Results Oriented Finance Supervisor / Controller

DAVID GUNSTROM

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Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Home: 734-***-****

Cell: 734-***-****

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SUMMARY STATEMENT

Results oriented Finance Supervisor / Controller with extensive financial leadership experience in automotive manufacturing. Principal strengths include:

• Strategic Planning and Budgeting

• Monthly Reporting/Analysis Mfg. Costs

• Financial Leadership and Guidance

• Teamwork within Leadership Team

• Operational Financial Planning and Analysis

• Timely and Accurate Financial Closings

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DTE ENERGY – FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Principle Analyst – Contractor, Accretive Solutions (12/07 – 12/08)

Develop annual departmental budgets, track and analyze monthly deviations, review monthly financial results with Directors. Focus on control mechanisms and recommend process and procedure changes that drive performance. Review and approve capital project requests providing guidelines on capital vs. expense. Coordinate and report monthly status for all project spending and forecasts for the site.

• Provide monthly variance commentaries.

• Assisted in month-end close process (accruals and journal entries).

• Assist department managers and provide recommendation on change requests.

• Attend and participate in team/staff meetings.

• Developed and analyzed downloaded analytical reports from SAP.

• Approved capital vs. expense expenditures on projects.

• Developed annual capital budget and set up tracking report of spending.

• Led review on the Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO).

• Develop numerous ad hoc special studies.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY – Dearborn, Michigan

Advanced Mfg. & Eng. Controller’s Office

Supervisor, Fixed Asset Management (4/06 – 3/07)

As supervisor, I led a staff of property accountants responsible for the fixed asset reporting and accounting for 40 locations throughout North America. This included approval of project expenditures for labor and material, posting journal entries into the General Ledger, and capitalizing, transferring and retiring assets.

• Reduced department headcount by 15% saving $100K/yr while maintaining work-load.

• Ensured compliance of Sarbanes-Oxley and Internal Control audit requirements.

• Approved journal entries and reconciliations prepared by the property accountants.

• Facilitated audits conducted by internal control auditors and Price Waterhouse.

• Received “no audit comments” while implementing process improvements to ensure internal control compliance.

• Analyzed and resolved issues related to the launch of the Project Control Asset Management System.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY – Dearborn, Michigan

Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing Plant

Controller (2/99 – 4/06)

Directed staff of cost analysts involved with reporting the financial performance of a $150M budget at a manufacturing facility, employing 800 people. Supported strategic planning, analysis, and budgeting processes. Planned, directed, and coordinated all accounting operational functions including internal and external financial statements, providing financial material for decision-making processes.

• Reduced Controller’s Office headcount 17% saving $100K/yr while maintaining work-load.

• Reduced actual costs $800K/yr with improved departmental cost metrics.

• Directed preparation and development of annual departmental manufacturing cost budgets/forecasts.

• Provided accurate, timely monthly reporting and analysis of manufacturing costs, inventory, and capital expenditures.

• Coordinated preparation of annual burden rates for standard cost development.

• Supported plant manager on all aspects of cost reductions.

• Developed and analyzed more efficient methods of running plant.

• Attended Ford Production Systems Lean Learning Academy.

• Reviewed daily/weekly performance metrics with operating management.

• Presented monthly financial results to Director of Stamping Business Unit.

• Developed $1.0M charge back to vendor after tracking and analyzing launch issues.

• Supervised, trained, and developed new employees on college training program.

• Achieved the “Inuksuk Award” which exemplified being a team player.

• Reduced Industrial Material costs $500K as “Champion for Industrial Materials”.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY – Walton Hills, Ohio

Walton Hills Stamping Plant

Cost Analysis Supervisor (2/90 – 2/99)

Directed staff of cost analysts involved with reporting financial performance of a $250M budget at a manufacturing facility. Supported strategic planning, analysis, and budgeting processes. Planned, directed, and coordinated all accounting operational functions including internal and external financial statements, providing financial material for decision-making processes.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Major Accounting

CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING

• Supervisor Training

• Boot-camp for Management

• Diversity Awareness

• FPS Lean Learning Academy

• ISO 14001 Awareness

• Policy Deployment

COMPUTER SKILLS

People Soft, SAP, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

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