Customer Service Accounting

Christopher (Brooks) Bryan

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Byron, GA 31008

Home 478-***-**** / Cell 478-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

A challenging career utilizing my training, experiences, and

capabilities in order to further develop and advance in a challenging

career.

EDUCATION:

BS Business Administration Accounting/Finance; USC-Aiken; Aiken, SC

1994

Attended Lander College; Greenwood, SC 1986-1988

North Augusta High School; North Augusta, SC 1985

EXPERIENCE:

May 2012 to September 2014 Valley Industrial

Products, Fort Valley, GA

Controller

Responsible for overseeing the financial operations of the facility

and reporting metrics to Plant Manager and Corporate. Ensure AP is

paid in a timely manner. Maintain systems of controls over accounting

transactions. Forecasts and Budgets. Standard cost maintenance,

building part #'s for new parts from Item master, BOM, Routes, and run

quantity or EOQ. Analysis of Variances to STD. Managing Fixed and

Variable overhead. Managing Labor and Overhead clearings (Absorption).

Inventory valuation and reconciliation from Raw Material, WIP, QH, to

FG. Analysis of COS. Capital expenditures and Fixed assets

Key Achievements:

. Managed shipping and receiving from order acknowledgement, pick

release, to pick confirm and invoicing. Receiving pack list into ERP,

PO's, Invoices for three way match for payment.

. Managed four employees AP, Buyer Planner, Customer Service, and

receiving Clerk.

July 2011 to April 2012 Robert Half

Account Temps, Macon, GA

Various on and off temp assignments

Various Accounting, Cost, and other various positions on a temporary

basis.

June 2006 to March 2011

Blue Bird Inc., Fort Valley, GA

Cost Analyst/Assistant Treasurer

Responsible for Options, Quotes, Concessions, related margins, monthly

Inventory entries, rolling zero cost parts, managing standard costs,

BOM's, Variance Analysis, Labor Efficiency Reporting, Implementation

of policies and procedures for various cost functions, and reporting

temporary employee hours for weekly labor metrics . Ad hoc reports as

needed. Treasury duties include daily cash metrics, evening cash

metrics, and responsible for all wires and ach's. When banking issues

arise responsible to investigate and work out issues.

Key Achievements:

. Lead Cost reduction team on Frames that had an annualized cost savings

of 280k a year.

. Collaborated with purchasing on PPV to get Price reductions on Buy

parts.

. Lead a team that worked with fabricated parts to correct lot size or

run quantity's to the appropriate level which in return increased

efficiencies.

March 2005 to January 2006

Southern Felt Inc, N. Augusta, SC

Cost Analyst

Responsible for the undertaking of monthly inventory with

manufacturing personnel. The correct valuation of Raw, WIP, and

Finished Goods each month. Monthly Yield Trials for Chemicals Fiber

and Scrim. Setting Actual cost in the system to latest PO Monthly.

Responsible for all costing and pricing requests and BOM's. Monitoring

for missing costs related to New Felt types, and cost rolls.

Key Achievement:

. Assisted data processing department in the development and

implantation of a new cost and inventory system.

January 2000 to April 2004 Borg Warner

Automotive Inc, Seneca, SC

Financial / Cost Analyst

Responsible for setting standard costing methods, BOM's, monitoring

for missing costs related to new parts, and cost rolls. Also,

responsible for analysis of monthly production report, material cost

variance report and scrap report. Other duties include overseeing the

A/R process on COPS, variance reporting, general ledger maintenance,

account reconciliation's, and ensuring physical inventory results are

accurate.

Key Achievements:

. Member of the continuous improvement team that was able to increase

profits by $1 million per year though productivity savings.

. Team member helped identified key cost cutting measures and helped

implement them.

September 1997 to January 2000 University Hospital,

Augusta, GA

Staff Accountant

Responsible for Rape /Crisis Sexual Assault Program, University

Behavioral Health Link from source documents to completed financial

statements. Reporting financial position on other hospital entities as

well as compilations of physician practice activity. Assist in yearly

budget process for hospital and other entities. Helping external

auditors in their completion of audits. Enter financial data on

personal and main frame computer.

Key Achievement:

. Team member that helped implement a world class accounting system.

Trained end users how to navigate in the system.

October 1994 to August 1997 Baird & Company CPA's,

Augusta, GA

Staff Accountant

Worked in the audit department. I have experience with bank

reconciliation's, A/R, a/p, intangibles, prepaids, inventory, p/l,

cash flows, budgeting, the preparation of financial statements and

analytical review. I have experience in bookkeeping, quarterly

reports, payroll taxes and year-end closing of the books. Some

experience with tax returns.

Key Achievement:

Promoted from the bookkeeping department to the audit department

within the first six months.

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:

Experience in Microsoft office, Spreadsheet software, People Soft,

Hyperion, Ledger Link, Enterprise Cyberquery, Fully Integrated ERP

system (ASI 4000), LN, BPQS lx, SAP and COGNOS.

REFERENCES:

References available upon request.

EMAIL:

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