Operations-oriented Fianancial Manager

Randy Brackett

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Columbus, MS 39702 Phone: 662-***-****

CAREER SUMMARY

Operations-oriented Financial Manager with a proven track record in achieving results through effective partnering with the business team. Demonstrated competencies in the following areas:

• Process Re-engineering

• Performance Management Systems

• Information Systems Management

• Budgeting and Forecasting

• SAP, AS400, Focus, Lotus Notes

• Word, Power Point, Excel

• Operational Analysis

• People Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Omnova Solutions, Columbus, MS May 2007 to July 2009

(A $900 Million, Specialty Chemical and Decorative Products Company)

CONTROLLER – Decorative Products Division

Responsible for the financial and operational accounting of a $120 million manufacturing plant and distribution business. Managed staff of three direct and six indirect reports.

•Led team to redesign inspection department to improve efficiency and reduced costs by 15%

•Implemented process changes that helped reduce accounting department costs by $130K

•Sponsored Lean Six-Sigma team to consolidate base goods to reduce over $1M in production costs

Georgia Pacific May 2000 to May 2007

(A $20 Billion, Tissue, Packaging and Building Products Company)

SR. MANAGER, ANALYSIS – Packaging Unit, Big Island, VA 2005 to 2007

Responsible for financial and operational analysis of the maintenance department and capital projects for $200 Million containerboard mill. Managed staff of four direct reports.

•Chosen for development as containerboard plant controller

•Implemented improvements to closing process saving four hours during closing process

•Led plant implementation team for INDUS maintenance and purchasing software

SR. ACCOUNTING MANAGER – Chemical Unit, Atlanta, GA 2004 to 2005

Promoted to manage operational accounting function of 12 plants, $650 Million region. Managed a staff of 12 direct and 35 indirect reports.

•Developed Plant ‘Footprint’ documentation for SOX for entire Chemical Division

•Developed organizational structural for standardization of plant accounting departments

REGIONAL CONTROLLER – Chemical Unit, Crossett, AR 2002 to 2004

Promoted to provide leadership to the accounting, purchasing and customer service function of a 6 plant, $330 Million region. Managed staff of 6 direct and 21 indirect reports.

•Developed analysis of Tall Oil yields that assisted management to identify problems within the process, which led to an improvement in the overall yield of 1% (2.4 million lbs).

•Coordinated the successful decentralization of the Accounting function to Plant locations

•Reduced overhead costs by $160K due to redesigning of region finance process

PLANT CONTROLLER - Crossett Complex, Crossett, AR 2000 to 2002

Chosen to provide operational financial expertise and drive bottom line improvements to $135 Million, 2 plant complex. Managed 11 employees.

•Developed utility usage model which lead to reduction of $150 K in utilities costs

•Redesigned work assignments that resulted in reducing overhead costs by over $50 K

•Coordinated development of documentation of major business processes

Phillips Petroleum May 1980 to May 2000

(A Fortune 50 Integrated Oil and Gas Company)

SETTLEMENT SPECIALIST - SAP TEAM, Houston, TX 1998 to 2000

Chosen to lead the implementation of SAP SD module for $1.6 Billion division.

•Instrumental in successful implementation of SAP’s Sales and Distribution module

•Designed and implemented the Accounting module of TransEnergy for gas marketing

•Assisted in the design and implementation of SAP FI and CO modules

PRODUCER SETTLEMENT SUPERVISOR, Odessa, TX 1996 to 1998

Led accounting and division orders function of an eight plant, $500 Million gas processing region. Managed staff of six professional and three clerical employees.

•Instrumental in the decentralization and relocation of accounting and settlement functions

•Implemented new quality deduction resulting in $500 K additional annual revenue

•Successfully integrated the acquisition of two gathering systems with no additional overhead costs

OPERATIONS ANALYSIS & CONTROL SPECIALIST, Pasadena, TX 1992 to 1996

Promoted to provide operational financial expertise to all areas of operations in $1 Billion multi-plant plastics complex.

•Implemented cost savings suggestions that reduced overtime meal costs over $200 K annually

•Created new product costing model using standard costs that helped increase revenue over $1.8 M

•Created operating analysis reports that resulted in $300 K savings in operating costs

BUSINESS ANALYST, Bartlesville, OK 1990 to 1992

Chosen to lead planning, budgeting, forecasting and inventory function of $50 Million specialty plastics division with three manufacturing and four distribution centers

•Developed new cost models for over 20 products

•Created new monthly financial reports that helped management analyze business by product line

•Planned and conducted annual physical counts at all inventory locations

SENIOR STAFF ACCOUNTANT, Bartlesville, OK 1980 to 1990

Various assignments to all areas of Refining, Marketing and Transportation Group

EDUCATION

Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting with Honors

CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT

Change Management Sarbanes Oxley Effective Negotiating Leadership

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