Sales Management
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FOREST C. ANDERSON, CPA
Antioch, Illinois 60002
Email: *************@*****.***
CAREER SUMMARY
Controller and Financial Manager with multiple industry experience in
internal audit, system design and development, and day to day operations.
Years of experience have honed my skills in process engineering,
forecasting, budgeting, financial analysis, standard cost development /
estimating, and systems development. Successful in coordinating team
efforts to bring projects to appropriate conclusions through focused
communication techniques and establishing applicable priorities
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lanworth - Thomson Reuters LLC, Chicago, IL.
2007 - Present
Accounting Manager
Preparation and analysis of the monthly operating statements. Provide
Division Management with relevant revenue forecasts on a monthly basis.
Responsible for day to day accounting functions including Accounts payable,
accounts receivable, invoicing, and maintenance of sales records in Quick
Books.
. Participated in developing organization marketing goals
. Developed monthly scorecard for management to review performance
against key metrics.
. Managed Sales Compensation administration
. Prepared annual budget, coordinated presentation with senior
management.
. Provided rudimentary finance management training for non financial
managers.
. Responsible for the monthly closing cycle, ensuring cutoffs were
properly established, and corporate deadlines and reporting
requirements were met.
Moore Response Marketing Services, an RR Donnelley Company, Downers Grove,,
IL. 2000 - 2007
Manager of Budgets and Financial Analysis
Prepare and analyze the monthly operating reports for management. Provide
monthly profit forecast to both Corporate and Division Senior management.
Prepare monthly account analysis for Division Management.
. Systematized monthly analysis package for Senior Management
utilizing SAP queries and Excel spread sheets.
. Responsible for completion of the monthly close cycle for all
divisional sales offices and division manufacturing cost centers,
meeting corporate deadlines and reporting requirements.
. Coordinated the budget process between operating facilities,
division headquarters, and corporate management.
. Provide training for division finance staff in use of SAP
reporting, and input features.
. Maintain Sarbanes Oxley documentation files for SG&A profit Center
. Coordinated efforts to develop process for recording intra
divisional transactions providing adequate audit trails and
coordinated division inputs to corporate initiatives regarding the
recording and reconciliation of intercompany transactions.
TENNECO INCORPORATED, Lake Forest, IL 1996 -
2000
Senior Financial Analyst 1999 - 2000
Responsible for preparation and analysis of monthly operating reports for
the manufacturing and distribution organizations. Maintained standard
counts elements for three manufacturing facilities and three distribution
centers.
Developed and maintained procedures for bridging standard cost information
from a legacy cost system to the SAP cost system under development.
Participated in the development and control of plant budgeting activity for
2000.
Successfully developed and implemented Distribution Summary Reports for
Logistics Group management by consolidating data using Excel that was
available in SAP.
Provided Sales management with standard margin analysis on request.
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TENNECO INCORPORATED, Lake Forest, IL 1996 -
2000
Senior Internal Auditor 1996 - 1999
Served as Lead Auditor in various financial/operational audits, special
projects, and participated in several due diligence teams for significant
acquisitions.
Supervised as many as six professionals during these projects/audits.
Responsible for establishing audit programs, review of work papers,
establishing budgets and explaining variances.
Issued reports based on audit findings to multiple levels of management.
AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN COMPANY, Chicago, IL 1980 -
1996
Senior Pricing Analyst 1994 - 1996
Administered pricing policies for the Food Metal & Specialty Unit with $1.2
billion in sales.
Provided contract administration, profitability analysis, cost estimating,
administration of Robinson-Patman compliance policies, as well as interface
with senior sales management.
Created several models in Excel to assist in profitability analysis,
automated price/volume variance analysis, and an automated calendar for all
significant dates.
Regional Controller, Closure Division 1990 -
1994
Instrumental in developing and controlling plant budgeting, financial
reporting / analysis, and supervision of standard cost development for four
plants. Coordinated data processing development for the division.
Successful conversion of an inventory control system from a System 36 to
the corporate mainframe.
Developed a distributed sales forecasting model.
Field Controller, Plastic Container Division 1984 -
1990
Developed all plant level accounting systems, including monthly forecasting
models, standard production reports, and the automation of perpetual
inventory records. Acted as liaison between our corporate data processing
group and division management determining priorities and specifications for
various projects.
Oversaw the conversion of a manual invoicing system to an automated system
integrated with corporate accounts receivable and perpetual inventory
systems resulting in a 20% reduction in unadjusted deductions and improved
records.
Successful implementation of an automated perpetual inventory system.
Internal Auditor 1981 -1984
Supervised both operational and financial audits of headquarters and
manufacturing facilities of each business unit. Participated in the
complete redevelopment of audit programs.
General Accounting Supervisor 1980 - 1981
Responsible for the preparation of financial statements, budgets,
supervision of three clerks, and the coordination of outside audit
activities.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois
CERTIFICATION
Certified Public Accountant Illinois
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Excel Word SAP Hyperion Quick Books
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