Customer Service Accounting
Resume:
Email address
********@***.***
First Name Middle Last Name Suffix Maiden Name
Jeffrey S. Cohen
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Work Phone & Ext Toll Free Phone Fax Phone Home Phone
734-***-**** 734-***-**** 734-***-****
Cell Phone Pager Personal Web Site Address
Secondary E-mail
******@*************.***
Address City, State
Zip
4734 Kalmbach Rd. Chelsea MI 48118
Month/Year Hired Month/Year Left Total Years with Company
Jul 1982 Jul 1986 4
Office Division Title
San Diego Audit Senior
Country Other Employment Details
(Previous positions, duties, or fun info)
United States
Company Name Position
Sheridan Books, Inc. VP Finance
Company Web Site
http://www.sheridanbooks.com
Company Size (employees) Est. Company Revenue Industry
251+ > $25,000,000 Manufacturing
Do you hold any professional certifications?
(Separate with commas)
CPA
Other Current Employment Details
(Description of Position)
Birthday Marital Status Spouse's Name Anniversary
Nov 27 Married Renee August 21
Children's Names & Ages
Kevin - 22
Katie - 18
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JEFFREY S. COHEN
CPA
4734 Kalmbach Road
Chelsea, MI 48118
734-***-**** (Home)
734-***-**** (Cell)
734-***-****(Work)
********@***.*** (E-mail)
SUMMARY
Senior business executive with over twenty years of accounting management experience in
custom books, electronics and OEM manufacturing and public accounting. Pro-active leader
with proven ability to effectively guide and motivate staff to continuously improve
productivity and operating methods. Assertive, big-picture manager with keen ability to
anticipate and prevent problems. Effective and personable communicator with demonstrated
personal integrity, ethics, and loyalty.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SHERIDAN BOOKS, INC., Chelsea, Michigan 2002 - Present
$60 million privately held custom book manufacturer.
Vice President Finance
Business advisor to and reported to the President-COO. Restructured and managed the
general accounting, financial reporting, cost accounting, credit, purchasing and inventory
control, customer service, estimating, planning and IT functions. Staff of 34 salaried and
56 hourly employees.
Cultivated teamwork and productive working relationships between IT and the rest of the
company, inspiring increased mutual respect and cooperation.
Led strategy development, deployment and execution throughout the administrative
departments via the Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures (OGSM) process.
Negotiated multi-year volume incentive agreement with a strategic customer resulting in
30% compounded annual sales growth over four years.
Directed efforts toward the completion of a multi-year agreement with company s largest
supplier resulting in cost savings in excess of $150,000 per year.
Implemented a new core business system to consolidate estimating, planning, manufacturing
and accounting databases.
Led efforts of credit and collections team to reduce Days of Sales Outstanding from 48
days to 38 days.
Negotiated and closed a $2 million sale of a manufacturing facility.
Consolidated Fredericksburg, VA manufacturing facility into existing MI manufacturing
facility.
Led efforts toward company compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
XYMOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1996 - 2002
$40 million privately held manufacturer of membrane switches and graphic overlays.
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Business advisor to and reported to the Chairman-CEO. Restructured and managed the
general accounting, financial reporting, cost accounting, credit, human resources and MIS
functions. Staff of 9 salaried and 13 hourly employees.
Cultivated teamwork and productive working relationships between Accounting and the rest
of the company, inspiring increased mutual respect and cooperation.
Negotiated a $15.6 million two-bank credit agreement.
Negotiated and closed a $4.6 million sale and leaseback of two manufacturing facilities.
Financially engineered several acquisitions to increase market share.
Established and managed a transaction team through acquisition and administrative
consolidation of organizational structures.
Implemented a new ERP system to consolidate accounting databases and ensure consistency
of reporting information from all remote operational Production facilities.
Negotiated all insurance contracts for company.
Converted a shelter Maquiladora in Tijuana, Mexico to a wholly owned subsidiary.
WAVETEK CORPORATION, San Diego, California 1994 - 1996
$150 million privately held manufacturer of test and measurement equipment.
North American Controller/Division Controller
Reported to the CEO and CFO and managed all general accounting, financial reporting, cost
accounting, credit/collections and order entry functions. Staff of 8 salaried and 15
hourly employees. Focused on employee development, process improvement and internal
control implementation for San Diego, California and Indianapolis, Indiana.
Responsibilities also included budgeting and forecasting; expense control and cash
management and providing management information and financial analysis to Division General
Managers, Department Managers and Corporate Management and providing general business
advice to General Managers in San Diego and Indianapolis.
IRT CORPORATION, San Diego, California 1986 - 1994
$25 million public manufacturer of x-ray inspection equipment.
Chief Accounting Officer (1993 - 1994)
With a staff of five, managed all financial and cost accounting of the Company. Major
activities included:
Preparation of annual operating plan.
SEC reporting including writing of 10-Q s and 10-K.
Daily cash management.
Presentations to the Board of Directors.
Monthly total Company P/L forecasts.
Quarterly income tax rate and Schedule M analyses.
Coordinating year-end audit and quarterly reviews by outside auditors.
Implementation of financial modules of MRPII system.
Developed monthly manufacturing operations reviews.
Manufacturing Controller (1989 - 1993
)
Corporate Secretary (1989 - 1992)
Prepared Board minutes, stock option listings, proxy statements and the business section
of the Company s Form 10-K.
Corporate Controller (1988
)
Division Controller (1988
)
Accounting Manager (1986 - 1988
)
ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO., San Diego, California 1982 - 1986
Big 5 public accounting, auditing, and consulting firm.
CPA - Senior Auditor
Fast track progression. Managed engagements, supervised staff, and prepared financial
statements, management reports and internal control letters.
EDUCATION
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, Business School, San Diego, California 1982
Bachelor of Science-Business Administration-Accounting
Passed all parts CPA exam - May 1982
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