Accountant
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Water Valley, MS *****
W. Scott McKibben, CPA
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SUMMARY
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Accomplished Financial and Procurement professional leveraging strong interpersonal skills, flexibility,
experience, and business acumen to achieve business objectives. Experience and specialized training in
the following areas:
International Supply
Chain Management
Low Cost Country
Sourcing
Contract Law &
Negotiations
Inventory Management
Bill of Materials Analysis
Consumer Centered \
Lean Manufacturing
Process Improvements
Cost Accounting
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Cost Reductions
Competitive Teardowns &
Cost Analysis
Project Management
New Component &
Product Launches
People Management
Relationship Building
Manufacturing Processes
General Ledger
Accounting
Reconciliations
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Financial Analysis and
Planning
Business Analysis Tools
Leadership Teams
Issue Resolution
State & Federal Excise
Tax
Quality Analysis
Payroll & Payroll Taxes
Sales Tax
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Oxford University Club, LLC, Oxford, MS
Private Dining Club
Chief Financial Officer
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Complete Financial responsibility for operation with $1.5 million annual revenue
Performed a successful rebuild of the company’s financial structure following a system crash
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Achieved 100% billing accuracy through better utilization of system capabilities and improved auditing techniques
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Improvement of financial modeling and data analysis resulting in improved decision making & financial performance.
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Analysis of accounts receivable resulting in targeted collection efforts netting a 75% reduction in collectible accounts
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Improvement of technical infrastructure
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Process improvements and documentation resulting in 30% efficiency improvements
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2011 –Present
Batesville Casket, Batesville, MS Division
Industry market leader with international operations.
Senior Accountant \ Interim Materials Manager
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Closure & consolidation of inventory from an outside warehouse
Coordination of raw material acquisition and delivery with manufacturing scheduling
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Identification of Bill of Material errors to eliminate material ordering and relief errors
Cycle Counts, Physical Inventory and reconciliation
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Business process analysis and implementation of LEAN techniques
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2009
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Whirlpool Corporation, Oxford Cooking Division, Oxford, MS
1998 – 2009
Worlds leading home appliance manufacturer with annual global sales of $18.9 billion.
Senior Sourcing Specialist (2003 - 2009)
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Interaction with 200 global suppliers providing 4000 unique purchased components. Annual spend of $200 million.
Extensive experience with Low Cost Country sourcing, international shipping and third party logistics.
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Direct involvement with every commodity used in the division.
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Direct responsibility for negotiation of component purchase pricing & supply terms saving the company in excess of
$1M annually.
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Negotiation & resolution of disputes involving receipts, payments, pay terms, obsolescence & other business terms.
Responsible for Integrated Supplier Management compliance. Over 80% of our purchased component dollars flowed
through our ISM program.
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Led multiple projects which re-sourced hundreds of parts which generated $5 million in savings.
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Focal point for addressing supplier quality & availability issues. Led to 10% & 20% reductions respectively.
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Leadership in new component as well as new product introductions \ launches.
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Worked closely with materials department to monitor inventory levels, manage phase-in\phase-out of parts, manage
obsolescence, identify errors in Bill of Materials and monitor supplier performance and quality.
Lead Accountant (2002 – 2003)
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Retained duties of Senior Cost Accountant.
Increased role as part of the business leadership team by performing project scoping, financials & project
management.
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Accepted some of the roles of the Finance Manager so that he could focus on special assignments.
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Managed a 2 person financial team.
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Mentored an accounting clerk. Taught her the role of Cost Accountant and assisted her with class work in pursuit of an
Associate degree.
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Sr. Cost Accountant (1998 – 2002)
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Performed all monthly material cost accounting functions for division with a materials spend of $200M annually.
Worked closely with materials department to monitor inventory levels, manage phase-in\phase-out of parts, manage
obsolescence and identify errors in Bill of Materials.
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Leadership in new component as well as new product introductions \ launches.
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Prepared financial forecasts and profit planning.
Converted a manual ad-hoc manufacturing data system into a standardized spreadsheet driven solution. Providing
management with real time data and access to complete product cost data allowing for better decision making.
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Managed the reporting and cost tracking of all projects impacting product cost. These projects netted annual savings in
excess of $1M annually.
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Account reconciliations and other general ledger duties as necessary
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MAPCO, Memphis Refinery, Memphis, TN
(1993 – 1998)
Senior Tax Accountant (1994 – 1998)
Staff Tax Accountant
(1993 – 1994)
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Preparation of 50 monthly state & federal excise tax returns totaling $400 million annually.
Development of PC & mainframe computer programs & processes for filing these returns. Reduced return preparation
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time by roughly 65% & improved accuracy to near 100%.
External relations with taxing authorities including lobbying efforts & audit planning.
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Supervision of one staff accountant & a courier.
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Account reconciliation and month end general ledger closing duties
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Nitrogen Products Inc., Helena, AR
Assistant to the President (1992 – 1993)
Budget Analyst (1991 – 1992)
Member of the Management Team. Integral role in preparing wage & benefit packages, raw materials acquisition and
marketing plans.
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Worked on special projects at the discretion of the President. Including contract negotiations, project scoping, work
with state and local officials.
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Prepared budget and strategic plans.
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Month end closings & preparation of various financial forecasts.
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(1991 - 1993)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Accountancy, University of Mississippi, May 1991
Skills and Training
Highly proficient in MS Office
Experience with SAP, Oracle, JDEdwards, Quickbooks and other enterprise software
Business Analysis Tools Refresher – March 2000
Consumer Centered Manufacturing Lean Champion Curriculum – May 2003
Basic Contract Law – February 2004
Karass Negotiation Training – June 2004
7 Habits of Highly Effective People – January 2003
Excel 97 Visual Basic Applications – August 2003
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