Manager Accounts Payable
Resume:
EDWIN M. REABURN, CPA
Canton, MI ********@*******.***
48187
CAREER SUMMARY
A finance professional with 23 years of management experience with international corporations. In-depth
knowledge of accounting and financial analysis. Demonstrated abilities in problem solving, servicing clients
and planning, with excellent follow-through.
CAREER HISTORY
CONSULTANT, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2013 - present
Temporary position at an international aftermarket auto parts company’s ($1.5 billion in revenue) head
office
Senior Reporting Analyst
Responsible for intercompany billing, reconciliation and settlements
Generate government reports and surveys
Account reconciliations and adjustments
CARMEUSE LIME AND STONE, River Rouge, Michigan 2001 – 2013
Privately held lime manufacturer producing 600,000 tons of lime per year locally ($1.6 billion in revenue)
Plant Controller
Developed and prepared annual budget for River Rouge, Cleveland and Erie locations of a major
international lime and stone producer
Responsible for the monthly financial and management reporting as well as account analysis and
reconciliations
Used business acumen to assist local management to make operational decisions to ensure profitability of
the plants
Developed a weekly management report that highlighted operational issues prior to month end
Account analysis and operational knowledge led to the recovering $250,000 in excess utility billing
Implemented procedures and controls over the purchasing of contractors and repair parts within the SAP
system
CONSULTANT, Southfield, Michigan 2000 - 2001
Temporary position at an international cement and aggregate company’s shared service department ($21.7
billion in revenue)
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Helped manage the Accounts Payable department of 5 clerical personnel
Automated the generation of 1099’s
UNITED DISTILLERS & VINTNERS N. A., Allen Park, Michigan 1998 - 2000
Liquor bottling plant for Diageo ($18 billion in revenue) producing over 13 million cases per year locally
Assistant Controller 1999 - 2000
Organized and assembled fiscal budget information. Analyzed and corrected production of bulk liquid
batches used in valuing production. Managed Accounting Supervisor. Responsible for monthly financial
reporting, account analysis and reconciliations.
Interpreted financial results and provided plant closure costs estimates to head office that were used in the
budgeting process.
Accounting Supervisor 1998 - 1999
Managed the payroll and accounts payable clerks. Prepared the monthly financial reporting and account
analysis and reconciliations.
Developed and implemented reconciliation procedures for packaging materials inventory worth $2.3
million, which enabled the correct recording of usage and losses.
Established the hourly employees understanding of the financial portion of the plants Gainsharing Program,
through detailed and patient explanation of budget variances.
HIRAM WALKER GROUP, Windsor, Ontario, Canada 1990 - 1998
North American head office for Allied Domecq ($5.9 billion in revenue), an international liquor company
Accounting Manager – Shared Services 1993 - 1998
Supervised staff that did all the statutory and management accounting and reporting for the North American
companies.
Managed the annual physical inventory cycle counts for inventories, finished goods and raw materials that
help safeguard $160 million worth of assets.
Trained and developed an invoicing clerk into a well-regarded accountant.
Supervisor of Divisional Accounting - North America 1992 - 1993
Managed a staff of five professionals responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of corporate
companies, preparation of regional head office budgets, variance analysis and U.S. tax reporting.
Staffed the newly formed Divisional Accounting Department, eliminating two positions while taking on
additional work.
Budget Supervisor - Hiram Walker & Sons Inc. 1990 - 1992
Prepared annual budgets and performed variance analysis for the U.S. selling company.
Implemented the use of linked budget spreadsheets that eliminated the reentering of information into
multiple reports, which reduced the time to calculate the effect of revisions to the budget numbers.
DELOITTE, Windsor, Ontario 1987 - 1990
Chartered Accounting firm
Manager
Managed the audit and review engagements of a number of Owner Managed automotive sector firms
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
SAP – 12 years experience BPCS – 7 years experience
Tolas accounting system Hyperion - retrieve
Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1996 CPA Michigan Board of Accountancy
1988 Member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Public Accountants
1985 University of Windsor - Bachelor of Commerce, Honors
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