RANDY L. DUNST

**** ********* ****** ** ● Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 ● 712-***-**** ● adhurs@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Finance professional with 20 plus years experience accounting management and leadership roles in industrial organizations. Excellent technical skills and in-depth knowledge of business systems. Detail oriented with the ability to manage people, processes and projects. Demonstrated skills and expertise:

Plant/Division/Corporate Controllerships

Accounting Functional Leadership

Sarbanes-Oxley

Six Sigma / LEAN Principles

Supervision / Management / Development

System Implementations

Project Management / Process Improvement

SAP / JD Edwards / Fourth Shift

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KINZE MANUFACTURING, Williamsburg, IA 2014 to present

Kinze is the technology leader and innovator of farm equipment including row crop planters, grain auger carts and high speed tillage equipment.

Director of Finance/CFO, Williamsburg, IA (July 2017 to present)

Responsible for all treasury, banking and investment functions for all Kinze.

Responsible for all accounting services functions including A/R, A/P, Invoicing, hourly and salary payroll processing, budgeting & forecasting, cost accounting, transfer pricing and financial analytics which includes the supervision of the accounting staff (7 fulltime and 1 part-time).

Responsible for all business insurance policies.

Responsible for overseeing the accounting functions of the Lithuanian operation performed by the Accounting Manager and E&Y.

Responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures of the corporation. The most recent changes include a Travel and Entertainment Policy, Corporate Purchasing Card Policy and a Dealer Payment Terms and Credit programs.

Responsible for the integration of the Lithuanian operation into the US policies, procedures and financial statements.

Core member of the export team whose goal is to ensure compliance with all US and Lithuanian Laws.

Core member of the Kinze pricing strategy team implemented to create a program to sell slow moving inventory held in Kinze and Dealer inventory’s in the US and abroad.

Responsible for managing Cost Reduction and Business Improvement Initiatives.

Implemented Departmental, Business Unit and Global forecasting and budgeting processes to measure our financial progress against on a monthly, quarterly, annual and fiscal year basis.

Responsible for managing the company audits in the US and Lithuania and coordinates the activities of the two CPA firms.

Core member of the IT Infrastructure team to identify and implement projects to improve operations.

Responsible for leading, managing and developing the Accounting and Finance Team throughout Kinze.

Instilling an atmosphere of accountability within the accounting and finance functions.

Corporate Controller, Williamsburg, IA (March 2014 to July 2017)

MAHLE ENGINE COMPONENTS 2008 to 2014

MAHLE is a leading manufacturer of components and systems for combustion engines and is among the top three systems suppliers worldwide for piston systems, cylinder components, valve train systems, air management systems, and liquid management systems and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Plant Controller, Atlantic, IA (December 2008 to March 2014)

Interim Plant Manager (June 2011 to October 2011)

Responsible for all facets of plant accounting as well as working with the management team to control spending and inventories. Report to the Atlantic Plant Manager as well as the North American Regional Controller.

Responsible for onsite management of the implementation of the cost accounting, purchasing, inventory, maintenance and quality modules of SAP and a Shop Floor Data Collection program.

Responsible for identifying cost reduction projects totaling $753K in 2010 and $1.4M in 2011, including leading the effort to reduce operating supplies expense, worked towards implementing a centralized store room system and reducing the raw materials inventory up to $2.3M.

Coordinated the Six Sigma programs for the plant.

Preparation of all facets of the annual Economic Plan and Strategic Plans and two calendar Forecasts including the analysis and eventual presentation of the sales provided information, calculation of material requirements, development of the manufacturing and labor plans, and coordinating departmental spending budgets and the preparation of all financial statements and analytics.

Development of a monthly Gross Margin by Customer and by part number report.

Development of a Monthly Dash Board Report and a Daily Key Indicators Report tracking 20+ metrics that are reviewed by all levels of employees and management within the plant and company.

Coached the Management Team to better understand the financial statements and to manage their areas based on financial goals as well as productivity metrics.

Working closely with the management staff to turn the plant operations into a profitable facility.

Led cross functional teams to improve inter-departmental communications and mapped current state and future state processes to implement more efficient business processes. Areas covered included the inventory cycle counting process, credit returns and holds, purchase requisition processing, shop floor labor tracking, variance analysis and budgeting and forecasting.

Certified as a RABQSA-Certified ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor with an ISO/TS 16949 Automotive Emphasis.

VEYANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2005 to 2008

Formerly Engineered Products Division of the Goodyear Corporation, a global organization headquartered in Akron, OH.

Plant Controller, Norfolk, NE

Responsible for all facets of plant accounting as well as the purchasing and inventory control functions. Reported to the North American Regional Controller located at Corporate Headquarters as well as to the Norfolk Plant Manager.

Supervised revamping of Sarbanes Oxley documentation to the VTI and PWC established standards.

Responsible for identifying cost reduction projects totaling $2.6MM in 2008, including leading the effort to reduce operating supplies expense and reducing the raw materials inventory up to 30%.

Obtained training to become a Six Sigma Black Belt. Led a waste reduction team focusing on eliminating hose length variation waste.

Attended CIS and LEAN training programs offered by VTI’s corporate CIS department and became the plant contact for such activities.

Mentored and groomed the senior accountant for a controllership position.

Core team member of a corporate wide supply line optimization team working to improve inbound and outbound shipments and reduce inventories and freight costs in North America.

Led cross functional teams to improve the inventory handling/tracking systems to improve the accuracy and user friendliness of the system.

WAUSAU PAPER, Wausau, WI 1995 to 2005

One of the industry's leading producers of paper and related products making a broad range of fine printing and writing, specialty products.

Manager Financial Accounting – Printing & Writing Paper Group, Wausau, WI (1998 to 2005)

Responsible for oversight of the A/P, capital, general ledger accounting, fixed asset and sales function for the division. The division consisted of three paper mills and three converting facilities, all located in North America. Reported to Group VP of Finance.

Mentored 2 employees including encouragement to obtaining four year accounting degrees and helped them obtain supervisor status.

Developed and enforced accounting policies and procedures.

Served as member of JD Edwards Implementation Core Team for the General Ledger and Purchasing modules.

Core team member of the Sarbanes Oxley Corporate Compliance project and documented Order Management, Procurement, Human Resources, Support Services, and Financial Reporting functions.

Provided leadership to result in the following cash/financial management statistics:

2001 2004 Target Ind. Ave.

DWC 55.0 48.0 46.0 42.0

DSO 30.0 29.9 28.2 35.0

DPO 33.5 34.4 38.2 29.0

Inv. Turns 5.5 6.1 5.9 8.0

Manager Financial Accounting, Brokaw, WI (1996 to 1998)

Manager General Accounting, Rhinelander, WI (1995 to 1996)

PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Tomahawk, WI 1987 to 1995

Formerly owned by Owens Illinois, Great Northern Nekoosa, and Georgia Pacific.

Financial Accounting Supervisor (1991 to 1995)

Senior Accountant (1989 to 1991)

Staff Accountant (1987 to 1989)

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, WI

Comprehensive Accounting Major - 1987

TECHNICAL SKILLS

D & B Credit System, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, FAS Asset Accounting

IBM AS/400, Sales Tracker, JD Edwards, Showcase Reporting Software

SAP, EssBase, GoodYear Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

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