Jerry J. Burdette

Lexington, KY

859-***-****

ad29lo@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Experience in Manufacturing Accounting:

Extensive years of experience in manufacturing accounting including absorption costing and variance analysis, accounting system migration/integration and operational process review and reporting (weekly KPI tracking, BOM standard review with engineer team, received not invoiced (RNI) reconciliation, inventory roll forward and cycle count reconciliation). Additionally, I have a solid background in budget development, forecasting, planning and capitalization review.

Experience in General Ledger:

Ensured the accuracy and timeliness of all general ledger support and analysis inclusive of period-end financial close responsibilities including working closely with the IT team in reviewing and validating inventory transaction interfaces with various ERP systems.

Experience in Tax:

Prepared and submitted tax returns for sales and use, tangible personal property, business taxes and machine equipment certifications and permits.

EDUCATION:

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY GPA: 3.65

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Bachelor of Business Administration, Management

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

University of Kentucky academic scholarship, Dean’s List, Beta Gamma Sigma honor society,

Golden Key International honor society

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• SAP ECC 6.0, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle NetSuite 2020, Oracle Enterprise 9.0 -JD; IBMi - AS/400, IBM System 36, Protean ERP

• QuickBooks Enterprise, Infinium GL, Lawson Insight II, McCormack & Dodge Financial Package, Dunn & Bradstreet

• Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables, Concatenate, VLookup, If Then Statements), Access Database, Power Point, Word, Visual Basic

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Novolex Corporation – Cincinnati, OH April 2022 – August 2022

Remote Contractor: Pricing Analyst

Determined price based on market pricing knowledge, internal benchmark price comparisons and profitability analysis. This included cost preparation using various costing models and researching costing issues and discrepancies.

Responsible for thorough cost preparation of all bids, internet auctions and RFI’s & RFP’s for retail, distributor, food service, supermarket, club store, public (government) accounts.

Evaluated customer/bundle profitability.

Analyzed customer potential and strategic importance, production and distribution costs as well as the corporate impact of the profit/loss volume trade-off.

Evaluated and maintained market price integrity while understanding the competitive environment. Openly communicated with Sales and Marketing on a constant basis, ask probative questions to ensure all decisions are based upon accurate market intelligence.

Monitored customer freight/fuel expenses and revised pricing when necessary.

Gained a thorough knowledge of the Microsoft Dynamics AX system, product line, manufacturing capabilities and secondary processes.

Worked with Sourcing and Operations on acquiring costs for non-standard raw material, specific outsourced operations, outsourced products or tooling costs.

Hunter Engineering Company – Bridgeton, MO January 2021 – March 2021

Consultant: AS/400 Senior Cost/Inventory Accountant

Participated in the yearly physical inventory count with the external audit team for plants in Raymond and Durant Mississippi. Provided pre-inventory and post inventory supporting documentation.

Prepared audit schedules and supporting documentation for the review of Hunter’s fixed asset general ledger balance.

Assisted the logistics department with tracking and re-routing of shipments via Averitt/Old Dominion Freight Line companies. This included working with the VP of Sales, logistics, sales representative team and customer service department.

Prepared audit schedules and supporting documentation for inventory COGS, JE support for inventory roll forward transactions and defective material tracking/postings.

Intercard Inc. – Maryland Heights, MO February 2018 – May 2020

Netsuite Senior Cost/Inventory Accountant/Blackline

Reported directly to the CFO, I prepared monthly reconciliation of all inventory, bank and cash accounts including payroll.

Partnered with Director of Operations to drive, assist and monitor cycle count program.

Ensured there are adequate and efficient inventory controls and procedures to ensure compliance with all accounting regulations.

Worked with Engineer and Operation team on BOM changes that impact costing and inventory valuation.

Managed all inventory functions in Oracle NetSuite (Average Cost, Inventory Adjustments, Serial Number tracking, Bin Put-away, Bin Transfer, Outside Contractor inventory movements).

Researched and identify root causes for inventory inaccuracies.

Assessed slow moving/obsolete inventory, recommending optimal movements.

Contract/Consulting Roles March 2014 – December 2017

Charter Spectrum (Time Warner) – Revenue Recognition Analyst

Huntsman Pigments - Senior Cost Accountant

Actavis Pharmaceutical (Formerly Forest Pharmaceutical) – Senior Inventory Accountant

Sun Edison – Accounting Manager

Independent Consultant:

Charter Spectrum (Time Warner) – Des Peres, MO April 2017 – December 2017

Oracle Revenue Recognition Contractor

Responsible for the analysis and interpretation of the general ledger for the integration of Time

Warner.

Provided insight into the variances of assigned ledgers and communicated with the Senior Accounting team.

Affirmed revenue validations and performed revenue accounting and reporting activities on a monthly basis.

Actively and consistently supported all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.

Huntsman Pigments – East St. Louis, IL April 2015 – September 2016

Protean Senior Cost Accountant - Contractor

Partnered with the Purchasing Manager with reviewing fuel purchase orders and the accounting and inventory management of all receipts, storage and shipment of petroleum products which included monthly accounting accruals.

Maintained accurate standard costs and ongoing actual costs of all raw material and manufactured products for the Coatings Division totaling $546 million.

Analyzed and consolidated monthly financial reports for executives, yearly budgets and manipulated large amounts of data in excel using (vlookup, pivot tables, if then statements) for weekly forecast meeting with plant operational team.

Tracked and analyzed price and efficiency variances versus standard resulting in weekly reviews of goods receipt transactions and purchase order pricing.

Forecasted and analyzed detailed monthly plant costs totaling $25 million.

Monitored inventory transactions on a daily basis and reconciled monthly inventory accounts to the general ledger.

Prepared monthly project reclass journal entries related to Augusta plant start-up operations totaling $3 million.

Prepared ad hoc financial reports and ensured all financial reporting deadlines were met.

K-Force Consultant:

Actavis Pharmaceutical (Formerly Forest) – Earth City, MO June 2014 – April 2015

SAP Inventory Accountant - Contractor

Monitored SAP daily inventory transactions and verified accurate standard costs.

Reviewed inventory batch records from sub-contracted packaged products and received into SAP system.

Reconciled monthly sub-contractors (5) inventory reports to perpetual inventory and GL balances.

Reviewed daily intercompany sales activity (10) for Actavis Ireland/Canadian affiliates to US distribution centers.

Supported cost accounting department of four people with quarterly inventory roll forward and open purchase order analysis for internal audit reviews.

Sun Edison - Saint Peters, MO March 2014 - May 2014

SAP Accounting Manager – Contractor (Blsckline)

Prepared and reviewed monthly balance sheet reconciliations in Blackline totaling 2,000+ line items for the Solar business unit.

Posted daily bank transactions (6) in SAP and prepared bank reconciliations for weekly review.

Full Time Employee:

Graham Packaging Company, Lexington, KY September 2011 – February 2014

SAP Plant Controller

Coordinated and prepared annual operating budget totaling $80 million in direct collaboration with the plant operational and corporate financial business unit teams.

Directly supervised two (2) people on my procurement team and four (4) people on my supply chain team with daily communication with the plant inventory team.

Consolidated and reported Lexington’s monthly financial results by preparing and executing journal entries, maintaining account accruals and reviewing manufacturing variances versus budget resulting in labor overtime savings of $30K per month.

Ensured the accuracy of financial statements and physical inventory counts for 750 part numbers at month-end and prepared detailed analysis of variances in compliance with corporate policies, closing schedules and reporting requirements.

Prepared and discussed monthly with the plant management team (8) actual financial results versus budget for labor costs, variable and fixed expenses and production reporting.

Focused on operational KPI’s, accounting and financial reporting controls within the plant’s departments and scope for SOX compliance.

Storopack, Inc., Cincinnati, OH April 2008 - September 2011

SAP Regional Financial/Operation Accountant

Coordinated and prepared annual operating budget totaling $365 million for six (6) facilities in the Southeast in direct collaboration with the regional Vice-President and Director of operations.

Scheduled and conducted monthly performance review of budget versus actual P/L financial results which yielded savings in labor overtime and maintenance expenses.

Developed spreadsheets and database analysis for presentation and review of monthly financial reports, sales margin and inventory parts totaling $18 million.

Developed and implemented standard policies, procedures and SAP systems of internal controls for plant facilities. For example: Weekly operational spending report to track labor/overhead expenses versus budget/forecast and sales reports to compare to budget/forecast files.

Prepared monthly working capital report for Corporate Controller’s review to determine whether Storopack’s short term assets cover it’s short term debt.

Assisted in site-wide cost reduction and control initiatives, reports status of projects through appropriate tracking of key metrics such as productivity, cost-per hour etc.

Created and consolidated monthly ad hoc reports for corporate and plant operations.

Provided year-end support during audits, including maintenance of inventory material master, account reconciliations, fixed asset reporting and excess and obsolete inventory valuation.

Prepared and submitted tax returns for sales and use, tangible personal property, business taxes and machine equipment certifications and permits.

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