Manager Accounting

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Frankenmuth, MI 48734 989-***-****(Cell)

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Christopher Schmitt

Objective Continue and establish my career path in a managerial

accounting position with a dynamic/solid organization

that challenges and utilizes my broad accounting

background.

Experience July 2012 to Current ALPS Electric NA - Auburn Hills, MI

Accounting Manager

. Currently managing a staff of eight with principal

responsibilities in Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Cost

Accounting, General Ledger, Annual Budget,

Monthly/Quarterly/Annual close with oversight of

Japanese Sarbanes Oxley.

August 2010 to July 2012 POET Biorefinery, Caro, MI

Controller and Human Resource Manager

. Handled all duties relating to monthly closing, accounts

payable, accounts receivable, budgeting, profit

planning, financial analysis, forecasting, inventory,

and banking relationship duties.

. In charge of all Human Resource duties including, new

hire process, benefits administration, annual

enrollment, drug screening administration, etc.

August 2003 to August 2010 Metavation/Grede, Vassar,

MI

Regional Controller - Vassar and Hillsdale Facilities

. Handled all duties relating to budgeting, profit

planning, forecasting, cost analysis, revenue analysis,

expense analysis, inventory, period closing duties,

preparation of financial statements and subsequent

financial analysis.

. Directed procurement duties for plant with purchasing

requirements of $700,000/month. Achieved the highest

inventory turn ratio of all eight foundries within

Grede.

. Coordinated efforts and headed up accounting

implementation of SAP software(accounting/finance

module) at the Vassar location for Grede Foundries.

. Oversaw personnel who process requisitions, purchase

orders, and invoices in regards to purchasing.

April 1999 to August 2003 Wohlert Corporation

Lansing, MI

Assistant Controller

. Converted all subsidiary accounting work from paper to

spreadsheet form for monthly and annual financial

statement presentation.

. Established time savings procedures that allowed the

handling of all subsidiary accounting work for three

separate production plants to be handled by one person.

. Coordinated and processed all accounts payable

functions.

July 1997 to April 1999 Citizens Banking Corp.

Saginaw/Flint, MI

Fiduciary Trust Auditor/Financial Analyst

. Worked as a Fiduciary Trust Auditor and assisted the

corporation in its first due diligence work for the

acquisition of a trust department.

. Streamlined analysis procedures and reports for the

Fiduciary Sales/ Asset Management Division.

1990-1997 Farmers State Bank Corporation

Breckenridge, MI

Audit and Compliance Officer/Commercial Loan Officer

. Established and implemented comprehensive audit program.

. Established and implemented comprehensive compliance

program.

. Liaison for Corporation for legal and compliance matters

during the Bancorp's first bank office acquisition.

. Coordinated year-end audits with outside audit firm and

compiled all year-end work papers for the outside audit

firm.

. Increased Loan Portfolio for bank's new office by 1000%

in a two year span as a commercial/consumer loan

officer.

Education 1986-1990 Saginaw Valley State University

Saginaw, MI

. B.S., Accounting

Interest Frankemuth LIONS Club President, Shifter-Kart Racing,

Motorcycle Racing, Running

References Available Upon Request

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