John M. Henry
Rutledge, PA *9070
*********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
CHG Group, Inc., Garnet Valley, PA 2007 to 8/2014
Corporate Controller/Treasury & Financial Reporting
CHG Group, Inc. is the US Corporate management office of Chemring Plc, a UK
FTSE 250 company specializing in the manufacture of high technology
electronics and energetic products to over 60 countries around the world.
Its main business sectors are Countermeasures, Sensors and Electronics,
Pyrotechnics and Munitions, and Energetics Sub Sections.
. Managed the integration of 5 US businesses acquisitions into the
Chemring group of companies accounting for over $400M in revenues.
. Responsible for maintaining the General Ledger and Financial
Statements for Corporate Home office.
. Centralized the US businesses Treasury function into a managed cash
pool where all businesses shared in cash resources.
. Maintained and implemented Financial Reporting software (COGNOS) for
all US businesses.
. Developed corporate and divisional budgets and measured
Alloy Surfaces Company, Chester Township, PA 2005 to 2007
Assistant Controller
Alloy Surfaces Company is a US Subsidiary of CHG Group, Inc. It is a
manufacturer of advanced expendable countermeasures for protecting air
platforms with revenues of $100M.
. Developed labor cost reporting system to track job costs which were
previously done manually.
. Managed Fixed Asset software reporting system.
. Assisted with month end closings and prepared journal entries.
. Maintained, reconciled and analyzed various general ledger accounts.
Stull Enterprises, Inc., Concordville, PA 1990 to 2005
Assistant Treasurer
Stull Enterprises, Inc. is a wholesale/retail distributor of golf course
and lawn and garden equipment and parts, as well as chemicals and
fertilizers in the Mid-Atlantic states. Sales were $20-$25M with 80
employees and warehousing facilities in PA, MD, and NC. I was responsible
for financial statement preparation/analysis/executive review, payroll,
employee benefits, tax returns, fixed asset system maintenance and company-
wide accounts payable.
. Transitioned company from decentralized cash control to centralized,
reducing collection days.
. Computerized and centralized accounts payable.
. Brought in new business, increasing sales volume by $8M.
. Transitioned to computerized general ledger system.
. Prepared new 401-K Plan Document, giving employees better retirement
benefit.
. Began implementation of new fixed asset tracking and reporting system.
. Negotiated new insurance contracts, reducing administrative
chargebacks to divisions.
OceanSpray Cranberries, Inc., Bordentown, NJ 1987 to 1990
Accounting Supervisor/Budget Coordinator
A grower owned cooperative that produces and markets cranberry based juices
and sauces. Sales are in the billions of dollars with estimated employment
of 1500 and have production facilities throughout the United States. My
responsibilities included accounts payable, plant project cost reporting,
payroll, inventory management, fixed asset reporting, production
volume/variance reporting, and producing, reviewing, and modifying product
standard costs.
. Successfully monitored daily operation of a 10 million can and bottle
facility, including introducing a new plastic bottling line.
. Monitored and helped control the cost of a new state of the art blending
facility.
. Played a major role in developing standard cost for the cleaning and
preparing cranberries at a new facility.
. Involved in new quality certification program, giving presentations to
plant employees.
. Project team member on new waste treatment plant, addressing local
environmental issues.
EDUCATION
BS in Business Administration, major in Accounting
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA