Accounting Manager

KENNETH M. RILEY

****-**** **., **, ******, Ohio 44705 * 330-***-**** * **********@***.***

CONTROLLER / COMPTROLLER / FINANCE LEADER / ACCOUNTING MANAGER

P&L Responsibility * Financial Planning/Budgeting/Forecasting * Cost and General Accounting * Purchasing

and Inventory Management * Fixed Asset Management * ERP Systems Implementation * Staff Mentoring

& Leadership*

Bachelor of Business Administration/Accounting – Walsh University

INTRODUCTION

As a key member of executive management teams in diverse manufacturing industries, I have developed the

extensive technical, analytical and practical skills necessary to provide you with a candidate eminently qualified to fill

your position. I am a self-motivated and proactive individual that consistently looks for improvements within systems,

operations and business environments that I’m a part of and involved with.

I consider myself a skilled teacher and mentor to those that are direct reports to me, and can guide non-financial

associates to an understanding in the intricacies, and importance of financial reporting from their specific

manufacturing and operational areas of responsibility.

PROCESS ACHIEVEMENTS & TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS

Reduced month-end closing cycles. Quicker and timelier financial results and presentation from two weeks to

a minimum of three days.

Implementation of Location Control and Cycle Counting Systems. “On demand” accuracy and reduction of

raw material, work in progress, finished goods and spare parts inventories, leading to “just in time” inventory

levels.

Creation of Cross-Functional Teams. Leadership role in establishing employee programs and guiding outside

consultants with the structuring to fit specific company needs.

Directed business expansion activities. Planned and modified the installation of all systems and procedures in

acquisition and multiple site manufacturing facilities.

Transferrable Skills:

Capital Expenditure Control/Analysis/Reporting

Cash Flow Analysis

Cost Analysis/Reduction

Excel/Access/Lotus Spreadsheets

Internal/External Audit Control

Process Control/Procedures/Improvement

Standard Cost Development/Pricing

Variance Analysis.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Anchor Glass Container – Plant Controller - 2006-09

o Responsible for all areas of accounting and finance and related reporting for the facility located in Georgia with

additional reporting responsibilities to the corporate offices.

o Managing a staff of five clerical employees and one staff supervisor whose duties range from cost accounting,

credit and collections, accounts payable and receivables processing, fixed asset accounting and payroll, purchasing

and storeroom management.

o Primary tasks include the fiduciary responsibility of cost containment, management of and adhering to on-site

metrics in spending, cash controls and collections, monthly forecast and budgetary variance analysis and financial

statements preparation, review and issuance.

Kenneth M. Riley – resume, page 2

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE (con’t.)

Blue Bird Bus Company – Cost Systems Consultant and Plant Controller - 2005-06

o Initial duties were within the cost accounting department of the parent company and charged with improving

reporting of labor and material actual costing as benchmarks against current standard costing.

o Moved to Plant Controller of the Coachworks division in January 2006 with responsibilities for all finance

accounting reporting.

Wescast Industries – Finance Leader - 2004-05

o Responsible for all areas of accounting and finance and related reporting for the facility located in Georgia.

o Managing a staff of four clerical employees and one staff supervisor whose duties range from cost accounting,

accounts payable and receivables processing, fixed asset accounting, purchasing and storeroom management.

o Primary tasks include the fiduciary responsibility of cost containment, management of and adhering to on-site

metrics in spending, cash controls and collections, monthly forecast and budgetary variance analysis and

financial statements preparation, review and issuance.

Philip Metals, Inc. – Regional Operations Controller - 1999-2004

o Responsible for all areas of accounting and finance related reporting for three scrap processing facilities located

in Northeastern Ohio.

o Managing a staff of six clerical employees with duties ranging from accounts payable processing, inventory

tracking, payroll reporting and accounts receivable.

o Primary tasks include the monthly close cycle, process forecasting and financial statements preparation.

Ongoing responsibilities cover a range from fiscal controls, physical inventory control procedures; spare parts

inventory management, fixed assets reporting, year-end financial audit and annual budget package.

Will-Burt Company – Cost Accounting Manager - 1997-99

o Managed all areas of manufacturing information as related to cost and general accounting systems.

o Conducted evaluations of work in progress and inventory statuses of three separate business divisions within the

company. Reduced the aging of Work In Progress from 18 months to within one week, with an average

volume of 4,000 orders per month.

Instrumental in reducing month-end closings from fifteen days to five days.

o Coordinated and directed annual physical inventories. Reduced inventory losses by more than $1 million between

1997 and 1998 physicals.

o Implemented location control and cycle counting systems for “on demand” accuracy of raw material, work in

progress and finished goods inventories.

o Instrumental in reducing raw material and work in progress inventories from $9 million and $10 million, to

$6 million and $1 million, respectively.

o Worked with Information Systems department on continued implementation of software package.

o Managed a staff of four, department supervisor, and reported to Chief Financial Officer and President.

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