Daniel Jara

Summary of Qualifications

Senior accounting and inventory professional with demonstrated expertise in manufacturing, cost accounting, and management of general accounting functions. Energetic with exceptional organizational and time management skills. Focused, detailed, and results-oriented with a record of success in process improvement and cost reduction while exceeding quality and service to customers. Superior analytical skills, practiced at drilling down to transaction/workflow details in support of process and profit improvement. Collaborate effectively with business management to resolve variances and identify opportunities for improvement. Excellent communicator and possess a high standard of integrity.

Highlights

●Cost accounting

●Standard Cost Analysis

●Variance Analysis

●Process improvement and implementation

●Excellent problem-solving abilities

Strong ERP/MRP experience

Education

Florida International University: Bachelors in Finance

Currently attending Nova Southeastern University MBA - Accounting

Experience

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. Dania Beach, FL 01/2015 – Present

Manufacturer and distributor of Toyota Genuine Auto Parts.

Accounting Assistant Manager

●Streamline cost measurement using efficient and repeatable methods for reporting across the organization.

●Develop and maintain accurate product cost.

●Audit item costs, costing systems and systems for accuracy.

●Provide detailed product variance analysis.

●Structure a costing model that balances efficiency with accuracy.

●Ensure rates are appropriate and are kept with the business climate.

●Coordinate proper cost absorption in inventory valuation.

●Report on margins by products and communicate cost explanations to Management team.

●Assist Sales Team and Pricing Analyst with proposals for new products.

●Evaluate key performance indicators (KPI) and subsequently report to management.

●Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies and make corrections where appropriate.

●Perform cost – benefit analysis for new projects and capital acquisitions.

●Forecast and budget analysis for manufacture output.

●Validate the cost of goods sold as part of the month end close process.

●Heavy inventory reconciliation along with physical inventory.

●Worked with raw materials, labor, WIP, machine time etc.

●Perform all duties towards Financial Statements.

●Perform period end close including journal entries, account reconciliations and account analysis.

●Worked in Quantum ERP-MRP. Superuser in Excel.

Aviation, Power & Marine Inc., Boynton Beach, FL 2012 – 2015

Distributes and markets aero derivative and heavy industrial gas turbine engine parts.

Senior Cost Accountant

●Financial Statement Analysis.

●Financial statement analysis

●Heavily involved within forecast and budget analysis – Labor, Production & equipment.

●Production, PO and inventory control analysis.

●Production control and breakdown of inventory cost including analyzing vendor rates.

●Physical inventory reconciliation.

●Set standard costs for all products and directed the implementation of cost accounting methods and activities

●Investigated cycle counting variances and resolved issues working with with the production manager to locate and dispose of obsolete inventory

●Internal audit procedure, SOX compliance.

●Worked Quantum, JD Edwards. Excel Pivot Tables, V-Lookups etc.

Wood Group Turbopower, LLC. Miami, FL 2004-2011

Provides overhaul and repair services to military operations, commuter airlines, charter taxi/EMS, business aviation, and utility freight markets in the United States and internationally.

Sr. Staff Accountant

●Handled Accounts payable, AR functions

●Financial Statement reporting forecast and budget reporting.

●Payroll administrator and audit

●Monthly reconciliations and Trial balance

●General ledger account entry & analysis

●Administer & reconcile physical inventories.

●Inventory control & cost analysis

CCA Industries, East Rutherford, NJ 2004 – 2004

Manufacturing, producing & supplying health and beauty products

Inventory Control Analyst – Staff Accountant

●Daily cycle count reporting & Physical inventory taking

●Inventory balance reconciliation

●Inventory control sheet reconciliation

●Internal audit assistance

●G/L entry, budget entry

ERP & software systems: JD Edwards, Quantum, SAP, Great Plains, Spreadsheet server, Global Software Applications, Microsoft based products, Profile scheduler, VIsaer, MACOLA

Proficiency w/ Microsoft Excel & reporting: Pivot tables, V/H-look ups.

Bilingual- English/ Spanish (fluency)

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