business
• Reduced inventory levels by 30% and increased inventory turns.
The Upper Deck Company, Carlsbad, CA 1991 to 1995
Accounting Manager
Responsible for financial reporting and royalty administration for a manufacturer and distributor of sports
trading cards.
Hired and trained accounting staff to support growth from $4 million annual sales to $300 million in a four year
period.
Develop accounting process and procedures to support sales growth.
Project leader for ERP conversion to ROI software.
COMPUTER SKILLS
SAP, JD Edwards, MS Office Products, Excel Expert level, MAS90 and other ERP programs.
EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATES
MBA in Management – California State University Fullerton
BA in Accounting - California State University Fullerton
California CPA license.
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