Edmund P. Joyce Resume
Resume:
Edmund P. Joyce, CPA
Griffin, Georgia 30224
770-***-**** residence
770-***-**** cell
Accounting and Financial Management Professional
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Talented and results- driven finance and accounting professional with 25+ years experience in manufacturing operations for both international and private organizations. Also have corporate reporting responsibilities for two Fortune 100 companies. Strong analytical, decision making, communication and team building, skills. Areas of expertise include:
1. ASSET MANAGEMENT
2. AUDITING
3. BANKING RELATIONSHIPS
4. BUDGETING
5. DUTY DRAWBACK CLAIMS
6. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND REPORTING
7. FINANCIAL FORECASTING
8. FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
9. GENERAL ACCOUNTING
10. INFORMATION SYSTEMS
11. INVENTORY CONTROL
12. MANUFACTURING COST REDUCTION
13. STRATEGIC PLANNING
14. VARIANCE ANALYSIS
15. VENDOR CONSIGNMENTS
Professional Experience
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1989 - 2008 | Continental Tire North America | Barnesville, Georgia
FINANCIAL MANAGER
1. Provided financial vision and leadership to $80M world class tire cord manufacturing plant with overall responsibility for financial reporting, analysis, and forecasting; along with budgets, strategic plans, and cost control reports. Brought on to convert reporting for facility from cost center to a full-fledged profit center.
2. Served as financial business partner in increasing location profit from $1.9M to over $7.0M.
3. Spearheaded a strategic cost reduction plan; personally accounted for $700K of a $1.5M corporate goal (2006).
4. Enabled local salaried staff managers to receive a higher level annual bonus. Accomplished this through persistent communication with corporate finance staff concerning a $400K social cost overcharge to the representative location that resulted in this year-end correction.
5. Led the implementation of SAP ERP software meeting aggressive corporate deadlines.
6. Coordinated development of sales/costs of sales control report with outside computer programmer. The report was accessible on demand, and remains an essential management tool for checking customer billing, pricing, costing, and quantity data during the month, saving countless hours in investigative work during closing.
7. Prepared duty drawback claim reporting involving imported raw material by interacting with outside specialist including contractual qualification of new material with US Customs, resulting in $400K refund in 2007.
8. Developed financial forecast model which provided location and corporate management with strong guidance in meeting or exceeding budget level operating profit annually during my employment.
9. Prepared and analyzed local financial statements and manufacturing controlling reports, including the monthly financial reporting package sent to corporate headquarters in Hanover, Germany.
10. Responsible for monthly and year-end accounting / financial closing.
11. Prepared standardized budget and strategic plans annually.
12. Performed cost / project / operation studies on demand and/or through personal initiative for location and corporate management to enhance stewardship of the company.
13. Provided plant cost center managers with pertinent financial/manufacturing cost reports.
14. Assisted Plant Controller and Plant Manager with any special projects and financial presentations required.
15. Designed expense and inventory tracking reports using systems software; downloaded the reports from HP928 computer system to Excel spreadsheets.
16. Handled consignment raw material reporting and supplier communications.
17. Strengthened internal controls; reinstituted random inventory counts on a consistent basis, and enlightened employees to the possibilities of SAP reports.
18. Served as ISO 9002 internal quality auditor during registration and continuing certification.
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1986 - 1988 | Langboard, Inc. | Quitman, Georgia
CONTROLLER
1. Held overall responsibility for accounting/financial function of OSB waferboard plant during construction and initial operating phases; including financial statements, capital budgets, banking, contracts and systems.
2. Administered $20M in project funds including an industrial development bond and an UDAG loan (Urban Development Action Grant) during construction of an OSB waferboard plant.
3. Maintained financial reports using Lotus 1-2-3 with conversion to IBM System 36/MAPICS II computer reporting.
4. Handled a $4M lease agreement on manufacturing equipment.
5. Served as key communication contact person between the corporate office and the plant.
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1985 - 1986 | Georgia-Pacific Corporation | Atlanta, Georgia
HEADQUARTERS GENERAL ACCOUNTANT
1. Coordinated company-wide property transfer involving over 70 divisions.
2. Assisted group controllers and financial reporting managers in analyzing expenses and preparing budgets.
3. Took on special project assignments such as investigation of problem accounts of Headquarters Division.
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1982 - 1985 | Coca-Cola, USA | Atlanta, Georgia
COST ACCOUNTANT
1. Interpreted production reports for headquarters management and performed inventory reconciliations for three syrup/concentrate manufacturing facilities during a time of increased product introduction.
2. Processed sweetener billings to bottlers.
3. Performed duties of job assuming increased responsibility while obtaining accounting education at night.
Education and Professional Certification
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Accounting Major | Georgia State University | Atlanta, Georgia | 1984
B.A., Economics and Political Science | University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 1978
Certified Public Accountant, Georgia, 1992.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP, Lotus 1-2-3, HP928 System Report Writer, IBM System 36/MAPICS II, Lotus Notes.
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