Cost Account & Analyst

Richard A. Geiger

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Pandora, Ohio ***77

419-***-****

419-***-**** cell

EXPERIENCE

Nov. 2019 to present Commercial Tax Records Fort Jennings, Ohio

--Prepare individual and partnership tax returns.

--Input income and expenses into Excel spreadsheets.

Sept. 2016 to July 2019 DHL Supply Chain Leipsic, Ohio

Position: Sanitation

Responsibilities:

--Run floor sweeper, collecting trash, sanitizing restrooms and break rooms.

March 2005 to Dec. 2006 Robert Half, Inc. & Geiger Consulting

Position: Accounting Consultant

Responsibilities:

--Acting controller preparing monthly production entries, variance, and inventory analysis.

--Learning AS400 system to replace controller & accounting position duties as plant is closing.

--Responsible for all general entries, payroll, and inter company transfers. Learning SAP.

Feb. 2000 to March 2005 E & C Manufacturing Company, Inc. Toledo, Ohio

Manufacturer of custom and production machined items.

Position: Controller

Responsibilities:

--Supervise payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable.

--Monthly closing statements, cash flow and budgets.

--Develop standard costs, close jobs and analyze sales gross margin.

--Calculate collateral, inventory and accounts receivable values for daily borrowing needs.

--Prepare monthly tax withholding returns, 401K transmittal, sales & use tax returns, yearly payroll.

--Develop and update a monthly 4-month cash flow budget for bank financing.

--Learn OPEN system and manufacturing cost program to interface.

Achievements:

--Reduced AR aging and collections over 90 days to only 2% of total.

--Implemented first ever work-in-process inventory.

--Added 35% to value of finished goods by costing & finding inventory.

--Developed system to calculate daily collateral report.

--Created gross margin and overhead analysis reports.

--Changed financial statements to show correct indirect & period cost.

June 1991 to Feb. 2000 Accountants Inc.

Positions: Financial Analyst, Cost and Tax Accountant, Payroll Manager, Controller

Responsibilities:

--Cash flow, aging AR and AP, inventory reconciliation, statements.

--Solve inventory and cost problems at Calphalon, Perrysburg.

--Reconcile bank statements and production invoice problems.

--Monitor 6 jobs for weekly variances at BP LIC in Lima, Ohio.

--Reconcile prior six months physical inventory for yearly audit.

--Payroll Manager of 8 employees with company of 2000.

--Convert prior and current year Lotus statement data to Excel.

April 1988 to June 1991 Benchmark Technologies Corporation Toledo, Ohio

Position: Cost Accounting Consultant

Responsibilities:

--Develop Corporate Budget at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant for Centerier Energy.

--Prepare monthly financial letters and revised budgets.

--Review requisitions, purchase orders, invoices and task authorizations for budget adherence.

--Construct daily LOTUS files for actual labor, unit’s produced, finished goods sold and units shipped.

--Maintain consultant database and prepare actual labor accruals.

--Monitor a $25 & $40 million engineering capital project at Davis-Besse and Detroit Ferme.

Feb 1986 to April 1988 Geiger Tax Practice Pandora, Ohio

Position: Owner

--Prepare individual and partnership tax returns.

June 1984 to Feb.1986 TRIPLETT CORPORATION Bluffton, Ohio

Manufacturer of electrical meters and testers.

Position: Cost Accounting Supervisor

Responsibilities:

--Maintain a direct standard cost system.

--Supervise two employees with responsibility for all actual labor and construction of new cost standards.

--Responsible for construction of sales price for marketing.

--Analyze plant operating performance and book variances.

Achievements:

--Developed a roll-up system for standard costing.

--Obtained departmental variance summaries.

--Simplified finished goods inventory pricing.

May 1973 to June 1984 RCA CORPORATION Findlay, Ohio

Manufacturer of integrated circuits.

Position: Cost Accountant and Cost Analyst

Responsibilities:

--Analyze and prepare monthly closing entries of material, labor, & expense.

--Reconcile the monthly work-in-process inventory.

--Develop budget and forecasts for largest plant product line.

--Construct a yearly direct standard cost and maintain consistency between various files for monthly closing and weekly forecasts.

--Prepare cost estimates for marketing requests and government bids.

--Maintain plant production master file for live inventory control.

--Plant accountant for interface with US Government auditor.

Sept. 1969 to June 1971 OTTAWA-GLANDORF HIGH SCHOOL Ottawa, Ohio

-- Chemistry and General Science High School Teacher

EDUCATION

University of Bluffton, Bluffton, Ohio B.A. Degree

University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio Accounting Major

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