Manager Human Resources

Robert Palmieri ********@*******.*** (C) 318-***-****

**** ******** **** (O) 601-***-****

Hueytown, AL 35023

SUMMARY

Manufacturing Controller with extensive experience in manufacturing costing and analysis, inventory variance and cost accounting, cost reconciliation, general ledger integrity, payroll, premium audits, preparation of budgets and forecasts, AP/AR and cash management, credit evaluation and collections, month & year-end closes, audits, benchmarking & preparation of visual metrics –financial and operational, Human Resources, EHS, Administrative Services and supervision, recruiting and training.

EDUCATION

Masters in Business Administration: Operations (Keller Graduate School of Management, Chicago, IL.)

Executive Management Program (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.)

Cost Management Certificate-Activity Based Management (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tn.);

Bachelor of Science Degree: Accounting (Saint Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, In.)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

CONTROLLER

Cappaert Manufactured Housing- Vicksburg, MS February, 2014 – Present

Manage the accuracy and productivity of day-to-day activities of accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing dealers / flooring entities, collections, payroll, physical to book inventory integrity, fixed asset records, general accounting, and month-end close. Interface with outside audit firm, banks, workers’ compensation / casualty / liability insurance brokers / companies. Provide management with timely financial information.

PREMIUM AUDITOR December, 2012 to December, 2013

US-Reports

Perform field premium audits.

CONTROLLER

Aluminum Extrusions, Inc. – Senatobia, MS August, 2011 to September, 2012

Responsible for all financial, inventory, cash management, preparation of weekly borrowing base certificates, pricing, month-end close and insurance related systems.

CONTROLLER / ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER

Monroe Packaging, LLC- West Monroe, LA 2004 TO July, 2011

Rivertown Logistics, LLC- West Monroe, LA

Provide supervision and leadership for the accounting department including assigning duties and examining work for accuracy and compliance to GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley. Responsible for safety and HR activities including but not limited to updating Employee handbook, labor law issues, potential EEOC charges, disciplinary processes, FMLA tracking and FMLA rules as well as overtime rules. I also conduct group training sessions in areas of harassment, violence in the work place and principles of conduct to name just a few areas of in-house training. I also lead the training to OSHA 1910 compliance as well as various other safety related topics.

Liaison between company, banks and CPA’s. Prepared monthly borrowing base certificate and covenant calculations.

Implemented lean thinking to the organization to included 5S, work instructions, value mapping and visual boards. Results included increased yields, productivity and cost savings.

Increased inventory turns from 4 to 12 within one year increasing cash flow by more than $200K

Reduced overall cash days cycle time from 90 to 35 days.

Applied for new business tax incentives resulting in personal property tax savings of $250K and sales tax rebates.

Establish policies and procedures for the efficient operation of the facility.

Develop job descriptions for management, supervisory and clerical personnel.

Full P & L responsibility for the warehouse and trucking business of Rivertown Logistics.

CONTROLLER / ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER 1994 to 2003

Plymouth Extruded Shapes – Hopkinsville, KY

Directed, coordinated and supervised support staff of all non-production operations

including accounting, production planning / scheduling, Human Resources and Inside Sales

Established and monitored financial controls for the production operation

Coordinated manufacturing cost reduction programs resulting in annual savings of 8%

Planned and executed the conversion of the manufacturing facility from a push to pull system

reducing work in process by 60% and increasing value added time by 67%

Established management strategic tools, monitors and reports to drive the business results

Negotiated long term raw material contracts which reduced material costs by 25%

Managed cash cycle which increased cash flow by 13%

Monitored and evaluated material inventories for slow moving items

Administered Activity Based Management cost system

Administered the coordination of a $25 million budget and strategic planning process

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER / PRODUCTION CONTROL MANAGER 1981 TO 1994

Plymouth Tube Company- West Monroe, LA

Directed the installation of mill-wide computer network to facilitate statistical process

control and work in process control

Controlled raw material inventories with results of an increase in turns by 43%

Supervised the coordination of purchases resulting in an 8% reduction in costs

Reduced financial closing from 5+ days to 2 days resulting in a reduction in one full time

position and cost savings of $50,000 annually

INTERNAL AUDITOR 1977 TO 1980

Plymouth Tube Company- Warrenville, IL

Planned, coordinated and conducted financial and operational audits of all facilities

Software Applications – Quickbooks Enterprise; Peoplesoft; Lawson; MS Office; Excel Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Great Plains, Peachtree / SAGE 50.

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