ROBERT B. WORKMAN
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EDUCATION Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL -- MBA, May 2013
Augustana College, Rock Island, IL -- Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, May 1995
WORK Full-time Firefighter/EMT, Rochelle, Illinois
EXPERIENCE October 2004 to Present
Project/Consulting Work
October 2004 to Present
Monogram Systems, Machesney Park, IL - Pricing and GM analysis of product portfolio
Amurol Confections, Yorkville, IL - Inventory and BOM variance analysis and SOP consultation
Aramark, Uniform & Career Apparel Division, Downers Grove, IL
Regional Assistant Controller, January 2004 to October 2004
Regional Assistant Controller for Central US region of a leading provider of uniform and career apparel
services. Served as bench strength for a $300M region assisting with regional financial performance
reporting and analysis, divisional financial procedure compliance & resource for location controllers,
backfill for regional financial vacancies and a wide range of special projects.
Superior Essex
Plant Accounting Manager, January 2001 to March 2003
Multiple facility Plant Accounting Manager for a leading manufacturer of wire and cable products. Prepared and
presented plant’s operational results to plant and divisional management. Responsible for capital investment
financial justification, inventory accuracy and annual physical count, annual standard cost and budget
generation, as well as all other plant financial functions. Member of plant’s QS-9000 team and
responsible for annual scheduling of audits.
Ft. Wayne, IN – Responsible for the accounting function of two manufacturing operations with budgets
totaling $20M and supporting $40M in sales. Managed one degreed accountant and three accounting clerks serving the
cost, budget, month-end closing, A/P and payroll functions.
Rockford, IL - Responsible for the accounting function of a manufacturing operation with a budget
totaling $10M and supporting $50M in sales. Managed two accounting clerks serving the cost, budget,
month-end closing, A/P and payroll functions.
Sterling Plumbing, A Division of Kohler, Rolling Meadows, IL
Senior Financial Analyst, May 1999 to January 2001
Senior Financial Analyst for low cost provider of plumbing equipment and supplies, located at divisional
headquarters. Responsible for capital investment planning and ROI analysis. Prepared financial
justification of capital investment projects and post audited prior capital investments. Prepared inventory
and manufacturing reporting of multiple manufacturing facilities for divisional and corporate headquarters.
Involved in transition from previous MIS system to SAP and SAP resource for controllers of multiple
manufacturing locations.
Amerock, A NewellRubbermaid Company, Rockford, IL
Senior Financial Analyst & Manager, December 1997 to May 1999
Senior Financial Analyst for a leader in the home hardware industry, a division of a Fortune 500 company.
Responsible for reporting operational performance to budget and a resource for operational managers and management
of payroll department. Other responsibilities include preparation of other operational analyses, department
budget creation, excess and obsolete inventory tracking and designation, fixed asset balances and records,
measurement of projects intended to improve financial results and ISO auditor.
OSMONICS AquaMatic, Rockford, IL
Senior Accountant & Manager, September 1996 to December 1997
Fibro, Inc., Rockford, IL
Staff/Cost Accountant / Network Administrator, August 1995 to September 1996
IT Enterprise Systems: IBM legacy systems, SAP, Oracle, JDE, Hyperion
EXPERIENCE PC Applications: Slack, SharePoint, Office 365, Windows Operating Systems, Novell
COLLEGE EX. Varsity Football Player
CURRICULARS Intramural Athletics