Global Integrated Supply Chain Finance Director

• Apr 2022 - Present

Controller

• Apr 2020 - Mar 2022

Cormetech, Inc. is a world leader in manufacturing of high-quality environmental catalysts, providing Selective Catalytic Reduction Catalyst regeneration and engineering services for the power, marine, industrial-process, refinery, and petrochemical markets. Key Accomplishments:  Developing the control environment in a company where lean team members have multiple responsibilities.  In the process of reducing time to close the monthly financials.  Drove to completion the annual external audit process. Controller Manage all aspects of Accounting, Reporting and Internal Control. • Directly manage and mentor 4 Accounting Professionals in the areas of Plant Accounting, Plant Support, AR, AP, Sales and Use Tax and General Accounting. • Responsible for the accounting and valuation of Raw, WIP, and Owned Inventory in a Percentage of Completion valuation system. • Provide insight into the monthly financial results and drivers of performance. • Develop Financial Models for profitability analysis, including revenue and cost. • Establish and modify company policies and coordination and implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures. Show less

Cost Inventory Manager

• Mar 2017 - Mar 2020

ATI Specialty Materials Monroe, North Carolina 2017 – Present ATI is a global manufacturer of specialty metals utilized for various technological applications such as Energy, Aerospace, and Medical. Key Accomplishments – *Improved the improvement and continuing maintenance of a company cost estimation process where profitability of Long Term Sales Agreements is analyzed to ensure management has actionable information prior to entering Agreements. *Improved the Annual Physical Inventory process resulting in the first “no audit findings” report in the last 5 years. *Took responsibility for division LIFO calculation and created first ever documentation of process. *Identify and correct costing issues within a Period Moving Average Cost System. *Developed the tool utilized to allocate costs and develop resource rates within departments for annual cost roll. *Improved the monthly inventory closing from 3 days to 1. *Reduced overall investment in WIP by $8MM. *Led a cross functional team to realign a $100MM product line to a related company. *Held and led Financial Costing classes for Non-Financial colleagues to ensure better operational decisions. Cost Inventory Manager • Directly manage 5 Accounting Professionals in the areas of Materials Costing, Plant Support, Budgeting, Cost Estimation, and Inventory Accounting. • Responsible for the accounting and valuation of $300M of Raw, WIP, Semi-Finished and Finished Goods Inventory. Show less

Controller

• Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

Key Accomplishments: *Set up the Finance department and implemented a control environment along with processes that improved the accuracy of the accounting function reduced the time for financial statement generation by 2 days. *Hired and trained a group of accounting professionals. Controller Manage all aspects of Accounting and Reporting and Internal Control. • Directly manage 3 Accounting Professionals in Financial Planning, Reporting and Consolidation. • Consolidation of 6 companies into the parent company including 2 companies located in Ireland and India. • Responsible for all aspects of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and Benefits • Created the format and documented internal financial procedures. Show less

Manager Financal Planning and Reporting

• Mar 2014 - Dec 2015

Key Accomplishments*Managed the entire Budgeting process resulting in improved correct overall costing rates for the plant reducing the cost of the plant’s manufactured apparatus. *Improved the forecasting process to consolidate 5 segments improving the overall accuracy to +/- 1% in inventory, profit, and cash.*Developed flex budgeting and cost curves for the manufacturing departments.*Manage all aspects of Financial Planning and Reporting including Consolidation of GT-SEI in the United States for a Market Leader in Gas Turbine Engines for use in 60HZ Power Plants Worldwide.•Financial Lead for budgeting of 5 business segments and support of Administrative/Manufacturing Segments.•Functional Lead for Sarbanes-Oxley, External Audits and management of Standard Operating Procedures. Show less

Cost Accounting Manager

• Apr 2011 - Mar 2015

Key Accomplishments*Managed the entire Budgeting process resulting in improved correct overall costing rates for the plant reducing the cost of the plant’s manufactured apparatus. *Replaced the current costing method with a new costing methodology called the “Regulative” in the first full year of operations and educated the management staff on its use and implications.*Successfully managed the transfer of $200MM + of subassembly inventory from the Canada to Charlotte. *Developed flex budgeting and cost curves for the manufacturing departments.Manage all Cost Accounting functions for Gas Turbine Engines group. Managed the startup of cost operations with new personnel, new SAP implementation, new plant, and reorganized reporting structure. •Managed the idea generation and implementation of all cost department processes in respect to control and accuracy of balance sheet account details.•Directly managed 4 Accounting/Controllers in the areas of Engine Costing, Product and Service Costing, and Cost, Margin and Inventory Forecasts.•Planned and reported on Costing Rate Impacts and clarify Cost Impacts of managerial decisions.•Finance Lead for Turbine Engine cost reduction programs and support of Manufacturing Segments.•Functional Controlling Lead in SAP for the Factory. Show less

Manager Financial Reporting / Senior Cost Accountant / Financial Analyst

• Aug 2000 - Jun 2010

Key Accomplishments *Analyzed the profit and loss statement of a struggling business segment and made recommendations on evaluation of product promotional expense resulting in an increase in profit from negative operating profit to greater than 10% operating profit. *Inventory cubes developed and became the perpetual schedules for General Ledger verification as well as providing details of transactional data that did not exist prior to development. *Designed and published Profitability Statements relating to Products and Customer Trade Channels. *Developed the Manufacturing Cost Reporting Package presented to the Board of Directors. *Developed a new Flex Budget process that identified controllable and non-controllable expenses and generated the Overhead Variance calculations for the Corporation. *Valued production and inventory and performed Variance Analysis to Standard Cost which resulted in profitability reporting by category and budgeting. *Validated and audited year over year changes in item standard costs to ensure accuracy of item costing. *Created a promotional effectiveness tool for Trade Spending profitability. Managed the closing of Cost of Goods Sold for a 900MM publicly held Corporation with 10 Manufacturing Facilities by leading 3 Finance Professionals on a new ERP System effectively reducing the required time from 2 weeks to 4 days. Show less