Manager General

Paul Adams

Controller - TimBar Corporation

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Controller

TimBar Corporation - Miami, FL - November 2013 to Present

- Responsible for all accounting functions in Miami

- Serve as a business partner with the Miami VP and General Manager

- Work closely with General Manager and Lead team to drive process and profit improvement which has resulted in record earnings in 2015 and 2016

- Improved the paper ordering process which has led to reduction in upgrade and side trim costs

- Improved the weekly forecast meeting with the General Manager and Lead team which now includes a line item analysis with updated profit estimates. Significant improvement in the accuracy of the month-end results compared to forecast.

- Improved working capital through a 4% overall improvement in Accounts receivable % current and a 50% improvement in aged finished goods inventory

- Worked to improve accounting processes that has enabled us to stay at same staff levels despite 30% growth in sales volume

- Worked with General Manager and Lead team in developing several capital projects that have improved the plant operations and has provided significant impact to the plant’s earnings

Complex Controller

International Paper - Wooster, OH - January 2011 to September 2013

- Responsible for all accounting functions in the Northern Ohio Complex.

- Served a business partner with the Northern Ohio General Manager

- Successfully integrated the Streetsboro facility and closed the Solon facility during the Temple-Inland acquisition

- Developed the initial 5-10 year strategic capital plan for the Wooster, OH facility

- Key player in getting several new medium and large capital projects approved from the previous 5 years for the Wooster facility

- Key player in working with General Manager identifying improvements that led to record earnings in 2012 for

the Northern Ohio Complex.

Complex Controller

Weyerhaeuser/International Paper - Lithonia, GA - January 2001 to December 2010

- Responsible for all accounting functions of the Georgia Complex

- Served as a business partner with the Georgia Complex General Manager

- Worked closely with General Manager as a key player in getting largest box plant capital project approved in Weyerhaeuser history

- Managed accounting functions for 4 plants in Georgia starting with 2 plants in 2001, added a 3rd plant in

2005, and finally a 4th plant in 2008.

- Acquired by International Paper in 2008 and led 3 former Weyerhaeuser facilities through the integration

while integrating one IP plant as well.

- Led a successful Finance process improvement pilot for International Paper that was implemented in over 150 IP facilities

- Key player in working with General Manager and Lead team in driving cost savings and process improvements.

Plant Controller

Weyerhaeuser - Lithonia, GA - January 1993 to December 2000

- Responsible for all accounting functions in

Lithonia, GA

- Key player in multiple financial and manufacturing systems implementations

Accounting Supervisor

Weyerhaeuser - Charlotte, NC - April 1990 to December 1992

- Development role for Plant Controller position

- Assisted Controller with all functions of accounting department including training/developing direct reports

- Promoted from a Plant Accountant to Accounting Supervisor in 1992.

Accountant

Weyerhaeuser - Mount Vernon, OH - January 1987 to March 1990

- Performed accounting work including accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory accounting, cost

accounting, general ledger, and month-end closings

Accountant

Ariel Corporation - Mount Vernon, OH - October 1980 to December 1986

Cost Accounting, General Accounting, Month-end Closings

EDUCATION

B.S. in Accounting

Franklin University - Columbus, OH

1985 to 1989

Graduated Summa Cum Laude with 4.0 GPA

SKILLS

Process Improvement, Capital/Strategic Planning, Budgeting/Forecasting, Finance Redesign, Project

Management, System Implementations, Training/Development, General/Cost Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley

Compliance, Multi-plant Leadership, Margin Analysis

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I am willing to relocate.

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