Objective Strategic hands on controller with passion for integrating and developing system s, departments and ideas seeking

proactive company motivated by external and int ernal success. Will compliment and strengthen employer's current success with st rong leadership, analytical and communication skills. Offer employer over 20 yea rs experience in accounting and operations management, payables, fixed assets, l easing, general ledger and software implementation developed in a manufacturing, transportation and public accounting environment. Possess a Masters in Accounti ng and have successfully completed the CPA exam. Geographically, I am looking t o relocate to Colorado, New Mexico or Arizona area. Work Experience Viracon - Plant Controller 6/2008 - Present Plant Controller for manufacturer with annual revenue of $300 million. Primary r esponsibilities include development and analyses of operational productivity, pe rformance and budget variances and cost variances. Training in budget and perfor mance measurements throughout operations including hourly to middle level manage rs. Provide executive staff with weekly performance results and work with financ e on monthly P&L review of plant operations. Additional responsibilities include research and submission of capital requests, OEE, Six Sigma Savings analyses an d support cost accounting in establishment of standard costs. * Key attributes - Weapon of mass analysis and ability to communicate throughout all levels of organization. Work directly with all plant levels to understand p roductivity and process improvements, development of databases or templates to b e used so they can manage their departments. Includes creation of what-if scenar ios to better understand impact of changes throughout the plant and create sense of responsibility for budgets and return on capital investments. * Present Salary - $102,000 Streater - Plant Controller 6/2007 - 6/2008 Plant Controller for manufacturer with annual revenue of $40 million. Primary re sponsibility for full financial reporting, budgeting and cost accounting, Sarbox compliance and operational analyses. Partnership with operations includes budge ting, monthly and weekly analyses of variances and opportunities for operational efficiencies in a lean environment. Controllership responsibilities include ope rations, revenue recognition, balance sheet and P&L review. * Key attributes - Mentor to executive staff on standard cost analysis, benchmar ks and operational matrices including hands on training and development of finan cial statement analysis. Strong comprehension of ERP systems - undertook system audit of current software and discovered system errors. Currently involved in fu ll system upgrade and process changes. * Present salary - $100,000 SPX - Plant Controller 3/2006 - 6/2007 Plant Controller for manufacturer with annual revenue of $500 million. Promoted from position of AP Manager. Primary responsibilities include day to day operati onal analyses and responsibility for financial close, budgets, Sarbox compliance and general ledger analysis. Partnership with operations teams include hands on work preparing budgets, monthly and weekly analyses of variances, expenditures, capital and labor utilization. Work directly with operations management and sta ff to develop user friendly reports, what if analyses and standard rate/hour tem plates to ensure maintenance of lean activities and goals. Work directly with Pl ant Manager to develop matrixes, goals and corporate presentations of plant resu lts. Financial duties include financial analyses of all manufacturing expenses ( cost of sales), inventory, freight, warranty and plant expenses. Also responsibl e for annual budget preparation and weekly analyses of actual to planned results

. * Key attributes - Coaching operations staff to enable them to have ownership of their results and the ability to communicate goals and results to all levels of their staff. Cross functional team builder to ensure that lean projects, budget s and process improvements include all areas and achieve desired results. Succes s has been achieved through strong analytical skills, ability to discern trends and communicate verbally and in writing to all levels of finance and operations. Successes also include a 3 day reduction in month end close with no impact upon financial reviews and audits in addition to lean activities resulting in a redu ction of 500 annual hours in transactional activities. * Salary - $95,000 SPX - Accounts Payable Shared Service Center Manager 10/2002 - 3/2006 (promoted to Plant Controller 3/2006) Manager of AP Shared Service Center for $500 million revenue based company. Invo ice volume 20,000+ month. Recognized as honorary AP Manager of Year by IOMA, con ference speaker for both IOMA and IAPP. Initiated and implemented electronic in voice processing and lean savings of 2,000+ hours a year. Developed cash forecas ting process and implemented cash payment program that successfully extended ven dor payments to 90 days. * Key attributes - Team building and cross functional partnerships with purchasi ng, treasury and finance. Motivated entire 11 member department to achieve IOMA AP Certification - one of the first five in the country to be department certifi ed. * Technical - Implemented Basware Electronic Payables Software, GE PCard and Con cur Travel & Expense reporting. * Sarbox - Responsible for Procurement and Payables Sarbox compliance, narrative s and control identification and monitoring. * General Ledger - Responsible for monitoring and reviewing all payables Balance Sheet accounts and cash reconciliation. Cash Management - $200-$300 million pay able volume and $60 million annual PCard spend. Promoted to Plant Controller. * Salary - $85,000 Deloitte & Touche - Manager Property, Payables, and Leasing 5/1999 - 9/2002 PROPERTY: Responsible for firm's $715/million fixed assets including: capital ex penditures policies, accounting practices and controls, maintenance SAP fixed as set records, depreciation and financial analysis of planned and actual variances , cash flow and asset disposals. * PAYABLES: Responsible for overseeing SAP data entry/disbursements of capital and lease expenditures; coordination of accounting policies and procedures with shared service center AP processing center; analysis of AP aging; preparation a nd distribution of annual 1099s and semi annual AP Vendor Report analyzing spend patterns for procurement analysis. * LEASING: Responsible for lease inception, maintenance, payment and financial a nalysis of inventory, variances and expenses of over 30,000 active leased assets (computers and telecommunication equipment) averaging over $250/million. * GENERAL LEDGER: Prepare and review monthly account reconciliations for all pro perty, payables, prepaids, accruals and lease expense accounts. Oversee month en d closing activities including journal entries, accruals, month and year end act ivities. * OTHER: Implemented SAP Asset and Investment modules. Established business cont rols, documentation and Excel analytical tools and reconciliations. Integrated n on SAP software and tools with general ledger accounts. Work directly with over 200 offices and upper management on property and leasing reporting, analyses and issues. Directly manage staff of 14. Education

3/2006 Passed CPA Exam. Have completed 1 of 2 years experience required for lice nse. 5/1999 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR * Master's Degree * Masters of Accountancy 5/1994 California State University-Fullerton , Fullerton, CA * Master's Degree * Masters of Anthropology 2/2004 Six Sigma Green Belt Skills BAAN, SAP, Visual Manufacturing, Basware, Concur T&E, Microsoft Office, Crystal Reporting