Plant Accounting
Resume:
ROSETTA S. KELLER
***** ******* ****, *******, ** 47339
acrlsy@r.postjobfree.com
QUALIFICATIONS
CORPORATE CONTROLLER
Over ten years experience as a diversified financial leader providing strategic execution of corporate initiatives to improve efficiencies and productivity by utilizing and benchmark data, process reviews and cross-functional collaboration to drive an increase in financial performance.
EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Certified Public Accountant
Six Sigma Yellow Belt
B.S., Business Administration Indiana University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Asset Management – Senior Accounting Consultant
Toyota Manufacturing & Engineering thru Robert Half Internatl
Erlanger, KY
Review construction in progress, setting up new and modified assets, and asset handover with engineering for seven+ manufacturing facilities.
Controller
Aug 2014 to Present
Jan 2013-Jun 2014
Caregan Transport, Inc., Richmond, IN
Managed financial and accounting functions for 50+ truck trucking company with 48 state authority and two affiliated companies: 1) Bryant Leasing: An Asset Holding Company and 2) Land Link Logistics: A Transportation Broker. Accountability extends to financial statements, profit flow/cash flow analysis, treasury and taxes. Liaison with lenders, federal and state agencies.
Produced $35K year-over-year savings implementing Per Diem process.
As management team member, participate in strategic planning, including expense forecasting, tax planning, and cash management/investment strategies making 2013 the most profitable year in the company’s 25 year history.
Controller
June 2011- May 2012
James River Petroleum, Ashland, VA
Managed financial and accounting functions for a regional petroleum reseller with sales exceeding $75M. Acted as interim CFO during transition. Supervised a staff of nine including HR. Liaison with auditors and regional accounting firm.
Produced $85K year-over-year labor savings through staff restructure.
Lead credit/collection staff to achieve DSO above industry average.
Leading billing staff to improve billing timeliness from 51% to 95% while reducing error rate from 4% to .8%
Plant Controller May 2010 – Mar 2011
Smithfield Packing, Tar Heel, NC
Managed financial and accounting functions for the world’s largest pork processing plant employing 5K harvesting 35K hogs and 1M pounds of fresh meat inventory daily. Managed week-end close, SOX compliance and external/internal audits.
Managed staff of 25 including A/R, A/P, Cost accounting and inventory contrl.
Part of the management team that reduced the plant loss from ($100K/week) to ($13K/week).
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Produced $750K/year-over-year savings in operating supplies.
Reduced fresh meat inventory loss from ($50K/week) to ($5K/week).
Produced $125K/year-over-year savings through payroll staff restructure.
Nominated for the first class of the newly created leadership “Top Gun” program.
Recognized for exceptional performance during 2-day company shutdown caused by a SAP system failure impacting all locations.
Government Contracting Consultant Oct 2007 to May 2010
Mack Barber, President of Remotec (division of Northrop Grumman)
and BASE-X (division of Hunter Defense)
Assisted the president in two different capacities for two different government contractors that manufactured military equipment. The president transitioned to a different company performing similar task for Mack Barber.
Director of Strategic Planning (Knoxville, TN): Reviewed and validated financial projections for the military ground robotic division of Northrop Grumman to secure investment to produce new accessorial products for robotic vehicles used to detect and dismantle IED bombs by the US military and US allies. The robots were also used for security/surveillance by US state and local police departments.
Played a key role securing exoskeleton technology (wearable robotic frame) into the product line.
Collaborated with an affiliated nuclear submarine division to share resources to enter the new Department of Energy market to move nuclear waste.
Scanned the world for new technologies under development for future products and new markets for existing obsolete product lines.
Negotiated contracts in Israel to secure new technologies to develop into new products.
Financial & Strategy Consultant (Fairfield, VA): Reviewed current accounting and manufacturing departments for savings and assist President assimilating the newly acquired manufacturer of high tech military shelters into the corporate structure of the new parent company, Hunter Defense Expeditionary Systems.
Identified over $1M in savings through staff restructure, reformatting manufacturing layout and consolidation of existing locations.
PLANT CONTROLLER Oct 2004 to Sept 2007
Hills Pet Nutrition (a division of Colgate Palmolive), Bowling Green, KY
Managed financial and accounting functions for a pet food manufacturer during a $15M plant expansion project at the systems’ flex plant designed to make up production for other plants producing over 500 domestic and international skus. Lead SOX compliance, financial resource point person for six sigma projects, budgeting and liaison with auditors. Managed a staff of four.
Promoted to Plant Controller and relocated to KY from Finance Team Leader of the Richmond, IN plant where I performed the similar duties in an assistant plant controller capacity. Managed a staff of two at the Richmond plant.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Employed prior to Oct 2004 in public accounting and private industry as an employee and as a self-employed CPA.
REFERENCES: Available upon request.
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