Manager Plant

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Gregory Ceriello

Experience

**/** – 3/12 Electrolux Small Appliances, NA Charlotte, NC

Operations Controller NA Region, Global Operations

Department being consolidated, with functions moving to Sweden and China

Manage Annual and Quarterly Operating Budgets for $275 million COGS Region

Manage Region Standard Cost calculations for Sourced and Manufactured Products

Manage and Mentor 2 direct and 4 indirect finance employees (4 located in Mexico)

Support Executive VP of Operations on financial decisions, cost analysis and planning

Support Sourcing Department on operational and financial decisions related to Chinese OEMs

Support Mexican factory and US Distribution Center on operational and financial decisions

Prepare monthly manufacturing, OEM sourcing and direct material reporting

Coordinate monthly operational reviews with the NA region and the global HQ in Sweden

Prepare monthly estimates of factory and sourcing variances for reporting to global team

12/07 – 10/10 H.J. Heinz Company Mason, OH

Plant Controller, PPI - Mason, OH 5/09 – 10/10

Plant Controller, Chef Francisco - King of Prussia, PA 12/07 – 5/09

Prepare Annual and Quarterly Operating Budgets for $100 million COGS facility

Responsible for accuracy and maintenance of GL

Month End Closings, journal entries, analysis reports and account reconciliations

Prepare Mid-Month Financial Estimates for Corporate Management

Monthly Financial Statement Reporting with explanations to Corporate Management

Member of Continuous Improvement Steering Committee

Leader of Continuous Improvement Team focusing on Yield

Member of Plant Manager’s Staff Management Team

Advisor to Plant Manager and Staff for all Financial and most Operational issues

Manage and mentor 7 direct reports

Standard Cost Development (Both ABC and Traditional Methods)

SOX Compliance and Internal and External Audit Contact for Plant

KPI improvement and creation

Capital Project Review and Authorization

Product Costings and ad-hoc business analysis reporting

12/06 – 10/07 (Layoff) Advanced Food Products Corp New Holland, PA

Manager, Business Planning

Coordinate, Prepare, Assemble and Publish Yearly Business Plan

Manage and mentor 2 business analysts

Customer Sales, Profitability and Trade Spend reporting and analysis

Month end reporting and ad-hoc business analysis reporting

10/99 – 12/06 NTN-BCA Corp Lititz, PA

Plant Financial Manager, Accounting Department 6/05-12/06

Plant Accounting Manager, Accounting Department 2/01-6/05

Senior Financial Analyst, Accounting Department 3/00-2/01

Financial Analyst, Accounting Department 10/99-3/00

Member of Plant Manager’s Staff Management Team

Manage Accounting, Accounts Payable and Payroll departments

Key contact for External Auditors

Journal entries, analysis reports and account reconciliations

Preparation and analysis of Financial and Manufacturing Statements

Month end close of Oracle ERP Modules (GL, Purchasing and Inventory)

Analysis and reconciliation of Inventory and WIP

Standard Cost Development

Manage all aspects of Physical Inventories

07/98-10/99 DentalEZ Group Malvern, PA

Staff Accountant, Corporate Accounting Department

Journal entries and account analysis

Member of Oracle Applications Implementation Team

Oracle Accounts Payable and Purchasing month end close

05/97-07/98 Henry Schein, Inc Melville, NY

Sales Analyst, Corporate Financial Planning

Compile and analyze internal daily sales report and distribution data, investigate and follow up reporting on sales and distribution issues outlined by CEO, and maintain a historical database of sales and distribution information.

01/96-05/97 Amalgamated Bank New York, NY

Junior Portfolio Accountant, Pension/Trust Department

Managed the investments of 150+ union pension accounts to identify and correct errors in accrued interest, market price, market value or opening balances and prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly statements for distribution.

Education

1992 New York University New York, NY

Bachelors of Science, Finance with minor in Economics

2006 Villanova University Villanova, PA

Accounting Certificate, Continuing Studies Department

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office, Oracle (WIP, Cost, Inventory, A/P, G/L, Purchasing and A/R), FAS 90 for Fixed Assets, Cognos BI, BPCS, HOTS, Essbase, and Spreadsheet Server

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