Manager Sales
Resume:
Vincent Paczewski
Dearborn Heights, MI 48125
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PROFILE
Driven professional who excels in a fast paced manufacturing environment filled with challenges. Proven success at increasing efficiency by use of extensive computer knowledge. Obtained financial diversity through international experience. Ability to communicate with all levels of management. Integrated professional in several disciplines: Finance, Accounting, Sales, Engineering, Design, FEA, and R&D. Specializing in areas of cost. Successfully managed large departments of direct reports. Cross functional experience allows for effective strategic planning to achieve corporate goals/targets.
MAJOR CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Created a risk assessment tool to analyze newly acquired business
• Managed large groups of subordinates
• Performed financial planning and forecasting at both a plant level and corporate level
• Completed internal audits domestically in accordance with GAAP and internationally in accordance with local statutory requirements and IFRS
• Negotiated $6M in cancellation costs and award of $200M in new business sales from a major customer
• Rolled out “Economic Value Added” (EVA) procedures, processes and analytical tools on a global basis
• Recovered ERP system after faulted implementation of new ERP system
• Cleaned up balance sheet of multiple plants and installed internal controls which resulted in passing of an internal audit
CAREER HISTORY
SANOVO ENGINEERING, INC. Equipment Mfg. . 03/2012 – Present
Corporate Controller, Plymouth, MI
Responsibilities:
Managing financials for four separate companies. Areas of responsibility included HR, IT Finance and Legal. Prepare annual budgets, forecasting, ensuring internal controls, Mitigate risk of company. Ensure protection of company assets. Strategic member of executive management team.
WATSON ENGINEERING, INC. Privately Held Auto Supplier. 01/2012 – 03/2012
Contractor – Manufacturing, Taylor, MI
Responsibilities:
Identify manufacturing and material handling inefficiencies. Troubleshooting
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. $34B Various Mfg Processes. 04/2011 – 07/2011
Contractor - Financial Account Manager, Plymouth, MI
Responsibilities:
Managing the financial responsibilities of four launching programs valued at approximately $50M annually. Cost analysis, customer interface and negotiations, cost estimation, capital requirements, and cost savings through cost improvements.
NAVISTAR, INC. $15B Heavy Truck Mfg. 07/2010 – 11/2010
Contractor - Cost Engineering Manager, Fort Wayne, IN
July 2010 to November 2010
Responsibilities:
Managing 6 direct reports responsible for costing and setting target pricing for suppliers. Coaching Engineers on identifying cost drivers and manufacturing processes involved in product responsibilities involving chassis and power train systems.
BUSINESS OWNER, $1M Retail Sales Co. 12/2005 – 10/2010
Controller/Operator, Farmington Hills, MI, December 2005 to January 2010
Responsibilities:
Started retail business and now act as a business development partner. Installed internal controls, both financial and operational Developed policy and procedures to manage day to day operations. Hire proper professionals in areas of expertise required to maximize sales. Establish environmentally conscious suppliers to provide livestock to the public. Recorded financials in accordance to US GAAP.
CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS, Various Automotive 2/2006 – 5/2010
Nissan Motors – Parts Cost Analyst
DTE Energy – SAP Consultant
Detroit Diesel – Financial Analyst
TRW Automotive – New Product Introduction
Non-Disclosure Signed – Product Line Profitability
MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, $1B OE Manufacturing Co. 11/2000 – 8/2005
Cost Estimating Manager, Manager of Costing/Quoting, Dearborn, MI, June 2001 to August 2005
Responsibilities:
Timely quoting of all business for FEM/REM, Composites, Joint Venture, and Heavy Truck divisions. Responsible for all design cost reduction quoting. Provided support for Interior divisions as needed.
Managing three direct report cost estimators and prioritizing work for approximately fifteen industrial engineers and tooling engineers. Commodity responsibilities: heavy/light stampings, foundry operations,
Thermoplastics, compression molding (SMC, S-RIM, R-RIM, Azdel), welding operations, secondary operations, assembly, finishing operations (prime, class ‘A’surface, chrome plating, soft touch).
Financial Analyst, Dearborn, MI, November 2000 to May 2001
Product development tracking for a four member finance team
Responsibilities:
Program tracking, BOM audits, special projects, creating purchasing department budget.
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION, $7B OE/Aftermarket Mfg. Co. 2/1997 – 9/2000
Plant Controller/Financial Manager, Orangeburg/Sumter, SC, February 1999 to September 2000
$105M OE Piston Mfg. Plant
Responsibilities:
Controller responsible for managing accounting and IT departments, responsible for staff of seven, managed purchasing department for one of two facilities, responsible for forecasting, budgeting, quoting, month-end closing, and balance sheet reconciliation for two ledgers. SOX compliance. Full service controller (banking, A/R, A/P, payroll, G/L, inter-company transactions, consolidations, journal entries, debt management, cash flows, taxation).
Internal Auditor, Southfield, MI, February 1997 to February 1999
Responsibilities:
Integrated audits, process audits, special projects, physical inventories. Perform risk assessments to evaluate newly acquired businesses. Performed audits both domestically and internationally in accordance to GAAS. Assisted external auditors on reviews of key areas necessary to complete year-end close of financial statements. SOX compliance verification. Audit committee presentation preparation.
LEAR CORPORATION, $7B OE Mfg. Co. 9/1995 – 2/1997
Cost Accountant, Detroit, MI
$250M OE Seat Mfg. Plant
Responsibilities:
Performed monthly analysis on cost of sales, prepared monthly forecast, performed internal audits for QS9000 requirements, prepared quotes for new business, updated and reviewed bill of materials and routings. Prepared COGS section of annual budgets. Performed monthly chemical usage audits accurately track usage variance and lessen year-end physical inventory adjustments. Ensure internal controls maintained, cycle counting to ensure minimal write offs of inventory. Reported and analyzed all variance against standards (PPV, usage variance, D/L variance, OH variance, efficiency variance).
MASCOTECH STAMPING TECHNOLOGIES, INC, $1B OE Mfg. Co. 2/1994 – 9/1995
Cost Accountant, Troy, MI
$15M OE Stamping Plant
Responsibilities:
Prepared monthly financial statements, prepared cost analysis, and represented the accounting department in plant improvement teams, assisted in monthly plant forecasting. Managed and organized multiple plant physical inventories. Prepared COGS section of annual budgets. Maintained inventory valuation. Updated and reviewed bill of materials and routings. Guided implementation of MFG Pro software at plant level. Managed accounting department through interim period of personnel changes. Reported and analyzed all variance against standards (PPV, usage variance, D/L variance, OH variance, efficiency variance).
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
JD EDWARDS, BPCS, MPCS, HYPERION, MS OFFICE(Excel, Word, Access, Power Point, Outlook), SAP, ORACLE, QAD, JBA, MFG PRO, LOTUS NOTES
EDUCATION
University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI 4/1993
Bachelor of Science / Accounting GPA 3.0/4.0
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