Cost Manager Financial Officer

N***** Buckhorn Road *********@*****.***

Fox Lake, WI 53933 Mobile: 920-***-****

SUMMARY

A financial professional with progressive experience primarily in a manufacturing environment. Highly operations oriented, offering proactive solutions to cost management and cross-functional communication. Major strengths include financial analysis, problem solving, interpersonal skills, and information systems.

SNC Oshkosh WI CFO September 2021 to February 2022

SNC is a privately held 33 million dollar manufacturer of transformers for commercial applications.

Increased line of credit 300% to maintain cash flow

Reduced owner’s obligation of personal guarantee by 50%

Part of investment committee for dissolution of 10 million pension plan

Redesigned Overhead rates in period of inflation for full absorption

Leading ERP (NetSuite) transformation

Created annual budget

CFS Contract Employee June 2021 to July 2021

Month end and heavy excel

Accounts Payable analysis

Arimon, Montello WI Jan 2021 to March 2021 Controller

Arimon is a privately held 10 million dollar manufacturer of electrical harnesses for military, consumer, and industrial products.

Redesigned cost system to be fully absorbed

Developed rolling cash forecast

Created budgets for 3 business units

Lead the annual review

Created monthly financial statements

Introduced the R&D credit

Audited pricing discovering price leaks

Responsible for risk management and administration of 401k

Robert Half, March 2020-April 2020 contract work

Excel and access for month end

Karavan Trailers, Fox Lake, WI Oct 2018 to April 2019 Controller

Karavan is a privately held 70 million dollar manufacturer of trailers for consumer, utility, construction and recreational use. Customers include BRP, Mercury, Lowes, and Home Depot.

Led company’s first financial audit

Created obsolete inventory calculation for 1million dollars

Stabilized AR/AP aging’s by discovering ERP defects after years of moving balances

Created financial close of less than 3 days

Kruger Brown Holdings, Portage WI

Group CFO Dec 2016-March 2018

Kruger Brown is the holding company for Trienda and the Pendaform Company.

Privately held 200 million dollar manufacturer of thermoformed products. Customers include Daimler, Ford, GM, Nissan and Paccar. Employs 1,000 people with two plants in Portage, WI and two in Mexico.

Managed treasury function: Borrowing bases and LIBOR builds, cash management/line management

Integrated finance team across multiple facilities

Reduced IT communications cost and improved speed to 200 meg and reduced cost by 60k

Consolidated monthly financials across Trienda and Penda

Managed insurance and risk management programs

Reduced electrical cost 100k annually

CFO Trienda August 2015-December 2016

Managed treasury function

Reduced payroll cost by 75k through contract negotiation

Developed margin review process increased profit by 1 million dollars

Created fully absorbed overhead rates using multiple overhead rates

Identified 2 million of inventory discrepancies

Helgesen Industries, Hartford, WI, 2004-May 2015

Privately held manufacturer of hydraulic and fuel tanks, modular assemblies, and metal fabrications. Major customers include: Caterpillar, John Deere, CNH, JLG, Liebherr, Oshkosh Corporation, Thermo Electron, and Grove. Employs over 350 people, with annual sales approaching $80M.

Director of Finance and Administration/ Chief Financial Officer (2007-May 2015)

Negotiated Bank credit lines and managed bank relationship

Developed annual and quarterly forecasting tools

Managed 401k, and insurance programs

Increased hours between accidents from 14,000 to over 50,000 through safety audits and employee involvement.

Negotiated worker compensation dividend from 20 to 40%.

Reduced healthcare cost over $1M through plan design, education, network change and third party coaching.

Increased IC Disc commission 75%.

Reduced interest cost 200k per year

Developed models for divisional income statements

Developed standard cost model for multiple overhead rates

Responsible for Information Technology

Upgraded ERP system Syteline and intergraded the overseas facility

Cost Manager (2004-2007)

Responsible for a $3M price increase to the largest customer.

Generated over $250,000 in revenue from sales of obsolete inventory.

Generated a second $1M price increase for 2006.

EDUCATION

MBA, Emphasis in Finance University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh

BBA, Accounting, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater

Dale Carnegie course

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