George E. Greer

*** ******* *****. **********, ** 22602

540-***-**** oa34xy@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience

Experienced, hands on business partner skilled in leadership and development of staff, internal controls, workflow management, reporting and analysis, planning, forecasting, cost and project management. Demonstrated process management, excellent written and verbal communication skills, comfortable working in cross-functional and multi-level teams.

American Woodmark Corporation, Winchester, VA

Division Controller 2010-2011

Partnered with operations personnel to insure the success of this domestic $450MM manufacturer of kitchen and bath cabinetry to both the new construction and remodel Industry operating 11 facilities nationwide

• Maintained a system of strong internal controls through SOX Audits and process review/improvement

• Identified/analyzed business opportunities and communicate findings to business partners

• Led/mentored plant level controllers in daily and monthly operations, as well as professional development

• Reviewed/approved of all capital projects for the division, including on- going monitoring of progress and spending

• Led team in multi-plant, functional alignment

• Led team in re-work of dimension yield calculation and presentation for lumber mills

• Participated in Kaizen Event at AZ Facility

Wood Resources LLC, Chester, SC

Southeast US Regional Controller 2007-2009

Responsible for the oversight of all accounting functions for two plywood mills including GL, Payroll, AP, AR, Log Accounting and Purchasing for Southeast US Region of $200 MM Wood Products Company

• Cost Saving Initiatives & Accomplishments:

Consolidated all transactional accounting resulting in $200M annual savings

Reduced property tax burden by $200 M

Secured 1% 10 Net 30 terms with company’s largest vendor--$75M annually

Reduced company’s operational spending by $1.2 MM annually

• Direct responsibility for five senior level managers

• Led Strategic and Tactical Planning process to establish goals for the organization

• Responsible for communication of business and financial results on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis

• Drove Budgeting and Forecasting processes for region

• Developed Business case for selection/implementation of new Log Accounting

System resulting in elimination of 1 FTE while achieving access to more comprehensive data

• Managed Kronos Payroll System upgrade eliminating 1.5 FTE’s

• Administered Capital Program (2008 $2 MM) resulting in significant improvements to PPE

• Cash Management for Southeast Region to insure timely collection of all AR

• Organization complied with US GAAP Standards

Sanmina-SCI, Durham, NC

RTP Regional Controller/Logistics & Repair Services Site Controller 2004 – 2007

• Assumed additional responsibilities for MFG Plant - average revenues of over $10MM per month, average Inventory $6.5MM

• Managed a team of three cost accountants

• Reviewed and approved Six Sigma Greenbelt Projects for process and profit improvement

• Managed SOX Compliance and Education for Sector

• Managed review and revision of processes and procedures maximizing plant’s operational efficiency

• Financial Management for three domestic and one international plant in the LRS division with monthly revenues averaging over $2MM

• Coordinated Forecasting, Budgeting and Weekly P&L Status processes

• Oversight of month-end close, physical inventory management, PPV analysis, and monthly reconciliations

• Drove improvements in component costing process and reconciliation

• Worked in conjunction with program management to maintain AR at less than 2% Past Due

• Prepared weekly analysis reports related to labor and overhead for plant management

• Drove consistent margin growth through cost management and improvement of efficiencies within business (in excess of 10 percent)

• Led F3K, Program In Financial Excellence, for LRS Division

• Mentored two new plant managers in the financial impact of their respective roles within the organization

• Provided financial support for three plant managers and one regional director

• Participated in Oracle Transition & Implementation Team

• Worked on quotes and analysis for new business opportunities and contract negotiations

• Participated in Kaizen to realign EMC Assembly Process

Solectron Network Systems, Creedmoor, NC

Accounts Payable Supervisor (Contract Position) 2003 - 2004

• Managed three employees in the clean-up of the AP department including individually resolving over $10MM of prior year invoices

• Prepared and successfully transferred the AP function to a shared services center

• Reconciled vendor and Inter-Company Accounts to the MXP System (A/P & A/R)

• Coordinated vendor payments (over 4,000 invoices, $80MM per month)

• Significantly reduced the aged RNV over $2MM

• Re-engineered/documented AP processes resulting in better work flow and ensuring SOX compliance

• Performed Intercompany AP and AR Reconciliations to resolve differences and clear outstanding balances

The Pantry, Inc., Sanford, NC

Manager, Gasoline Accounting 2002 - 2003

• Managed day-to-day operations for Gas AP, Delivery & Inventory Teams (23 employees)

• Led team in reducing APTB from $76MM in July 2003 to $43MM in September 2003

• Directed audit team in preparation for External Audit of processes/procedure ensuring SOX compliance

• Automated AP Process resulting in the reduction of 5 FTE’s

Nortel Networks, Research Triangle Park

Senior Financial Specialist 2000 - 2002

• Budgeting and forecasting of global revenues ensuring compliance with contractual commitments

• Financial modeling to analyze revenue and discount information to guarantee MFC (Most Favored Customer) compliance for switching Products

• Extensive review of sales proposals (financial statements) for MFC compliance

• Composed queries in FIND and Brio databases

• Ad-Hoc analysis of revenue information thus ensuring compliance with MFC obligations

• Provided training to organizations on MFC complexities and their impact to the corporation.

• Job duties resulted in the circumvention of potential liabilities in the millions of dollars

Education

Iona College, New Rochelle, New York

B.S. General Business, concentration in Accounting 1991

Additional Professional Accomplishments

Director of CMA/CFM Review for Triangle Chapter of Institute of Management Accountants 2007

Lean Six Sigma 2007

Management Development 2011

Certified Management Accountant, Candidate 2012

Computer Skills and Training

MS Office Suite (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook), Essbase, Oracle, Hyperion, Visio, SQL,

Six Sigma Greenbelt

Other Apps: Solomon, 3LOG, Monarch, MXP, PDI,

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