Accounting Manager

David N. Mccorkle

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Winston-Salem, NC 27103

C: 336-***-**** *****@*********.*** H: 336-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

A thorough Accounting professional who uses an analytical and systematic

approach to improve processes and procedures. Diverse twenty years

experience includes Financial Planning and Analysis, Cost, Manufacturing,

and Inventory accounting at both manufacturing locations and corporate

offices. Combines strong attention to details, accounting knowledge, and

general business understanding to explain financial results and assist in

financial modeling and decision making. Possesses extensive Spanish

language education.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CHAMPION ATHLETICWEAR (division of Hanesbrands, Inc.) 1997 - 2008

Sr. Manager of Financial Planning 2002 - 2008

Responsible for accurate and timely financial statements for $400 million

division, development of all financial plans, and variance analysis to

plans and prior years.

. Effectively presented financial statements and margin information in

monthly senior management reviews that high lighted opportunities to

improve financial results.

. Developed customer profitability reporting to more accurately manage

operational results.

. Reduced close time from five days to three days by timely posting of

accounting entries and adherence to timelines.

. Installed Hyperion Essbase financial statements to improve close time

and to facilitate consolidation of group financial statements.

. Took on additional responsibilities in department, reducing general

accounting headcount.

. Served as key contact on all internal and external audits for Champion

division resulting in favorable audit reports.

. Worked on successful conversion of spin-off from Sara Lee Corporation

to a stand-alone company.

Apparel/Attribution Controller 1998 - 2002

Responsible for all accounting records, variances, and budgets for internal

cutting, sewing, attribution, distribution plants and multiple contractors,

at manufacturing facilities in Mexico.

. Identified material usage variances to raw material item level;

initiated seconds reporting; developed weekly variance reporting.

. Successfully combined manufacturing and inventory accounting for

Champion Jogbra and Champion Athleticwear on their conversion to one

entity. Spent one year responsible for all Champion Inventory.

. Implemented training for Mexican plant supervision on variance

reporting and annual budgets.

. Corrected contractors invoicing procedures to ensure that earned and

invoiced hours from contractors were the same ($15,000 savings per

month); removed timing variance caused by contractor's invoice

procedures.

. Successfully implemented quarterly Mexican balance sheet reviews.

Initiated new procedures to transfer funds to Mexico in order to

reduce US dollars in Mexican banks.

. Corrected inventory tracking and mapping to reduce inventory write-

offs.

. Led audits on all physical inventories.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE cont.

Senior Cost Accountant 1997 - 1998

Estimated cost for all new products to determine if products achieved a

sufficient gross profit margin to be adopted into line.

. Redesigned cost estimating system to simplify, increase accuracy, and

reduce turnaround time from seven to three days.

. Implemented cost estimating system in Product Development, freeing one

cost accountant position.

. Developed weekly checks to ensure that cost system reflected accurate

cost.

. Teamed with marketing and product engineers to review garments for

cost savings opportunities.

Vitafoam, Inc. 1996 - 1997

Plant Accounting Manager

Responsible for all accounting records and variance explanations for a foam

manufacturer in the furniture industry.

Cone Mills 1994 - 1996

Cost Accountant

Responsible for setting standards, variance explanations, and production

reports for denim manufacturing company.

JOSTENS 1989 - 1994

Production Control Supervisor and Cost Accountant

Worked in various aspects of a commercial and yearbook printing company

including production control, job cost accounting, and general accounting.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC, May

1988

References Available on request

March 17, 2009

Key Word List

Analytical skills

Attention to Detail

Balance Sheet Statement

Cash Flow Statement

Cost Accounting

Cost Estimating

Customer Profitability

Data Mining

Database Query

Dependable

Employee Development

Financial Modeling

Financial Planning

Helps Others

Hyperion Essbase

Inventory Accounting

Manufacturing Accounting

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Excel

Month End Close

ODBC

Oral Communication

Process Improvement

Product Costing

Product Profitability

Profit and Loss Statement

Query Database

Supervision Experience

Systematizing

Team Player

Time Management

Written Communication

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