William S Dickson
South Yarmouth, MA
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Professional Profile:
Experienced Cost Accountant with over 20 years experience in Manufacturing. Offering my background in Cost Accounting and manufacturing to help a company improve and grow. Strengths include hands on approach to costing of products and understanding of the manufacturing processes, strong interpersonal and communications
Unemployed 7/1/2019-Present
Randstad: CAGift Cost Accountant 6/10/19-7/1/2019
Temp Assignment Upgrading Microsoft Dynamics.
Update BOM and Routings to get accurate costs. Review all active final assemblies update BOM and Routing review cost develop WIP value.
Winter, Wyman Teknor Apex Cost Accountant 4/23/19-6/7/19
Calculate month manufacturing variance for four locations.
Material Usage, inventory adjustments, inventory revalue and packaging usage.
Unemployed 10-18 thru 4-19
Accountemps: Cost Accountant 7/2017-10/18
Long term assignment for manufacturer on outdoor lighting equipment.
Position combines Cost Accounting and inventory control in new software package.
Positions addition duties include Credit and Collection, Physical Inventory and other duties
as assigned.
Have had several part time jobs
During this otherwise unemployed 2/2013- 7/2017
Home Depot- Sales Associate
Advanced Auto Parts-Receiver and Inventory Control
Temp Johnson and Johnson 2012-2013
Interco pricing worldwide
Performed review of intercompany costs
Associated of Cape Cod East Falmouth, MA 2011-2012
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Senior Financial Analyst
Project to install Manufacturing Module of Great Plains
Upgrade current Cost System
Review PPV and update material standard
Set up Month End Close for Account Analysis
Accomplishments: Found over $100K of over charges to inventory during PPV review.
Braintree Labs Braintree, MA 2005-2011
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Senior Cost Accountant
All Cost Accounting functions including preparing all cost accounting journal entries
Set raw material standard, Set labor and overhead rates.
Set labor and overhead rates
Supervised physical Inventory
Track Fixed Asset and R&D spending and maintain Fixed Asset System.
Accomplishments: Cost Saving over $100K, Fixed Asset Spending Controls
Bacon Felt Co Taunton, MA 2003-2005
Industry: Manufacturer Felt Products
Controller/Cost Accountant
Small manufacturing company responsible for cost accounting including estimating, production control and scheduling, Monthly Physical inventories
Monthly journal entries for Cost of Sales
The Okonite Company Ashton, RI 1998-2003
Industry: Wire and Cable Manufacturer
Plant Accounting Manager
Month-end close and Reporting Package for Plant, Product costing reviews
Monthly Raw Material Inventory and material usage variance
Supervised physical inventory
Part of approval process for all Capital Project Month progress report
Prepared Annual Budget and Labor and O/H rates for all departments
Accomplishments: Reporting Package, Improved Scrap Reporting Cost Savings Average 25K per year
Merriman, Inc Hingham, MA 1994-1998
Manufacturer Auto and Appliance Parts
Senior Cost Accountant
Accomplishments: Improvements in Labor Reporting System
Geac Computer, Newton, MA 1992-1994
Industry: Library Software
Senior Cost Accountant
Accomplishments: Set-up Inventory system
Pneumatic Scale Inc, Quincy, MA 1989-1992
Industry: Package Equipment
Cost Accounting Supervisior
Kearney National Inc, Fayetteville, Arkansas 1984-1989
Manufacturer Power Distribution Equipment
Plant Accountant
Education: BS Bethel University, McKenzie, TN
Computer Systems: BPCS, SAP, JDE, Great Plains, Macola, Microsoft Office