Experience

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  Signode

  • Accounting Manager

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  Multi-Wall Packaging

  • East Providence, RI

  • Accounting Manager

    • Feb 2014 - Present
    • East Providence, RI

    Lead full-scope finance function enterprise wide, including accounting operations, forecasting and internal controls. Resonsible for all financial reporting and costing. Currently revising the cost system to improve visibility of product line probility, developing KPI’s, and streamling the accounting system.

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  Steven Douglas Associates

  • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

  • Financial Consultant

    • Feb 2012 - Feb 2014
    • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

    Worked on various projects, including standard costing, budgets, payroll, consolidations, and financial analysis.

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  Intertape Polymer Group

  • United States
  • Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • V.P, Finance - Manufacturing

    • 2010 - 2012

    Lead full-scope finance function enterprise wide, including accounting operations, forecasting and internal controls. Direct $18MM in productivity programs. Manage 8 Plant Controllers and 1 Financial Analyst.

  • VP, Finance -Tapes and Film Division

    • 2008 - 2010

    Directed all financial reporting and controls for the Tapes and Film Division in North America and Europe. Managed 5 Plant Controllers and 2 Analysts. Emphasis on sales reporting and forecasts. - Overhauled sales processes and reporting:- Established detailed sales budget system, enhanced sales reporting focusing on sales drivers and profit enhancements, and a rolling 3-month forecast.- Developed tracking mechanisms for profitability measurements.- Crafted business plans for operations in Europe and Mexico.

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  Intertape Polymer Group

  • Bradenton, Fl

  • Comtroller of Operation

    • 2002 - 2007
    • Bradenton, Fl

    Ran divisional accounting operations, forecasting and internal controls as well as $12MM in productivity programs. Recruited, trained and performance managed 9 Plant Controllers.- Established detailed operational budgets, enabling instituting/tracking productivity programs of $6MM in Year 1; initiatives doubled to 12MM by 2007. The budget also provided a mechanism for cost control and strategic deployment of assets.- Instituted capital expenditure system that prioritized $20MM CAPEX in line with strategic goals.- Reduced closing time 3 days and revised accounting system to provide meaningful data to support decision making at all levels.- Successfully implemented and completed three plant rationalizations.- Implemented Sarbanes-Oxley controls at manufacturing locations, a standard cost system, a balanced scorecard, and a pay for performance system.

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  Hi-Tech Electronics

  • Corporate Controller

    • 2001 - 2002

    Orchestrated financial operations, including the design and implementation of a new accounting and reporting systems, banking relations and the establishment of 401k plans.

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  Genca

  • V.P. Finance

    • 1998 - 2000

    Member of Executive team leading all financial and IT operations for $20MM wholly-owned subsidiary of General Cable. Emphasis on revitalizing finance operations, reporting, processes, and systems.

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  General Cable

  • Lincoln, RI

  • Regional Controller

    • 1993 - 1998
    • Lincoln, RI

    Directed financial operations for 4 manufacturing facilities with combined annual sales exceeding $120M. Member of the management team responsible for setting new goals and bench marking current products.- Instrumental in reducing cycle time and increasing productivity for annual savings of $5M:- Converted financial systems from Unisys to IBM in support of a corporate reorganization. Used existing resources, bringing project in on time and under budget- Enabled a 50% waste reduction by instituting a usage/waste control system. - Drove $2.5M savings with no additional investment by developing an easy-to-maintain PC-based budget system that provided management with timely results against targeted goals

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  Carol Cable

  • Corporate Controller

    • 1991 - 1993

    Led full-scope finance function, including accounting operations, financial reporting, cash management, internal controls, forecasting, budgets, and more.- Automated accounting system, providing superior information while reducing required resources 20%.- Member of due diligence team that successfully expanded the business 15% through acquisition

  • Assistant Controller

    • 1988 - 1991

    Responsible for all financial reporting for Carol Cable.- Designed and installed a new general ledger system that reduced the ledger accounting staff from five to three.- Develop a PC based consolidation system that shorten the consolidation and currency translation process from one week to 2 hours.

  • Manger of Accounting

    • 1983 - 1988

    Responsible for all payroll and cost accounting functions for Carol Cable.• Lead member of team that evaluated, purchased, and successfully implemented a manufacturing system including product costing and MRP II.• Streamlined internal financial reporting system among the various divisions to improve accuracy and timeliness of information

  • Corporate Cost Manager

    • 1979 - 1983

    Responsible for all cost accounting functions for Carol Cable.• Introduced PC’s to the Corporation• Developed a Labor negotiation system that improve the time of costing proposals from 4 hours to 10 minutes. • Revised the physical inventory process resulting in a one shift shutdown from a 5 shift shutdown, thereby reducing cost and adding additional production time.

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  St. Regis Paper

  • Newton, Ma

  • Cost Accountant

    • 1976 - 1979
    • Newton, Ma

    Responsible for product cost, maintenance for perpetual inventories, shop floor reporting, and budget preparation.

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  Shepard Clothing

  • New Bedford, Ma

  • Financial Accountant

    • 1974 - 1976
    • New Bedford, Ma

    Responsible for all journal entry generation and preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packages.