Manager Project

Joseph W. Moss, CPA, PMP

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CORE COMPETENCIES

Strategic Financial Planning & Leadership ( Change Management ( Process

Reengineering

Cost Accounting and Variance Analysis ( Internal Controls ( Budgeting and

Forecasting

Financial Analysis & Reporting ( Business Analysis ( Manufacturing

Operations Management (Month End Close Process ( General Ledger Management

EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS

Celestica, Fontana, CA ? 07/2008 - 12/2008

A $10B international contract manufacturer headquartered in Toronto; worked

at the $75M Fontana plant that is a distribution and fulfillment center

with major customers including Lexmark, DirecTV, and Juniper Networks.

Financial Manager

Hired to collaborate in the turn around of this financially troubled

facility. Functioned in dual role as individual contributor with cross-

functional accountability. Charged with identifying and implementing

opportunities for process improvement, SAP utilization, Cost Accounting

structure and processes, KPIs, cost center structures, and financial

reporting across all customers, as well as managing the portfolio of

projects resulting from these initiatives. Provided guidance to the new

Finance Manager regarding manufacturing related accounting and finance

issues. Accountable for the financial accuracy of the largest customer, the

$30M DirecTV account.

o Brought the billing process for DirecTV under control and identified

previously unbilled $2M.

o Identified and established major cost pools and related drivers that

were incorporated into the monthly financial reporting process

allowing for monthly fixed costs to be allocated across all

customers. $500K of cross subsidation was discovered and restated.

o Identified $800K of prior period expenses that were misstating

financial results for the current year; re-created financial

statements in detail from Jan 08 through July 08 based on invoices

and check registers to affect an accurate starting point for

measuring profitability.

o Developed and launched a project billing process and procedures that

ensured all costs incurred were passed on to the customer; $.2M -

$3M per month in revenues and related expenditures were recognized,

billed, and collected in a timely manner.

o Responsible for DirecTV Month End Close Process and assist in

Facility Month End Close / Reporting.

DriveCam, San Diego, CA ? 2006 - 2007

A $30M startup whose goal was to improve commercial driving safety through

monitoring of driver behavior via installed cameras in vehicles.

Project Manager ? 6/2007 - 11/2007

Charged with establishing and operating the Project Management Office.

Ranked and prioritized projects, set up reporting standards, and

spearheaded the setup and launch of the $200K sales force CRM system.

Senior Financial Analyst ? 4/2006 - 6/2007

Accountable for generation and analysis of financial statements, corporate

budget and forecast of $25M, and the R&D budget and forecast of $12M, as

well as business case analysis and special projects. The R&D budget was a

portfolio of programs and related projects whose expenditures had to be

analyzed on a regular basis to ensure all activity was captured in the

General Ledger as well as by project and program.

o Responsible for generation of month end financial statements as well

managing annual financial planning and budgeting processes. This

included review of all major accruals prior to close and variance

analysis post close.

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o Developed 3 different business financial models in 1 year due to

rapidly changing business needs. Identified more that $1M in fixed

and variable overhead that was saved in the final version.

o Launched a project tracking and initiation system for R&D actual

expenditures that included a utilization/efficiency measure of

engineering hours by project.

o Conducted business case analysis of the Implementation Services

business unit to identify how that business could be turned

profitable. This business unit generated $3M to $4M of annual

revenues but was losing money when costs were properly accounted

for.

Sola International, San Diego, CA ? 2004 - 2005

A $600M manufacturer of eyeglass lenses with 1K employees.

North America Labs Accounting Manager

Functioned as Controller for the 10 acquired optical labs that represented

$80M in revenue. Supervised 5 direct reports and 20 indirect staff.

o Responsible for month end closing process including consolidation of

lab group results into parent company financials.

o Responsible for Annual Financial Plan and Budget of the Lab Group.

o Provide Financial Leadership to lab accounting staff as well as

their operational management.

o Created standard Lab Chart of Accounts and Cost Center set, as ell

as automated Journal entries for all labs, and managed the

acquisition accounting for 2 labs.

Con Agra - Food Service Division, Downers Grove, IL ? 2003 - 2004

A $1B division that processed food products.

Cost Manager & Analyst

In charge of division manufacturing variance analysis and reporting at all

plants, as well as budgets and standard costs.

Borg Warner - Automatic Transmissions Division, Frankfort, IL ? 2001 - 2003

A $5B automotive component manufacturer.

Senior Business - Cost Analyst

Analyzed business requirements and managed RFPs and quotation process, as

well as accountable for the plant's costing accounting system. Brought

discretionary spending under control by implementation of purchasing card

program resulting in 50% reduction, modeled economic analysis resulting in

$30M increase in revenue.

Andrew Corporation, Orland Park, IL ? 1997 - 2001

Advanced through positions of increased responsibility based on

consistently exceeding goals and expectations.

Financial Analyst - Heliax Cable Division ? 1999 - 2001

Senior Internal Auditor ? 1997 - 1999

Career Note: Prior experience includes Staff Auditor with Blackman,

Kallick, Bartelstein in Chicago.

SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY

SAP ? MAS200 ? MS Excel, Word, Power Point ? MS Project ? HYPERION

ESSBASE ?Pivot Table Expert

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional Certification ? 2006 / Operational Auditing

by IIA ? 1999

SAP Security by Deloitte and Touche ? 1998

EDUCATION

Masters in Project Management, Keller Graduate School, Oak Brook, IL ? 2005

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, Governors State University,

University Park, IL ? 1994

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