Accounting Manager Financial
Resume:
EDWARD MARRA
* **** ***** *****, *********, PA **057
*********@*****.***
SUMMARY:
Broad operational accounting experience over wide-range of industries and company structures and sizes. Possess and displays exemplary interpersonal leadership and communication skills. Able to get at root cause of situations and interpret and explain financial data to find the answer for “what should be done” question.
EXPERIENCE
ABINGTON-RELDAN METALS
COST ACCOUNTING MANAGER, October 2017 to Present
Identify and mitigate uncosted production jobs
Settle discrepancies between expected results and final settlements
Manage the billing and inventory processes
Maintain weekly and monthly inventory reconciliation and reporting
Recommend and drive improvements to the overall processes related to inventory reporting and controls
RIEGEL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
CONTROLLER, March 2017 to December 2017
Responsible for all financial and administrative activities for company
Working with ownership and consultant on strategic planning in current business environment
Hands-on evaluation of all processes, systems, and procedures
Development of more relevant KPIs for management action
Identified savings of $200k annualized savings within first month
Reporting for bank lending requirements
Assisted with wind-down and close-out after company ceased operations
JOHNS MANVILLE, A Berkshire Hathaway Company
REGIONAL FINANCE MANAGER, September 2015 to March 2017
Responsible for all financial controls and routines for two manufacturing plants
Completion of monthly closing to accurately reflect business performance and reporting of same
Completion of routine and ad-hoc financial management and reporting requirements identifying key issues to drive continuous improvement
Prepare monthly forecasts to communicate business direction to Plant Managers and Corporate
Driving improvements at plants with cross-functional teams
Reconciliation of selected balance sheet accounts
Development and Maintenance of Standard Costs
Preparation of Annual Operating Plan (Budget)
POWER CONTAINER CORP
Foreign owned manufacturer of airless dispensing units to domestic and foreign customers
PLANT CONTROLLER, February 2012 to September 2015
Responsible for the Financial, Administrative, Information Technology and Human Resources functions for company with $20 million of revenue and 60 full and part-time employees for a diverse organization in a very hands-on environment
Developed budgets and prepare periodic forecasts for investors
Explained and interpret results for operational department heads
Analyzed and updated standard costs of finished goods and proper valuation of inventories
Established formalized procedures and controls that were lacking or ineffective
In-house IT and ERP expert, including the development of formal training documents and procedures
Development of US Customs Duty Drawback program to recover allowable portion of import fees
Liaison with outside accounting firm for tax and audit issues and outside legal counsel as needed
AMTRAK
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS, July 2006 to February 2012
ACCOUNTING MANAGER, November 2002 to July 2006
SAP ERP System Implementation: Project Controls Lead and Functional Subject Matter Expert GL and MM
Assisted with the delivery of SAP FI, PS, and MM modules training to end-users
Developed improvements to internal controls in all areas with operations partners and internal customers
Created and launched a comprehensive audit program for field locations for better internal controls over procedures and financial accuracy
Responsible for the Balance Sheet and costing impacts of maintenance and capital materials worth over $270 million located in over 100 different locations.
Developed plan and led its implementation for capturing actual costs of repair of refurbished materials in compliance with GAAP to more accurately reflect material valuation and capital spending
Transformed and lead the Bank Reconciliation group, working with operations (AR, AP, Audit, Treasury, Operations) to ensure proper controls surrounding company’s cash and streamline processes
Oversaw Amtrak’s Credit Card and Dispute resolution department, working with Inspector General’s office and Amtrak police with strengthening controls and investigating fraudulent credit card activity
Oversaw and approved invoice processing for interline bus providers totaling over $10 million annually
Worked with internal customers to improve the metric reporting capabilities of groups to stakeholders as well as the entire corporation
External auditor point of contact for areas under my responsibility
RCN CORPORATION
Provider of Internet, Telephone, and Cable Services
INVENTORY ACCOUNTING MANAGER, September 2000 to November 2002
Managed day-to-day accounting and controls functions for 20 warehouse sites with inventory of $200 million
Prepared month-end analysis of inventory trends, expenditures, and reconciliations
Established initiatives to improve accuracy of data and efficiency of processes
Provided Oracle and process training to warehouse field staff
SL WABER, INC.
Manufacturer and distributor of power protection equipment
ACCOUNTING MANAGER, September 1999 to September 2000
Managed day-to-day functions of staff of eight in a hands-on environment
Responsible for Receivables, Payables, General Ledger, Inventory and Cost Accounting
Prepared detailed financial reporting including multi-national consolidated financial statements
Established initiatives designed to improve accuracy and efficiency of Accounting processes
Successfully cross-trained staff to reduce overtime expense by $10,000 annually
INTERNATIONAL SOS ASSISTANCE, INC.
Multi-national medical and travel assistance company
ACCOUNTING MANAGER, May 1992 to September 1999
Managed staff of nine in a hands-on environment
Responsible for Accounting functions in North and South America including preparation of multi-national consolidated financial statements (USA, Canada, Venezuela)
Prepared individual and consolidated financial statements, budgets, forecasts, variance reports, account reconciliation, profitability analysis by product line and market segment
Managed foreign currency risk, including saving the company over $1 million by effectively managing currency exposure
Managed four software implementations/conversions including training of staff
Assigned a special project in the Northern Asia Office for two months. Prepared nine months of financial statements, recruited new local Accountant, trained staff, and prepared budgets for multiple offices for presentation on schedule to senior management.
CONTINENTAL BAKING COMPANY
Manufacturer and distributor of Wonder Bread and Hostess Cakes
ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR, May 1988 to May 1992
Supervised staff of 18 employees, 15 recruited and trained by me
Managed software conversion including training of staff and other plant personnel
Responsible for Route Sales Accounting, Auditing, Information Services, Inventory and Cost Accounting, Manufacturing Variances, Retail Accounting, Collections/Accounts Receivable
Financial Analysis Projects
Maintained internal control structure
EDUCATION
ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY, Moon Township, PA
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Accounting/Finance), 1988
Minor: Quantitative Business Analysis
Final GPA: Overall: 3.6 Major 3.8
COMPUTER SKILLS
SAP, Microsoft NAV, Great Plains/Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, SBT, GIT, Sun Systems, Peachtree, E-pace, AAMPS, Focus, Monarch, and Mapics
Subject matter expert, participated in the design, testing and go-live of SAP ECC, with emphasis on FI-GL, GI-AP, and MM modules
Very strong Microsoft office user (Excel, Access, Power Point, Word)
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