Carmine Sciarretto MBA, OCS
Director Business Solutions - NA at LATICRETE International- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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1Z0-522 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financial Management 9.0 Essentials
OracleOct, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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LATICRETE International
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United States
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Wholesale Building Materials
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400 - 500 Employee
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Director Business Solutions - NA
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2021 - Present
• Directs the integration of technology into business operations with the goal of using technology to improve operations or efficiency• Build cross-functional collaborative relationships• Acts as a liaison between end users and development teams, ensuring that technology is installed or configured in a way that supports business objectives and meets user needs• Contributes to strategic planning, direction, and goal setting for the department or function in collaboration with senior management• Supervise through a team of developers and solution architects with collaborative approach• Execute strategic thinking skills to achieve proper business “Fit” to ERP functionally• Schedules or coordinates the deployment of upgrades or enhancements to minimize downtime or loss of productivity
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Senior Manager, Business Systems
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2014 - 2021
QUALIFICATIONS• Core Team JDE E1 9.0 implementation Finance member (2012)• Lead functional PM - 5 end-to-end international implementations (2014-2018) • JDE 9.2 Upgrade Lead functional PM (2017)• Effectively translate and spec out business needs to analysts/developers/consultants • Domestic and international project management and internal audit experience • Newly acquired business assimilation experience financially and functionally (5 acquisitions to date)• Global experience consulting on ERP functional and financial setup, AAI’s, DMAAI’s, A/P A/R GL, FA, Inventory, procurement, master data, costing, absorption, mfg variances, shop floor, and sales distribution• Proven leadership in roles of increasing project management responsibility• Post go-live projects – Drop Ship SD OD Custom Orders, Scanning Solution Team, Transportation Mod Team, Supplier Catalog Implementation, Facilitate EDI Inbound/Outbound projects, 9.2 JD Edwards Upgrade, and International Implementations (5 to date)ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES• Embedded in all aspects of core business processes and procedures, working cross functionally with all departments • Manage two internal direct reports (Application Developer and PMP ERP Analyst) and 6 external consultants daily (EDI, BIP, Implementers, Developers)• Liaison between business and IT development team; Provide BSA support to global business• Analyze, propose solutions and prepare functional specifications with team for value-added business solutions• Consistently manage projects on-time and on-budget and monitor consulting expense and IT CAPEX spending• Support key business stakeholders with transition management during implementations and IT projects• Identify, document, test and train systemic improvements with end users, explaining intended business process and accounting/system impacts• Routinely audit business processes and verify output is providing intended results• Follow sound change management principals
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Manager, Operations Accounting
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2011 - 2014
• Key point of contact internally and externally for all financial and operations accounting issues• Core ERP Implementation Team/ Only Finance emissary. Worked side-by-side with implementers to communicate companies’ processes and functional needs across all modules with financial impact: Go-live 10/2011-08/2012 • Facilitated and reviewed testing and its financial results for all Day In The Life transactions (all modules) • Supervise two staff accountants and managed AP issues under dotted line responsibilities• Responsible for fixed asset CAPEX accounting building, equipment, IT• Responsible for and resident expert on entire companies cost accounting domestically and internationally; grew to 12 domestic locations; seven international joint ventures. Focus on NPD Costing, Cost Out initiatives, and Inventory Valuation• Responsible for Internal Audit program for domestic plants. I have audited all domestic facilities• Multiple trips internationally for standard cost roll JD Edwards & SAP and manufacturing accounting setup in SAP• Responsible for all domestic real estate and property taxes• Responsible for all capital expenditure requests, assist in ROI analysis and tracking progress quarterly• Report on Inventory Turns, No Activity, Slow Moving, and ensure proper reserve• Work cross-functionally with Marketing, R&D, Quality Control, Engineering, IT, Plants, and Technical Service• Projects including breaking out freight as cost component to analyze true PPV on inbound raw and packaging sku’s and added burden rates on purchase for resale inventory. Broke out fixed and variable OH to understand variable contribution.• Lead on all new product development manufacturing scenarios and costing
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Cost Accounting Supervisor
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2007 - 2011
• Implemented Cycle Count Program companywide that reduced inventory count variance from >25% variant to <2% variant• In charge of entire company’s standard costing with multi-level BOMS, 7 Domestic Plants. Includes time studies, labor and OH rate determination, routing run rates and crew size • Plant controllership responsibility for 7 Domestic Plants, P&L review, Budgets, Capital and Inventory - 7 turns per year• Implemented Month End Closing/Cut Off Processes and reduced closing from 5 to 3 days• Reduced Book to Perpetual monthly variance from >30k per month to <5k per month • Identified Systemic and Process issues that have resulted in cost savings, inventory loss awareness, and improved internal controls especially in the area of AP received not vouchered liabilities• Responsible for Internal Audit program for domestic and international plants• Report on and manage no activity and slow moving for domestic Laticrete
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Gardner Denver
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United States
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Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Cost Accountant
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2004 - 2007
• Managed standard costing system and project accounting initiatives of 17MM worth of inventory at 4 turns per year. This included 5 service centers, 1 distribution warehouse, and 1 assembly facility domestically. • Analyzed daily sales reports and commented on opportunities and risks regarding costing and profitability• Established analysis methods that had become standard operating procedures at closing (E&O analysis, Inventory Reconciliation, Revaluation/LIFO Reserve, project accounting maintenance.)• Instrumental in taking 1 full day off of closing – 3.5 to 2.5 days.• Wrote procedures to satisfy Sarbanes-Oxley requirements• Project Facilitator for System Upgrade bringing BAAN from AS400 to SQL (Microsoft)Environment taking into consideration all business systems modifications
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LANXESS
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Germany
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Executive Cost Accountant
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1999 - 2004
Senior Operations Specialist – Urethanes Division – (September 2002- November 2004)• Responsible for master data (customer and material) and pricing for three domestic production facilities/five businesses/ twenty-six salesmen/ eight marketing managers• Member of the Data Integrity Team for SAP R3 Implementation• Managed tote inventory and logistics of government contract customer• Aided in resolution of customer complaints regarding pricing and processed credit requests if necessary• Issued sales reports bi-weekly and developed summary reporting for the VP and Director that tracked marketing’s target areas of growth monthly, over a three-year period• Worked with internal and external auditors monthly to outline, test, and implement procedures and controls for Sarbanes-Oxley complianceSenior Executive Cost Accountant – (January 1999- September 2002)• Managed the subcontract module of Tolled Finished goods at corporate for a 2.4bil organization. This accounted for 28 million LBS of product at 22 locations• Tracked the process flow of raw and packaging sent to tollers and inputted the work orders to back-flush their inventory• Managed offspec/scrap inventory and booked reserves for future rework• Worked with SAP team daily regarding functional and procedural issues that resulted in lack of control• Counted/Supervised/Audited multi-million pound inventories at external storage locations• Supervised 2 staff accountants
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Education
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1998 - 2002
Western Connecticut State University
MBA, Operations Management -
1991 - 1995
Western Connecticut State University
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting
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