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Mario D. DiBella III • adiq3v@r.postjobfree.com

linkedin.com/in/mario-di-bella-iii-06ab2380

Orange, CA 92869 • 657-***-****

Summary

Financial Management Professional

Business-savvy and accomplished professional with extensive experience in financial management and accounting.

Experience in multi-site manufacturing, cost accounting, and Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and compliance. Expert in conducting variance analysis on forecast vs. budget vs. actuals, creating business plans, and improving month-end closing process. Instrumental in supervising and negotiating contracts. Excel at training, mentoring, and leading staff to boost business efficiency. Known for decreasing costs including labor and property taxes. Ability to meet deadlines and collaborate with regulatory agencies, auditors, and stakeholders. Areas of Expertise

• Financial & Business Operation

• Risk Assessment & Mitigation

• Regulatory Reporting & Compliance

• Cost Accounting

• Financial Planning & Analysis

• Budgeting & Cost Control

• Contract Negotiation

• Relationship Building

• Sarbanes-Oxley

• Strategy Development

• Problem Resolution

• Team Leadership

Career Experience

Plant Controller, Exide Technologies, Vernon, CA Dec 2017 – Oct 2020 Prepared and supported zero-based budget. Performed variance analysis on forecast vs. actual vs. budget. Scheduled plant budget and business planning activities in line with corporate policies and practices.

● Created and executed policies for $102M Environmental Clean-up project.

● Resolved $15M in charges through collaborating with DTSC and EPA.

● Recovered $322K of overcharges by enforcing contract language on contractors and consultants.

● Designed a complex model to report financial information on the Demolition and Remediation of the Battery Recycling Plant that forecasted an increase in costs from $102M to $200M.

● Managed disputed $15M oversight billings to the state of California by following court ordered demolitions and remediation agreement.

● Saved $285K LA County property taxes by determining that devaluation performed in 2015 left $14.3M on the books.

● Communicated with treasury, decreasing vendor pay cycle by 23%. Division Controller, Paramount Petroleum, Paramount, CA Nov 2007 – Dec 2017 Created financial reporting deck in Excel and performance and production metrics for KPI reporting. Employed ERP system SAP light to manage plant maintenance, including store and procurement (rec’s & PO’s) by equipment number. Developed recon procedures on SAP and JDE interface. Reorganized accounting staff to transition from Hydrocarbon refinery to renewable fuel refinery. Established controls on contractors by verifying their labor hours against security card reader system.

● Developed strategies for business cycle of three oil refineries and eight asphalt terminals reducing hydrocarbon inventory losses of $24.9M.

● Improved month-end close process from 12 to 4 days.

● Saved $383k annually through transferring billing department to Dallas.

● Participated in $75M project renovating hydrocarbon refinery to renewable fuels refinery processing lard and tallow instead of crude oil as project controller.

● Led procurement and recording duties of $75M Altair Project, a California Green facility.

● Attained $11M subsidies from state and federal agencies by creating a new tracking system helping fund the new Green facility for renewable fuels production. Operations Controller, ALTRA Inc., Los Angeles, CA Mar 2005 – Nov 2007 Obtained funds from Morgan Stanley for ethanol plant operations in CA by drafting weekly cash forecast report. Implemented and documented controls that complied with Sarbanes-Oxley 404.

● Decreased labor costs by 14% through receiving grants and tax credits.

● Negotiated supply and employment contracts, saving $3.28M for consecutive three years.

● Established policies and procedures to manage $50M for three new Ethanol Plants. Additional Experience:

FDB Accountancy Corp, Sr. Consultant, 2003 – 2005

ConocoPhillips, Refinery Finance Manager, 2002 - 2003 Tosco Phillips Petroleum, Refinery Finance Manager, 2000 – 2002 Unocal, Accounting Supervisor

UCO Energy, Controller

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services,

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, emphasis Accounting California Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

Associates Degree in Accounting

Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, CA

Certifications

Professional Development Coursework- Activity Based Costing, Cal Tech, Pasadena, CA Technical Proficiencies

Microsoft Office, Gmail, Hang-outs, Oracle, JDE, SAP, Hyperion

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