Financial Analyst Staff Accountant

JON L COHEN, CPA

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Akron, Ohio 44306 **********@***.***

SENIOR LEVEL COST and FINANCIAL ANALYST

Project Management and Team Building/Budget Control / P&L Analysis / Cost Accounting

Cost Benefit Analysis / Inventory Management

Provide vision and financial direction in a reliable and result-oriented manner, improving operations, reducing costs and increasing profitability. Proven experience in implementing, maintaining, and managing accounting systems within manufacturing organizations. Highly experienced in analysis, software implementation, cost reduction and negotiation. Excellent presentation and communication skills with all levels of management and users of financial and cost information.

Technical Skills: Oracle, SAP, Encore, MS Office, Web-Based Query Tools (Cognos, Noetix).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Canton Christian Home May 2023 – Nov 2024

Staff Accountant and Analyst Accounting in a non -profit health care facility.

Daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly accounting functions including reconciliations, analysis and review of financial data.

Industry Specific Software platform designed for healthcare institutions

Avantor/VWR Chemicals LLC Dec 2021 – April 2023

Plant Cost / Financial Analyst

SAP platform

Regular reporting on key financial metrics for guidance to plant management and Operations Accounting for plant performance against plan and forecasts. Updating the plant operating forecasts, cost reviews and other management-related areas. Assisting on month end close, supervising plant level finances and accounts payable, capital project tracking.

Welsh Accounting and Financial (part – time)

Staff Accountant CPA – Client Services March 2020 – Aug 2021

AXT Tax and QuickBooks

Tax returns, compliance filing, and small business accounting services for individuals and small business entities.

MP Biomedicals

Plant Cost / Financial Analyst

(temporary assign) June 2019 - Mar 2020

SAP platform, transitioning from a legacy system

A temporary role, implementing some forms and procedures, accounting processes, KPI metrics and reporting.

Self-Employed : Small Business Accounting and Tax Consulting June 2018 - Mar 2019

Provided service for small- to medium-size clients in the areas of accounting, year-end prep work for

taxes, cost analyses and inventory reporting in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania.

ASC Industries, Inc., North Canton, OH Aug 2012 - May 2018

Global Cost Accounting Manager/Financial Analyst

Oracle platform

Improved use of and reporting from the Oracle Enterprise Suite by:

Cost reductions

Manufacturing metrics

Inputs into P&L forecasts and business planning

Inventory controls

OEM quoting

Business rationalization

Trimble Navigation, Ltd., Dayton, OH Apr 2003- Mar 2012

Global Senior Cost Accounting Lead, Trimble Worldwide Operations

Oracle Business Suite platform

Prime project manager for the cost accounting projects in Oracle Enterprise Suite. Provided weekly and monthly production metrics for four American inventory sites. Month-end closing, reconciliations, review of monthly charges, and as-needed analyses.

Cost Savings / Process Improvement

Key team member for acquisitions, covering Oracle Cost, Inventory and WIP, interfacing with all levels of management. Conversions to Oracle had consolidated several operations, saving $100K to $500K annually in administrative burden

Established a global Cost Accounting process between international Trimble organizations in four different currencies

Staff Training

Trained product operations managers, senior staff, and controllers in Oracle Cost. Trained local staff in Oracle Cost and Inventory for newly acquired businesses or business area expansions

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

BBA, Accounting and Finance, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio.

Uniform CPA exam, passed May 1989 (inactive).

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