Controller - Accounting Management

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Highly accomplished Controller with over 25 years progressive team building and management experience in growing global business. Known for strengths in teamwork, positive team building, results and accountability through three mergers and numerous financial reporting reorganizations. Extensive experience with multiple information systems and their implementation and development. Expert in general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and audit preparations. Adept leader of large and diverse teams with exceptional communication, multi-tasking, organizational and motivational skills.

Leadership/Management

Communication

Budgeting & forecasting management

SAP/ERP Systems/Business Intelligence

GAAP/IFRS

Financial reporting, planning and analysis

Hyperion/Microsoft Office/Smartview/Oracle

Cost accounting and process management

Internal Controls

Critical thinking skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Marel Inc. 1991 – August 2017

(Formerly Townsend Engineering, a global provider of equipment for food industry with over 4,000 employees with offices in over 30 countries – www.marel.com)

Controller, 2006 – Present

Led the financial activities and managed all aspects of accounting and administrative functions for Des Moines location including sales, service, manufacturing, innovation and admin support. Revenues exceeding $80 million.

Created detailed departmental operational plans and budgets for multiple departments and divisions with consolidations. Created periodic reporting of actual to budget with variation analysis and reviewed with business managers.

Participated in strategic financial planning and forecasting for revenues, costs and results with KPI’s.

Have been lead and full charge of both internal and external audits and implemented internal controls to maintain checks and balances and process improvements.

Responsible for monitoring company cash position and creating twelve month rolling revenue and cost results with cash management forecasting with corporate treasury.

Responsible for general ledger and journal entry reviews and monthly, quarterly and yearly closings.

Extensive experience in cost accounting and project management including WIP, profitability analysis and projection, percentage of completion reporting along with Pre/Post calculations. Various financial projects and complex analysis.

Generate monthly management reports & detailed analysis of multiple departments and divisions including product line profitability. My team worked under very tight reporting deadlines and accomplished goals. Created local and global consolidations both internally and externally including product line detail as needed for management groups. Consistently increased reporting accuracy and efficiency.

Supervised staff of three to eight accounting/financial employees for over ten years and initiated several process improvements to do more with less during downsizing periods. Focus on training and development.

Managed all financial aspects of implementation of SAP ERP systems for location in 2012 and the development and implementation of custom SAP processes in 2013 which is now being implemented by Marel globally. Extensive use of Business Intelligence and Microsoft products Excel, Work, Outlook and PowerPoint).

Accomplishment: Appointed to be global key user in multiple system areas and appointed to process improvement teams.

Work with supply chain (manufacturing), innovation & engineering and service departments in developing their tariff rate calculations and provided periodic analysis of utilization vs. budget and capacity.

Accomplishment: Lead manufacturing director and mangers to cut 60% of cost variances and saved $450,000 within one year.

Supported departmental managers and their staff and provided training in understanding their results and how the data can be used to improve departmental KPI’s.

Successfully managed and gained personal growth in multiple company mergers and reorganizations (2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 & 2016).

Member of Des Moines Business Team in which worked with other business managers to manage Des Moines location and represent us globally. Business revenues increased from $33 million to over $80 million.

Accomplishments: Successfully managed the company through six ownership and organizational changes. Our team more than doubled revenues and worked through multiple cost reduction projects. Company goals of personnel reductions accomplished with improvement of efficiencies and development of process improvements.

Known and respected in company as trusted go to person with dedication, knowledge and experience to accomplish multitude of tasks and ad-hoc financial projects both locally and globally.

Experience using Oracle Financial Management reporting software with Smartview. Designated as global key user for reporting development and process improvement.

Training of managers and staff in all departments the process of timely and accurate monthly reporting and how they can impact, working capital, consolidations, provisions, accruals, assessments and allocations, general accounting principles and worked extensively with accounting staff to perform all required financial reconciliations.

Managed payroll processing function and assisted HR with employee benefits including pension and 401k along with selection of benefit providers for over 170 employees.

Served as company contact for corporate legal, banking, insurance, treasury and other miscellaneous location activities.

Accounting Manager 1991 – 2006

Responsible for daily accounting duties including AR, AP, general ledger, payroll, employee benefits, journal entries and all other accounting functions.

Financial reporting, audit preparations and special projects.

Separate accounting and reporting for companies other international and USA businesses.

Swan Packing Company, Des Moines, IA 1989 – 1991

Controller

Full charge of all accounting and administrative functions.

As company’s first full-time accountant developed and implemented computer and manual financial systems and procedures.

Worked closely with company president on organizational decision making and project management to expand the business both domestically and globally.

Accomplishment: Developed and implemented complete accounting and reporting system and reporting from scratch for new company Swan Packing

EDUCATION

B.A. degree in accounting from Simpson College

A.A. degree in business administration and accounting from American Institute of Business

OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE

Buildings and grounds maintenance experience – American Institute of Business

Restaurant/hospitality experience – Strawtown Inn and Noah’s Italian

COMMUNITY and VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Meals from the Heartland

Freedom for Youth

One Hundred+ Men on a Mission

Iowa Homeless Youth Center

Youth Flag Football Coach

Lutheran Church of Hope Men’s Ministry Leader

Wildwood Hills Ranch

Central Iowa Shelter & Services

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