Manager Plant
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JUDE T. CARACELO
**** ***** ******* *********, *********, FL 32934
321-***-**** abmou2@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
Financial professional with experience in accounting, controlling,
supervision and compliance. Good organizational and managerial skills
offer effectiveness and efficiency.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HYDRO ALUMINUM, 2005 - Present
Financial Manager/Controller
. Financial Manager of Adrian, Michigan manufacturing plant, 2008 -
Present
o Current assignment to close Michigan manufacturing facility
o Supervision of five employees covering accounting, purchasing
and information technology
o Restructured inventory counts and month end closing to eliminate
duplication and waste
. Financial Manager of Rockledge, Florida plant, 2008
o Responsible for business plans, forecasts, financial controlling
and reporting, accounts receivables, accounts payables, and
payroll
o Member of team that reduced quality complaints balance from
$450,000 to $15,000
o Cleared accounts receivable balances, including balance of one
customer from over $250,000 to $0
. Controller of Rockledge, Florida plant, 2005 - 2007
o Streamlined and reconciled inventories
o Introduced product-specific costing for organization (including
cost allocation keys for indirect costs)
o Recreated product cost quotes for potential customers
o Created integrated financial budgeting model, breaking down
product line financials to profit and cost center level
o Developed system to estimate monthly profit and loss result for
management
o Forecasting tool has been very accurate, many months less than
1% off
o Model has been subsequently used in other Hydro plant facilities
across two divisions of company
o Member of plant management team that took plant from extreme
negative results to over $1.5 million profit
REZNICK GROUP, PC, Atlanta, GA, 2003 - 2005
Senior Accountant
Responsible for review of trial balances, journal entries, and tax returns.
Work with affordable-housing and real estate accounting. Experience with
low-income housing tax credits. Supervision and training of associate
staff.
AARONS, GRANT & HABIF, LLC, Atlanta, GA, 2003
Senior Staff Accountant
Duties include review and analysis of financial statements and sales and
use tax returns; preparation of business and individual tax returns, tax
research and planning.
BERMAN, HOPKINS, WRIGHT & LAHAM, CPAS, LLP, Melbourne/Merritt Island, FL,
2001 - 2003
Senior Tax Accountant
Responsible for preparing and reviewing individual, estate, fiduciary,
corporate, partnership, non-for-profit, and employee benefits tax returns.
Strong emphasis on research and planning from small to large clients.
CHASTANG, FERRELL, SIMS & EISERMAN, LLC, Winter Park, FL, 1998 - 2001
Senior Accountant/Staff Accountant/Paraprofessional
Responsibilities included reviewing and preparing monthly, quarterly and
annual business financial statements. Extensive work with clients on
managing financial aspects of their businesses. Also responsible for
preparing and reviewing business and individual tax returns, tax planning
and research.
EDUCATION
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. B.S. in
Business Administration, 1998. Major: Accounting.
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. B.S. in Agriculture, 1996.
Major: Nutritional Science.
CERTIFICATIONS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
Registered Investment Advisor (Series 65 licensing) with the SEC
COMPUTER AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
MS Office
Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access
Accounting Software
SAP, Accountant's Trial Balance, QuickBooks Pro, Peachtree Accounting,
Audit Vision, Caseware, Creative Solutions for Windows, Creative Write-Up
for Windows and Dos, Gosystems, Prosystems CCH, SaxTax, Depreciation
Solution, RIA and BNA research software, T-Value for Windows
REFERENCES
Christopher N. Thomas, CPA, Principal, Reznick Group, P.C., Austin, Texas,
Gregory Hall, Managing Director, Hydro Aluminum Adrian, Adrian, Michigan,
Thomas Hillabrand, Chief Financial Officer, Adams Building Contractors,
Jackson, Michigan, 517-***-****
Anders Sorensen, Quality Manager, Hydro Aluminum Rockledge, Rockledge,
Florida, 321-***-****
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