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Keith D. Brown

**** ********* ******* *** **** Lewisville, Texas 75056

Cell: 972-***-****

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Controller

Results driven accounting leader, with multi-plant manufacturing and corporate shared service experience. Creates an atmosphere of collaboration to ensure the achievement of corporate initiatives. Facilitates the advancement of coworkers by developing and implementing effective training techniques, while building internal and external relationships.

GAAP Accounting

Capital investment analysis

Purchasing

Internal Controls

Platform conversions

Supply chain

Cost accounting

Financial planning and analysis,

Operations analysis

Accomplishments

Created a shared service accounting environment in 2007, streamlining processes and procedures by moving all accounting in the field to one shared service location. Included was all operational accounting, accounts payable, payroll, and fixed asset management.

Converted manual cost systems to an automated manufacturing system, saving time, and creating valuable analytics

Streamlined capital expenditure process, adding better tracking of spending, and cash management

As lead Area Controller, saved $1 million annually by developing new process to track plant losses with milk and other materials.

Developed ABC costing models to better understand plant manufacturing, resulting in consistent costing of products between plants

Reduced $200K annually from the accounting shared service team by streamlining work flow, while improving output.

Professional Experience

STRATEGIC EQUIPMENT LLC., a division of Trimark USA. Trimark is the leading kitchen and supply distributor in U.S. Strategic specializes in equipment and kitchen supply sales, leasing, service, and design.

Corporate Controller, January 2012 – June 2019

Assisted in preparation of due diligence for sale of company on three transactions to private equity. Installed new service ERP system to better track our service segment of the business from dispatching to labor tracking, to establish better metrics and efficiencies.

Currently have 11 direct reports, responsible for Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, cash application, and operations controllers

Created best practices and process improvements

Help support initiatives that assisted sales to nearly double in 7 years

Established a team oriented, goals driven environment

Collaborating with other team leaders to initiate and execute strategic planning through business analytics

Ensure that all financial activities follow company policies and generally accepted accounting principles

Manage capital expenditures

Created Key performance indicators to assist in driving the business to reach company initiatives and goals

Lead financial team including annual operating plan, forecasting.

Monitor internal controls

Train and mentor finance team

MORNINGSTAR FOODS INC., a Division of Dean Foods, Dallas Texas Sept, 1997 – Sept, 2011

Dean Foods is the largest publicly traded producer of fluid milk in the US. Morningstar Foods is a leading producer of extended shelf life dairy and non dairy products with a national network. Dean has sales of $12 Billion.

Lead Area Controller, March 2007 – Sept, 2011

Created a shared service environment for over 100 professional accountants. All operation accounting was previously in the field. Instrumental in hiring, and transitioning all plant accounting to a centralized shared service location supporting a multi plant network. Currently manage 14 professional accountants, supporting 14 manufacturing facilities that generated sales of $1.6 billion.

Instrumental in acquisitions of five culture plant, and converting to Morningstar’s OTC systems

Assisted in the creation of policies and procedures for proper GAAP and SOX controls

Recently converted all GL activity to a JD Edwards platform

Ensure all compliance reporting is accurate and timely

Reviewed all balance sheet account reconciliations

Reviewed master data input to ensure company compliance

Developed both short term and long term strategies to support the business

Assisted in various cost control initiatives, centralizing fixed assets, utility control, AP functions, and a company initiated P – card program

Supported Financial Planning and Analysis group with forecasting, and annual budget preparation

Aligned with Senior management on key initiatives

Supported operation directors with month end analytics for better evaluation of plant productivity

Led all month end activities, as well as quarter end analysis and reporting

Reviewed 10Q documents prior to release

Maintained audit compliance for both internal and external audits; all internal audits were given the highest rating of “Well Controlled” for the past 4 years.

Prepared all monthly and quarterly financial statements

Responsible for monthly cost updates, and analysis

Maintain complex bill of materials.

Director of Operations Accounting, September 1997 - March 2007

Supervisory responsibilities for 13 professional plant controllers in a multi plant environment.

Supervised manager of logistics accounting

Led annual budget preparation

Streamlined cost systems identifying key drivers, trends, and controls

Prepared Monthly financial statements

Capital investment analysis / ROIC & IRR calculations

General Ledger reconciliations

Facilitated acquisition of various businesses

Feasibility studies of plant utilizations

Analyzed sales and profitability statements

Analyzed, and created proposals of new business opportunities from both sales and marketing teams as well as corporate logistics

Managed monthly cost updates

Analyzed monthly results as well as plant cost variances vs. plan

Completed quarterly representation letters to insure complete compliance with GAAP and SOX

Education

BS, Accounting, with minor in Business Management, York College, York, Pennsylvania

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