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Savannah, GA *****

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acwp9a@r.postjobfree.com

Lee J. Huff

Finance & Accounting Professional

EXPERIENCE

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation – Savannah, GA (August 2014 – April 2016)

Business Analyst, Flight Test

Business partner to Operations and Engineering Test Directors and finance staff to the VP of Flight Test.

Provide operationally performance based financial metrics on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis focusing on advanced aircraft programs (G500, G600).

Meet weekly with both directors individually and the VP to discuss current needs, changes, and the anticipated operating environment.

First Quality Enterprises – Anderson, SC (November 2011 – April 2014)

Finance Manager, First Quality Print & Packaging

Established all accounting procedures and infrastructure for a startup company.

Created a general ledger, approved and tracked all capital expenditures, placed assets in service, created master data and BOMs and routings for all products, and controlled raw material costs.

Managed the operations, along with the business unit leaders, from a yield, uptime, and throughput perspective.

Responsible for pricing, shop floor system implementation, production reporting, AR, AP, billing, collections, cash applications, month-end closing, forecasting, and budgeting.

Assumed responsibility for compiling all data for quarterly presentations to ownership and actively participated in these presentations.

Ameriforge Corporation – Greenville, SC (March 2010 – September 2011)

Plant Controller, AF Gloenco

Responsible for all financial reporting, forecasting, and financial statement creation for the machining business with locations in Greenville, South Carolina, and Newport, New Hampshire.

Responsible for the heat shrink business with a single location in Newport, New Hampshire.

Established and maintained standard labor, material, and overhead costs.

Validated all BOMs and routings for production and provided explanation for all variances.

Worked with operations to reduce the cost of manufacturing and eliminate waste.

Indirectly managed centralized AP, AR, and payroll functions; supervised the annual physical inventory.

Supervised two accountants.

Lennox Industries International – Tifton, GA (February 2007 – February 2010)

Cost Accounting Supervisor, Heatcraft Refrigeration Products Division

Researched irregular cost records; analyzed production cost variances, providing detailed explanation to the controller; validated inventory records.

Provided planned labor, overhead, and material cost data by product line for the annual financial budget.

Provided all financial data and budget variance analysis for a $35 million manufacturing consolidation.

Participated in special projects and advised the Strategic Planning team of risks and opportunities as appropriate.

Supervised one direct report who was a staff accountant focusing on AP and payroll/time keeping.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation – Savannah, GA (August 2002 – February 2007)

Senior Financial Analyst, Research and Development, October 2005 – February 2007

Provided financial support and detailed analysis for program managers in the mid-cabin design group as well as the Special Missions organization.

Attended all program review meetings and made recommendations on engineering staffing, overtime, and accounting for all program cost.

Presented risk and opportunity assessment to team leads on a weekly basis.

Generated annual budgets for R&D spending as well as weekly, monthly, and annual financial reports.

Senior Staff Accountant – Cost Accounting (August 2002 – October 2005)

Performed monthly, quarterly, and year-end accounting closes and all associated reporting for General Dynamics Aviation Service Centers located in Las Vegas, Nevada, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and West Palm Beach, Florida.

Presented quarterly and year-end financial data to upper management along with full variance analysis.

Performed monthly, quarterly, and year-end accounting closes and all associated reporting for Gulfstream, Ltd U.K. located in London, England.

Presented quarterly and year-end financial data to upper management.

Supported offsite accounting staff with financial customer support and cost analysis.

International Paper – Georgia and Mississippi (June 1997 – August 2002)

Plant Accountant, Container Division Savannah, GA August 2000 – August 2002

Gained experience in accounting for the manufacture of corrugated containers – responsible for creating journal vouchers, executing month end closing, publishing the monthly cost book, invoicing, and analyzing AP and AR.

Responsible for all variance analysis.

Financial Analyst, Nurseries and Orchards – Jackson, MS (April 1999 – August 2000)

Created the business’ first monthly cost reporting package and acted as a liaison between the nine nursery site managers and centralized accounting personnel.

Worked closely with the General Manager in creating nursery expansion proposals and presenting them to upper management for approval.

Trained all nursery managers on using SAP financial reports to better understand each nursery’s individual financial operating climate.

Financial Analyst, Forest Operations – Natchez, MS (June 1997 – April 1999)

Generated and analyzed financial reports for land managers and regional management.

Assumed responsibility for annual expense and revenue budgets as well as monthly forecasting and variance analysis.

Managed capital spending on road projects, reforestation projects, and equipment acquisitions.

Orchestrated the Business group’s conversion to SAP and trained region analysts on project systems and asset management modules.

EDUCATION

Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana

Bachelor of Science in Management, Concentration in Finance, May 1997

SKILLS

Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint; Corridor Aviation Software; SAP ECC/BI; CAS general ledger; Lawson general ledger; QAD; PeachTree; JDEdwards; G.E. Proficy; financial accounting; cost accounting; AP; AR; fixed assets, billing, credit & collections

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