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DAN MATUSZAK
*** ******* ***** ******, ******** *0543
********.***@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/matuszakdan
SUMMARY
A highly analytical and pragmatic finance manager with demonstrated success in accounting, financial modeling, analysis, internal controls, reporting, business planning, budgeting, forecasting, acquisitions, and strategic capital planning. Leverages exceptional functional, technical, and business skills to drive process improvement, manage projects, and introduce positive change contributing to growth and profitability.
EXPERIENCE
Extensive finance and accounting experience with USG Corporation, a $4.0 billion industry leading manufacturer and distributor of building products with over 40 plants in North America.
Manager Operations Finance – USG Corporation 2006-2015
Served as trusted business partner and advisor to company manufacturing, supply chain, energy, sales, marketing, and finance organizations by providing timely, value-added financial reports, analyses, forecasts, and advice outlining ways to maximize financial performance and effectiveness.
Partnering with manufacturing, supply chain, energy, logistics, sales, marketing, and finance teams, managed and executed effective monthly, annual, and 5-year cost forecasts and plans for assigned plants, products and industries.
Managed and led a team of plant controllers to standardize and simplify accounting policy, process, and procedure changes across plant network that reduced accounting complexity, improved information quality, ensured alignment with business goals, and improved accuracy of plant performance benchmarking. Eliminated 5 cost departments and approximately 1,000 account combinations across a network of 40 plants.
Served as key advisor to Plant Controller team moving plant accounting functions to shared services organization, consulting on issues of accounting, process, procedure, control, and reporting to ensure adherence to corporate policies.
Led and managed the annual planning and budgeting process during Shared Services project.
Provided guidance, advised, and supported auditors around plant accounting controls, audits, and compliance. Managed and led a team of plant controllers and auditors to review, revise, and implement new SOX and management controls after new ERP system implementation.
Revised and rewrote 300+ page plant accounting policies and procedures bulletins after Oracle ERP system implementation. Communicated and educated changes across the plant controller network.
Developed new reports, analyses, dashboards and scorecards to measure and improve transparency around plant operating and financial performance.
Researched, reviewed, tested and prepared proposal for purchase of a new powerful data discovery and exploration BI tool to replace and automate all MS Excel and Access reporting, forecasting, analytical, and dashboard processes.
Reported, analyzed, and communicated monthly performance versus plan, prior year, prior quarter, and prior month, detailing cost drivers and discussing causes for material variances.
Sponsor of Lean project to improve forecast accuracy. Accuracy improved from +/-5% to +/-1% as compared to actual.
Account Services Manager – USG Corporation 1992-2006
Led, managed, and developed department of two professionals and 11 non-professionals. Worked closely with banks, credit department, accounting, treasury, and order center to ensure accuracy of 7,000 international and domestic customer accounts with trade balances of $250,000,000.
Managed the consolidation, integration, and standardization of two subsidiary customer accounting departments.
Oversaw design, development, and implementation of new cash application accounting systems that facilitated staff reductions of 30%, positioned company to receive EDI payments from major retail customers, and improved efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness of cash application, shortening month-end close from 5 days to 2 days.
Served as member of functional team structuring $100,000,000 receivables-backed and $250,000,000 inventory-backed credit facility.
Senior Analyst, Business Planning – USG Corporation 1986-1992
Reviewed, analyzed, prepared proposals, and measured performance against promised savings for major capital projects, acquisitions, and expenditures. Modeled financial impact on results, measured IRR, and made recommendations on cost of capital. Prepared special reports, analyses, and presentations for senior management, board of directors, banks, and bondholder committees. Provided company management with regular updates to monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts. Served as lead finance professional on several cross-functional teams exploring joint venture and acquisition opportunities domestically and internationally.
Assisted Mexican subsidiary with acquisition plans, consulting on process, accounting, finance, and integration issues of acquisition candidates and business cases.
Lead finance/accounting professional on sale of company's $130,000,000 construction steel business, preparing prospectus, financial statements, and acting as contact for buyer due diligence questions. Recipient of Chairman’s Award.
Key contributor on proposed acquisition of Israel's largest building products distributor, valuing business, structuring financing, writing proposal to senior management, and coordinating due diligence with local accounting firm.
Lead finance professional on cross-functional team organized to structure joint venture for $30,000,000 specialty business, modeling financials of venture cases, consulting on issues of profit allocation, accounting and integration, and working with legal to draft JV agreement.
Developed linear programming models for several key business segments that measured delivered cost from shipping plants into U.S. markets, saving $15,000,000 and identifying capital investment opportunities.
Cost Accountant / Accounting Supervisor – USG Corporation 1983-1986
Managed a staff of 4 with responsibility for expense, inventory, and asset accounting; accruals, accounts payable, month-end close, performance reporting and analysis, and maintaining and developing product standard costs.
EDUCATION
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, Chicago, Illinois
M.B.A.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY, Green Bay, Wisconsin
B.S., Accounting
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Diversity Training
Lean Sponsor Training
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite
Oracle ERP
Hyperion
SmartView
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