DONALD C. COGHILL

425-***-**** *** Kona Drive • Arlington, WA 98223 abnguy@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Detail-oriented Accounting Professional with proven success in progressive accounting positions. Team-player with in-

depth experience in budget and general ledger management, monthly and year-end closings, year-end audits, accounts

payable and receivable, and account reconciliation. Strong background in training employees in computer systems and

accounting best practices. Exceptional communication, analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills. Versatile

team player who works efficiently and independently in challenging environments. Computer proficiency includes:

ERP System - SAP Report Writers – Crystal Reporting

Budgeting System - Microsoft Office: Word, Excel,

COGNOS Access, Outlook, Powerpoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CEMEX (FORMERLY RINKER MATERIALS) – Everett, WA 2004–2009

Business Analyst, 2008–2009

Promoted to financial accountant for yearly revenues of $60M for 7 concrete plants located in Washington

and Oregon. Duties included preparing financial statements and monthly reports/balance sheet

reconciliations, analyzing expense reports, and integrating technology to facilitate accounting tasks.

Generated yearly budgets using COGNOS budgeting software. Produced and updated monthly forecast

spreadsheets; calculated monthly royalty payments. Oversaw monthly physical inventory, analyzing future

raw material costs and updating standard product costs.

• Met tight month-end close deadline of <1.5 days 100% on time despite 50% reduction in accounting

staff.

• Accounting representative to IT team for SAP production software upgrade; mentored 15 production

managers on new reporting procedures and format.

• Volunteered to assist legacy Cemex employees in learning Rinker SAP system. Effectively taught 5

SAP management reporting classes to >10 production managers.

• Attended SAP production process training for Concrete and Aggregate divisions; learned more about

business processes.

• Improved inventory management by creating customized spreadsheets; downloaded SAP inventory

data using VLookup functionality.

• Created field consumption spreadsheet using Pivot Tables and VLookups from fixed asset

spreadsheet; resulted in accurately reporting consumption numbers to cost center.

• Delegated to accounting clerk and monitored inventory & accounts payable tasks.

• Successfully setup and implemented new COGNOS budgeting system for Concrete Division.

• Evaluated and improved federal fuel tax credit process; increasing credit mile tracking accuracy and

vehicle usage rate by 20%.

Staff Accountant, 2004–2008

Served as accountant in charge of >$35M concrete business supporting Ready Mix General Manager,

Region Manager and 2 plant managers. Updated/maintained financial reports and yearly budget.

Created/updated key performance indicators and developed 5-year forecasts. Explained/evaluated

financials with managers at monthly profit/loss meetings. Compiled Federal Fuel Tax credit report and

yearly property lease payments. Completed production, fixed assets and safety procedure plant-wide yearly

internal audits. Managed special projects as assigned by controller. Prepared and entered month-end

journal entries.

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CEMEX (CONTINUED)

Staff Accountant, 2004–2008 (continued)

• Met tight month end close deadline 100% on time; assisted in reducing close to 1 day.

• Managed $50-$60K in weekly raw material purchase orders. Initiated open order simplification;

reduced line items by 50% resulting in minimal erroneous postings.

• Developed spreadsheets performing cost/benefit analysis for two $275K assets.

• Successfully managed entire asset lifecycle; partnered with production and maintenance departments

to set up, transfer and write off 10 assets yearly; communicated results to corporate.

• Worked with Plant Manager to develop system to reduce and eliminate any missed raw material good

receipts; reduced reviewing and research time by > 50%.

• Developed more consistent inventory process, maintaining absolute total dollar value change to 90%

FLIGHT STRUCTURES, INC. (B/E AEROSPACE INC.) – Arlington, WA 2000–2002

Aerospace Planner

Coordinated and expedited material and flow for interior aerospace assemblies and products with 20 to >

50K parts. Created accurate Bill of Materials (BOM) and efficient routings for shop floor production from

raw materials to finally assemblies. Partnered with engineering to identify and correct drawing errors and

approve part substitutions. Coordinated meetings with planning, production control and manufacturing to

implement engineering changes.

• Analyzed and recommended in-house versus outside supplier machine part production based on

manufacturing technology capability to maximize production capacity.

• Developed plans for >2000 new part/products; created new routings using MRP system.

• Applied learnings from Accelerated Improvement Workshops (AIW) to cut shop order flow time

from 12 to 6 days.

• Completed in-house APICS Basics of Supply Chain Management training.

• Successfully wrote work instructions enabling company ISO 9001 certifications.

AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. – Arlington, WA 1995–2000

Manufacturing Planner

Managed routing and BOMs for > 1000 machine aerospace parts ranging from $1 to >$1K. Directed part

manufacturing process from receiving to shipping, including reviewing incoming orders, creating work

orders and routings, setting work order priorities, expediting parts, coordinating outside processing and

ensuring on-time part shipment.

• Participated in process improvement team; reduced work order lifecycle from 2 weeks to 10 days.

• Took on extra responsibility; served as offload coordinator, oversaw fulfillment and manufacture of

emergency orders.

EDUCATION

CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY B.S. in Accounting, 2003

Lynnwood, WA

WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY B.A. in Business Administration, 1993

Bellingham, WA Production and Operations Management

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Completed 4 internal SAP Management Training courses.

Completed 3 internal COGNOS Training sessions.

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