Manager Management

Experience

Operations Cost Manager/Business Controller June

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Harsco Metals - Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania

. Financial controlling responsibility for a region of service-based steel

mill recycling sites with $60M annual revenues

. Capital expenditure responsibility with an annual budget of $5M-$10M

. Forecasting responsibility including preparation and presentation to

corporate finance

. Annual budgeting responsibility including preparation and presentation to

executive management

. Cost Management with direct control of regional purchasing, accounts

receivable, inventory and accounts payable

. Management and direct responsibility for financial analysts and site

administration

. Contract review and analysis in conjunction with estimation of pricing,

cost and gross margin

. Providing financial support to Corporate Finance, Operations, Sales,

Estimation, Purchasing and other departments

. Managing and calculation of contractual price adjustments along with

communication to customers

. Analysis and implementation of measures to return non-performing sites to

profitable entities

. Development, calculation and maintenance of site level incentive plans

based on key performance indicators

. Cash Flow monitoring and calculation of Economic Value Added for

incentive programs and cash targets

. Month end closure process including journal entries, accruals and

inventory transactions

. Inventory control including valuation, audits, monitoring, transfers,

obsolescence write-off and overview management

Sarbanes-Oxley Manager March 2006 -

June 2007

Siemens Water Technologies, Inc. - Warrendale, Pennsylvania

. Project Management of Sarbanes-Oxley effort encompassing ten business

unit entities

. Ensured that financial operations are in compliance with applicable

internal controls and policies

. Lead audit projects at individual business units to ensure accurate

performance of internal control testing

. Managed internal control testing staff including work review and audit

guidance

. Communicated with external audit firm throughout the audit process

. Reported results of internal control testing to senior management

. Trained staff in proper audit practices and working paper formats

Internal Audit and Regional Quality Manager (via promotion)

November 2001 - February 2006

SCA Packaging North America, Inc. (formerly Tuscarora, Inc.) - New

Brighton, Pennsylvania

. Maintained compliance for 32-50 satellite manufacturing facilities

through risk-based approach

. Specialized in the functional areas of Safety, Accounting, Inventory,

Maintenance and Operations

. Implemented and maintained Quality System Procedures in Southeastern

United States Region

. Automated the internal audit program and formal reporting system

. Trained and supervised five regional quality managers and additional site

staffing

. Performed compliance, operational, financial and fraud auditing

. Issued detailed reports and conducted follow-up procedures for each audit

performed

. Completed month end accounting closings for multiple sites

. Performed annual review of obsolescence of inventory including valuation

and accounting treatment

. Assisted in facilitation of year end audit with external auditing firm

Auditor II (via promotion) June 1999 -

October 2001

Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General - New Castle, PA

. Financial and compliance auditing of police, firefighters and non-

uniformed municipal pension plans

. Ensured proper allocation and investment of state aid funding

. Assessed actuarial valuations and cost studies

Staff Audit and Trust Tax Specialist

February 1997 - April 1999

First Western Bancorp, Incorporated - New Castle, PA

. Performed financial, compliance, retail and fraud audits in all facets of

banking

. Represented the internal audit department in various executive decision

making committees

. Prepared federal and state tax returns for trust clients

. Assisted with computer system conversions

Staff Accountant September

1996 - January 1997

Hill, Barth & King, Inc. - Boardman, OH

. Financial audits of clients from various industries

. Prepared federal and state tax forms

Education

Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Masters of Business Administration,

August 2008

Graduated magna cum laude

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania - Bachelor of Science in Business

Administration, May 1996

Graduated cum laude

Computer Skills

JD Edwards, SAP, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

References available upon request

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