Director-Finance & Accounting

• Jun 2022 - Present

Accounting Manager

• Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

Accounting Consultant

• May 2016 - Jan 2021

Corporate Controller

• Oct 2012 - Aug 2015

Responsible for all accounting, financial reporting, treasury, risk management and employee benefits administration functions for rapidly growing molded plastics manufacturer with over $400 million in sales and operations in the United States, Mexico, Germany and China.Accounting and Financial Reporting duties included:- Timely and accurate financial statement close process.- Preparation of monthly financial reporting packages and analysis of key performance metrics- Review of significant account reconciliations and adequacy of reserves and estimates.- Oversight of all financial operations of foreign subsidiaries.- Lead contact for annual financial statement audit.- Compliance with corporate governance and internal control procedures.- Annual budget and financial forecast process.Treasury duties included:- Maintain banking relationships and related debt covenant compliance analysis.- All aspects of cash management including: weekly cash flow projections, credit and collections, and cash disbursements.- Manage payroll department responsible for over 1,000 hourly employees.- Evaluation of foreign currency levels and projected funding needs for foreign subsidiaries.- Review of equipment and property lease agreements.Risk Management and Employee Benefits Administration responsibilities included:- Procurement of liability, property, and casualty insurance on a global basis.- Administration of workers’ compensation claims and related reserves by monitoring claims in coordination with the third-party claims administrator, stop-loss carrier and outside counsel.- Foreign exchange and interest rate derivative hedging programs.- Management of employee health care and retirement savings benefit programs.

Accounting Consultant

• Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

Assisted clients with various technical accounting and financial reporting issues. Areas included: goodwill impairment, segment reporting, xbrl, equity/liability classification, and other diverse subjects. Assisted clients with various technical accounting and financial reporting issues. Areas included: goodwill impairment, segment reporting, xbrl, equity/liability classification, and other diverse subjects.

Senior Manager - External Reporting

• May 2007 - Jun 2012

Responsibilities include:- Preparation and review of quarterly and annual SEC filings on Form 10-K and 10-Q- Compilation and review of monthly reporting packages for executive review- Directly responsible for preparation of complex accounting and reporting areas including: stock compensation, earnings per share, derivatives and hedging, income taxes, business combinations, debt modifications, and other technical areas.- Interact with numerous other functional areas across the company: Treasury, Tax, International Commercial-Finance, Supply Chain-Finance, Internal Audit, Corporate Accounting, and Human Resources.- Proactively evaluate and review new and proposed accounting pronouncements to assess potential impact and/or alternatives. Lead periodic technical updates to executive leadership.

Audit Senior Manager

• Feb 2000 - May 2007

Managed financial statement audits and interfaced with key client personnel and Audit Committee members regarding significant accounting and auditing issues. - Participated in numerous public stock and debt offerings ranging from IPOs and private placements, to acquisition related registration statements.- Assisted clients with potential acquisitions including detailed analysis of financial information, purchase price allocations and pro-forma financial statements.- Developed staff by serving as instructor for numerous training classes across an array of subject matter for various levels, conducting performance reviews, mentoring and interviewing potential campus and experienced hire candidates.

Audit Senior

• Jul 1997 - Feb 2000