CONTROLLER

SUMMARY
Experienced Financial Manager with an extensive background in manufacturing acco
unting, financial reporting and analysis, providing sound financial advice, prot
ecting assets through a vigorous system of internal controls and recordkeeping a
nd interpreting and implementing corporate financial and operating policies and
procedures. Excellent communications skills, easily interacts with all levels of
organization as well as customers, vendors, contractors and regulatory agencies
. Technically proficient in ERP software, hyperion, databases, querying tools, d
ata manipulation programs and spreadsheets. Member of management team that trip
led sales while decreasing working capital and controlling expenses resulting in
a significant increase in return on capital employed. Excel at working across f
unctional lines and organizational levels to identify and pursue opportunities f
or profit and process improvements. Highly versatile, quickly masters new respon
sibilities and technologies and demonstrates outstanding problem solving skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES
GAAP General ledger Financial statement preparation
Monthly closings Accruals & reserves Management reporting
Variance analysis Standard costing Budgeting
Forecasting Hyperion Working capital
Physical inventory Credit Collections
Audits Internal controls Risk management
Customer relations Contract management ERP systems
Staff development Capital Spend Analysis Reconciliations
Baan SQL Query Data Import
DCF NPV ROI
IFRS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PRINCETON DELIVERY SYSTEM'S Inc. (Cargotec Oyj) Canal Winchester, Oh. 1997-20
10
Manufacturer & distributor of truck mounted forklifts
CONTROLLER
In charge of accounting, financial reporting, IT department and external relatio
ns for a subsidiary of a foreign owned corporation reporting to VP/GM and Corpor
ate Controller. Supervised staff of five (5).
Responsible for general and cost accounting including a/p, a/r, invoicing, cash
application, payroll, warranty processing, order entry and processing and Inform
ation Systems. Completed financial closings, financial statement preparation and
reporting, analysis of operating results, forecasts, preparation of plant perfo
rmance package, credit assessment's and account reconciliations on a monthly bas
is. Annually, completed and presented financial budget, changed standard cost,
coordinated, controlled and reconciled physical inventory and coordinated and pa
rticipated in annual external audit. Worked with customers on credit limits and
those with past due balances on payment arrangements. Evaluated capital expendi
tures using DCF/ROI/NPV, managed external contracts, leases and risk insurance,
supervised preparation of sales, use and personal property tax returns, provided
financial guidance and served as liaison with parent company and government ent
ities.
Achievements
* Improved book/perpetual inventory accuracy by identifying root causes of large
write offs to physical and establishing corrective measures including BOM audit
s and tightening controls. Book-to-physical adjustments declined from 5% to 1%.
* Identified reasons for spare parts margin erosion and worked with Part Sales M
anager and Purchasing to reverse and improve coordination between purchase cost
and selling prices. Part sales margins improved by 4% over a 12 month period.
* Developed offsite inventory tracking procedure to improve visibility, control
and accuracy of on-hand stock.
* Improved DSO by 33% (from 45 to 30) by standardizing collection procedures an
d utilizing Sales Department. Enhancements included weekly status reports and r
eviews with escalating levels of involvement and increasing penalties.
* Adapted local financial reporting and accounting procedures to IFRS after trai
ning at corporate headquarters
* Completed major upgrade of ERP system in record time at minimum cost and inter
ruption to business activity
* Set up ACH vendor payment & invoice emailing system reducing expenses by $25k
annually and improving cash flow.
* Improved utilization of ERP system by being in-house resource for system and w
orking with provider on enhancements
* Established sales tracking database to monitor sales by dealer, product, sales
man and region.
* Successfully managed three (3) mergers involving changing financial reporting
and administrative procedures.
* Modeled planning process that shortened budget process while increasing abilit
y to perform "what if" scenarios.
* Successfully negotiated tax reduction agreements saving approximately $20k ann
ually.
* Reduced excess and obsolete inventory by 30% over a two (2) year period by ini
tiating quarterly reviews with vested team members with specific action plans.

TOLEDO SCALE Inc. (Mettler-Toledo Inc.) Westerville, Oh. 1981-1996

Manufacturer of weighing, batching and drum filling products and systems
PLANT CONTROLLER SYSTEMS DIVISION
Responsible for financial operations of plant including P & L, general and cost
accounting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, inventory control, capita
l investment analysis and the information technology department.
Achievements
* Led team that selected and implemented first ERP system at facility that resul
ted in 15% reduction in headcount and a 20% improvement in on-time delivery whil
e increasing sales and profitability.
* Implemented cycle counting and worked with outside audit firm to eliminate ann
ual physical inventory.
* Designed and implemented operational analysis reporting of key metrics (KPI's)
.
* Tightened inventory control procedures which improved accuracy and reduced inv
entory deviations to perpetual records.
* Managed successful transition of operations to other facilities and organized
plant shutdown.
* Member of team that implemented Total Quality Management (TQM) .
Prior to above assignments served in various planning, analysis and cost account
ing roles with Hunt Wesson Foods, Borden Inc. and R. J. Reynolds including:
* Managerial Accounting Supervisor
* Strategic Planning Analyst
* Group Business Analyst
* Cost Accountant
AFFILIATIONS
International Management Accountants Association
Baan World User Group
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration, Xavier University
Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Tuskegee University