Cost accountant / financial controller

William Andrew Nettleton

*** ********* ****** ********, ** 42501 Phone: 859-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***

I am an accountant with a cost background. My goal is to understand the entire manufacturing process in

order to have a better understanding of the financial statements. By further understanding the variances

presented by costing, it will reveal weaknesses and cost reduction opportunities. I enjoy challenges and work

well within a team environment, striving to provide the team with the tools needed to be successful. I am very

proficient with Microsoft Excel and can use these skills to provide the necessary people with the financial

information needed to make decisions in order to drive profits. I have a passion for manufacturing and am a

very quick learner who loves to take on new challenges.

Education

COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY COLUMBUS, GA

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 5/2003

Experience

ABC Automotive Systems inc. – london, ky

Controller, 3/2008 to 10/2014

Senior Accountant, 2/2007 to 3/2008

Plant Accountant, 9/2005 to 2/2007

Management in charge of 15+ employees that included accounting, purchasing, customer service, IT, and

shipping. Oversaw financial analysis, month-end close, internal and external financial audits, G/L, A/R, A/P and

fixed-asset accounting in accordance with GAAP standards, develop 5-year budget annually, set all standard

costs, and maintain bills of materials.

• Built a strong and lean department to minimize the number of people needed to perform all necessary functions, while ensuring proper

cross training.

• Prepared working papers for internal and external audits and served as the primary contact during external audits, of which there were

no findings during my time as controller.

• Developed multiple Excel spreadsheets to allow manufacturing team to analyze production including standard cost analysis on

varying intervals including: every 2 hours, by shift, by day, by week, or by month.

• Responsible for developing and presenting a 5 year budget with the General Manager to the executive group yearly.

• Each month, I was responsible for preforming the close and putting together the reporting package. In addition, I was responsible for

explaining any variances to the budget during the monthly financial results review and the monthly KPI review with corporate

executives.

• Upon request, I took over the materials room for 9 months to develop procedures on how to handle materials and standardize

processes which led to a 6% throughput increase in production. I was able to return the materials department to the production group 3

months ahead of schedule.

• Conducted training with the management team and employees on standard costs and how it impacts their daily jobs.

• Oversaw the IT department and ensured that resources were properly directed and that all corporate protocols were followed.

• Developed procedures for handling AP and AR for the facility and was part of a team who revamped the BOM change process to

better improve the information flow to all effected departments.

• Generated $100K in energy savings per year by leading the effort to change lighting in the facility and initiating a heat blanket

program for the molding machines.

• Worked with CMS, an AS400 based software, and Microsoft Excel.

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ebay business columbus, ga

6/2004 to 5/2005

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Owned my own business selling items on ebay and was responsible for all functions of the business.

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Intergrated park services columbus, ga

Accounting Clerk 9/2003 to 6/2004

Performed A/P, A/R, and payroll functions for this property management company. Processed monthly accruals;

prepared checks, prepared deposits, processed payroll and reconciled bank statements.

Worked with Quickbooks and ReManage accounting software.

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