Experience

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  Eberhard Manufacturing Company

  • Strongsville, Ohio, United States

  • Sr Accounting Manager

    • Jul 2023 - Present
    • Strongsville, Ohio, United States

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  American Greetings

  • United States
  • Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Business Lead – SAP General Ledger & Accounts Payable Implementation

    • Sep 2011 - Aug 2023

    • Responsible for the implementation of the SAP General Ledger (ECC 6.0) and Accounts Payable Modules.• Responsible for All phases: Enterprise Design (establish system objectives), Blueprinting (Document Process Flows & System Requirements), Realization ( Configuration Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance, Security Role Testing) as well as will serve as the Super User / Hyper care after we GO Live in summer 2013.

  • Manager of Subsidiary Accounting - Greeting Card Division

    • Apr 2008 - Aug 2011

    • Managed the Carlton Retail Accounting (5) and PlusMark Accounting (4) staffs.• Responsible for the monthly close of these subsidiary business financials. In the case of Carlton Retail, the close included detailed meetings with Executive Management.

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  American Greetings

  • WHQ Cleveland Ohio

  • Cost Accounting Manager - North American Greeting Card Division

    • Sep 2001 - Sep 2006
    • WHQ Cleveland Ohio

    • Manage World Headquarter staff of 8 as well as 7 Plant Accounting Manager direct reports.• Responsible for Division’s Standard Cost Accounting system operating at the 7 manufacturing plants and distribution facilities. Coordinate and direct the annual updating of cost standards.• Responsible for Inventory Control at all plant locations. Direct the preparation and distribution of various Plant Inventory Balance and Movement Reports to Production Planning and Executive Management. • Direct the monthly Division general ledger preparation of entries impacting Inventory / Cost of Goods Sold / Production variances.• Direct the monthly preparation and presentation of the Division Plant Production Variance & Cost of Goods Sold Analysis Reports to Executive Management.

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  LTV Steel Company Inc

  • Cleveland Ohio

  • Various

    • Mar 1985 - Aug 2001
    • Cleveland Ohio

    * Supervisor Steel Rolling & Finishing Analysis* Corporate Capital Project Senior Analyst* Senior Purchasing Commodity Manager - Steel Raw Materials* Senior Corporate Commercial Analyst - Auto & Appliance Market Groups* Supervisor Steel Primary Financial Analysis* General Ledger Accounting - Cleveland* Supervisor - Corporate Internal Audit