Experience

United Pet Group

• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Cost Accountant

  • Jul 2011 - Present



Crane Merchandising Systems A division of Crane Co

• Cost Accounting Manager

  • Apr 1998 - Jan 2011

  Manage cost accounting department, functions including standard product costing, financial inventory valuation, manufacturing variance analysis, month end close, reporting and analysis of results. Participate on team process improvement projects including product "tear down" and Kaizan events. New Product Development team member chartered with development of new product cost, financial model and capital request. Develop and defined Excess and Obsolete Inventory analysis and reporting. Coordinate the multi-site physical inventory process interfacing with internal and external auditors. Participate on teams charged with determining root cause of book to physical adjustments and development of metric to track improvement. Prepare cost of sales forecast/plan and product line profitability reporting with extensive use of Excel V look up and Pivot Table functions. Performed annual standard product cost update and Lifo inventory calculations. Maintain Sarbanes Oxley Documentation requirements for Inventory and product costing processes assuring proper approvals and documentation are maintained.



Baker Petrolite Corp

• Financial Manager

  • Aug 1980 - Mar 1998

  accounting department, functions including standard product cost, accounts payable, inventory, and office management (staff of one professional, four clerical). Manage financial inventory department (two clerical). Coordinate the annual manufacturing and distribution capital and expense planning process. Perform return on investment analysis for capital expenditures. Perform financial analysis for make/buy decisions and plant relocation studies. Inventory/Standard Cost Supervisor Responsible for standard costing system including quarterly updates and LIFO inventory valuation workpapers. Maintained integrity of financial inventory records for two manufacturing plants and approximately 200 field facilities. Performed account reconciliation's, variance reporting including purchase price, material usage, absorption, revaluation, etc. and journal entry preparation.; Prepared and analyzed monthly sales profit/loss reporting. Other special projects as assign by supervisor