Assistant Controller

THOMAS EKINS

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Elkhart, IN 46517 Cell 574-***-****

E-Mail ***.*****@*****.***

FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT

Professional with extensive experience in areas of financial controls and administration, including: budgeting, analysis, accounts payable, billing, receivables, and accounting/finance systems. Proven accomplishments have ... reduced operating costs ... improved consistency to projection information ... improved tracking and accountability ... tracked competitive sales information ... improved receivable performance. A financially prudent, results oriented manager.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DEXTER AXLE COMPANY 1994 to August 2010

Subsidiary of Tomkins PLC

Assistant Controller – Division Headquarters, Elkhart, IN ( 1/06 to 08/10)

Leading manufacturer of quality axles for the RV, Mobile Home, and Utility trailer industries. Additional responsibility for financial consolidation of recently purchased Ventline and RV Doors businesses into the group organization.

Reduced monthly closing cycle by four days by tightening due dates, adjusting processing schedules, and changing system schedules to meet tightened corporate requirements.

Worked to integrate new Ventline and RV Doors businesses into current ERP software for costing parameters and bills of materials and general ledger chart of accounts.

Accounting Manager – Elkhart, IN (10/96 to 12/05)

Prepare and review monthly financial statements and prepare and update monthly forecasts, quarterly reports, annual budgets, state personal property tax and abatement returns, and yearly corporate financial, insurance, and tax reports. Perform plant and product line profitability analyses. Coordinate yearly audit with outside auditors. Manage staff of eight.

Worked in team to implement within the six month schedule new windows based ERP to replace legacy business system.

Improved monthly and yearly forecast accuracy by tracking daily new customer orders, tracking order trends, and daily sales trends and sharing and reviewing information with plant and company managers.

Trained division and plant employees on software productivity tools, reducing printing volume of monthly reports by 90% and improved analysis and problem solving productivity.

Cost Accountant, Elkhart, IN (9/94 to 10/96) Performed the cost accounting duties for a multi-plant company with eight plants. Calculated and posted entries needed for month end closing, developed intra-company transfer pricing, reviewed detailed and product line bills of materials for accuracy, managed and reconciled physical inventories, and reported product line results for monthly margin reports.

Helped reduce physical inventory adjustments by over 60% by working with the plant material managers to identify material issues and procedure deficiencies. Developed inventory taking metrics to identify improvement areas for plant and company management.

Worked with inter-plant teams on new product roll outs, changing and transferring manufacturing processes, and employee involvement team improvements.

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1977 to 1994

Financial Analyst - National Sales, Installation & Service Engineering Dept. (I&SED) Blue Ash, OH (1990 - 1994) Major Service - Installation and maintenance engineering services for GE industrial control and power delivery products in the manufacturing, commercial, and utility industries.

Responsible for tracking, estimating and budgeting for field sales organization with up to $360 Million in annual orders and 70 sales engineers across the country. Also for preparing management presentations utilizing Excel, Lotus 123, and Freelance software packages.

Created department's first ever competition study which compiled competitive information for sales engineers across the country.

Prepared national review of facility costs that identified up to $1 Million of yearly costs to be eliminated. Eliminated $90,000 in excessive costs immediately.

Manager - Finance and Administration, I&SED Blue Ash, OH (1988 - 1990)

Controller and administrative manager for $35 Million business with six offices in Tri-State area.

Reorganized finance and administration functions, reducing head count by five while maintaining service at improved levels. Saved $175,000 annually.

Improved receivable performance by 40% and developed business reports that became benchmark in department. Earned managerial awards for these accomplishments.

Supervisor - Accounting Operation, Drives Department Erie, PA (1987 - 1988)

Manufacturing department that produced standard and custom control drives for the paper, metals,

and other process industries for domestic and international customers. Managed the accounts

payable, invoicing and receivables, cost accounting, internal billing and payables, and accounting/finance system functions. Managed staff of six.

Manager - Eastern Zone Accounting, I&SED Cleveland, OH (1983 - 1987)

Controller for $25 Million sales office and supervisor of specialists in three regional offices.

Financial Analyst - Central Region, I&SED Oak Brook, IL (1979 - 1983)

Financial Specialist - Chicago District, I&SED Oak Brook, IL (1977- 1979)

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Arts, Accounting, Illinois Benedictine College, Lisle, IL

Graduate General Electric Financial Management Program

Numerous professional education programs including: Dale Carnegie Course, Effective Presentation, New Manager Development, and Professional Employee Management Development

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