Project Manager Management
Resume:
JOSEPH G. ROMZEK, CPA
Dearborn, MI 48124
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Career Highlights
** ***** ** ************* ********* financial experience, including 15 years of management
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12 years Tier I auto industry experience with four suppliers
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8 years of SEC reporting, including Lear’s IPO in 1994
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5 years Federal and State corporate tax return preparation
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3 years working abroad with two Tier I suppliers (Germany and Belgium)
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3 years SOX 404 experience
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3 years derivative accounting (SFAS 133) expertise as CFO at an energy trading company
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3 years M&A and purchase accounting experience with two Tier I auto suppliers
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2 years project management experience with systems implementations (JBA and SAP)
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Masters of Business Administration from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
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Certified Public Accountant since 1988
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German, French and Dutch language skills
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Experience
Noble International, Ltd., Gent, Belgium 2008
European Financial Consultant
Assisted CFO-Europe in variety of acquisition integration projects for 7-plant, $800 million European
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operations of Noble, a $1.5 billion Tier 1 steel blanking and laser-welding supplier.
Implemented material and machine-time based labor and O/H standard costing at 7 European plants.
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Improved financial reporting process timing and content, including setting up management reporting
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tools, preparing US SEC reporting requirements and US GAAP to IFRS adjustments.
Prepared and monitored purchase accounting adjustments and asset appraisal process.
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Assisted SOX implementation process, as well as other ad hoc high-level financial initiatives.
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Plastech Engineered Products, Dearborn, MI 2007 – 2008
Director of Finance and Treasury
Prepared monthly US GAAP based financials, notes, MD&A and externally reported analysis.
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As Finance Director, ran financial reporting, general accounting and A/R and A/P for $1.5 billion
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Tier I injection-molding supplier, and was direct interface with external auditors.
As Treasurer, managed banking relationships, daily cash management and covenant compliance.
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Implemented US GAAP standards, accounting policies and SOX compliance.
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Managed department of 5 direct and 35 indirect reports.
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Comau PICO, Southfield, MI 2005 – 2007
Director of Finance
Prepared IFRS based monthly financial statements, notes, MD&A and financial analysis.
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Managed $500 million robotic welding Tier I supplier financial operations, including financial
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reporting, consolidations, general accounting and close, federal and state taxes and payroll.
Implemented IFRS standards and SOX compliance, and was primary interface with auditors.
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Managed 5 direct and 8 indirect professionals.
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Jefferson Wells International, Southfield, MI 2002 – 2005
Financial Consultant
Led engagements specializing in Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance, including COSO based control
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matrix development, key controls identification, documentation, testing, remediation and retesting.
Other projects included financial process improvement, cost recovery, and process outsourcing.
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Clients included OEMs, Tier I and II suppliers, diversified manufacturers and financial services firms.
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DTE Energy Trading, Ann Arbor, MI 1999 - 2002
Director of Finance
CFO of commodity trading subsidiary of DTE Energy, with $4 billion book of business.
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Managed derivative-based financial reporting (FAS 133), accounting, collections, risk management.
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Implemented management reporting tools and greatly reduced closing process timing.
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Developed NVision based internal reporting package, which was held as standard for all DTE subs.
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Eliminated “Reportable Event” condition inherited as part of merger with MichCon trading ops.
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Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI 1993 - 1999
M&A Integration Manager – Delphi Acquisition, 1999
Transitioned financial operations from GM-Delphi to Lear for 13 site, $2.0B NA and Europe business
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Negotiated fees and removal from Transition Services Agreement.
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M&A Integration Manager – Keiper Acquisition (Kaiserslautern, Germany), 1998 - 1999
Negotiated $40 million post-acquisition settlement recovery related to purchased assets.
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Integrated financial operations for $600 million seating business unit into Lear.
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Severed Transition Services Agreement 6 months early, resulting in $1.0 million savings.
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European Finance Manager / Group Controller (Frankfurt, Germany), 1997 - 1998
Group Controller for $1 billion European business, 48 plants in 11 countries/currencies.
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Managed all European financial reporting/analysis, including consolidations, monthly analysis of
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actuals, budgets, forecasts and long-range plans.
Managed European M&A process and directly involved in 20 targets, 3 acquisitions in Europe.
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Project Manager – JBA Implementation, 1995 - 1997
Led successful implementation of first integrated systems upgrade for Lear-North America.
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Led financial pilot program to design, implement, and train users on new system for 60 locations.
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Managed implementation staff of 8 financial professionals. Co-project Manager with IS counterpart.
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Corporate Financial Reporting Manager, 1993 - 1995
Prepared all SEC filings for $7 billion company, including 1994 IPO registration.
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Prepared worldwide consolidations, implemented GAAP standards, & was Tech Center Controller.
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SEMCO Gas Enterprises, Port Huron, MI 1988 - 1993
Corporate Assistant Controller
Prepared all SEC filings, internal consolidations, federal and state tax returns, & benefit plan filings.
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Arthur Andersen & Co., Detroit, MI 1986 - 1988
Senior Auditor
In charge of field audit work for manufacturing, insurance, university and energy clients.
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Education
Masters of Business Administration, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, 1990 - 1993
Focused on Int’l Business, Finance and Tax, during evenings over 3 yrs while working.
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Bachelors of Business Administration, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, 1982 - 1986
Dual concentrations in Finance and Accounting, Economics minor, and financed own education.
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