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Controller, Finance Manager, CFO Resume
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| Desired Industry: Manufacturing |
SpiderID: 20121 |
| Desired Job Location: Canton, Ohio |
Date Posted: 3/18/2008 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 2-weeks |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: MBA |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
To Provide value added Leadership to the Controller or Finance Manager function within a growing organization.
leadershipvision@wmconnect.com
Experience:
Magic Motors of Ohio, Inc. August, 2000 – Present
Franchised operation coupled with a captive finance company; system wide revenue over $1 billion.
Controller
• Area of responsibility for 5 retail & 2 service locations generating $27 Million in revenue
• Managing a staff of 5 including HR, AP, Accounting, and Financial Analysis.
• Direct daily cash flow requirements of multiple retail and service locations
• Coordinate monthly Financial Closing, Reporting, Forecasting, Analysis, & Consolidations
• Product Profitability and sales lot profitability analysis
• Provide Operational Planning, Budgeting and Variance Analysis for each department manager
• Productivity and Operational efficiency studies
• Internal auditing and developing corporate policies and procedures
• Managing creditor relationships as well as asset/liability management
• Inventory mix optimization, Process flow improvements, Cost reductions
• Vendor Negotiations and Supply Chain Management
• Liaison for managing a $12 Million Line of Credit with Huntington bank
• Business and Portfolio valuation analysis; discounted cash flow analysis
• Margin and spread analysis with extensive financial and analytical capabilities
Major Accomplishments
• Initiated Corporate Restructuring plans to address declining revenue and deterioration of the sub-prime portfolio resulting in annualized savings of $1.2 Million and discontinuing unprofitable locations
• Collaborated with executive management to implement strategic initiatives resulting in opening a new company generating over $1.0 Million in annual revenue
• Coordinated with tax consultants resulting in tax savings/deferment of $0.6 Million in taxable income
• Handled the “discovery” portion of the dispute resolution coordination with the Ohio Attorney General resulting in a reduction of proposed penalties by $0.1 Million
• Secured an additional $8.0 Million Line of Credit to fund the growth of the operation through writing and presenting business plans to financial institutions
• Led the company through a financial crisis when the Line of credit defaulted due to the sub-prime debacle that crippled the entire industry in ’07 through building credibility in the banking relationship
• Assisted in the sale of $3.0 Million of assets to maintain liquidity
• Assisted in the negotiation of a $2.2 Million reduction of the business debt
U.S. Can - Alliance, OH July 1999 - August 2000
Prior to a management buyout and subsequent sale, the United States Can company was one of the nation’s largest in the plastic and metal packaging industry with over $1Billion in revenue.
Plant Controller
• Area of responsibility for a $15 Million Plant primarily using Injection Molding techniques
• Management Team member Focused on Company Wide Best Practices
• Cost Reduction Team Leader and Activity Based Cost Accounting
• Management of a staff of 2 including payroll, HR and AP
• Daily Production and Sales meetings
• Product Profitability Studies
• Production analysis including machine efficiency, downtime, cycle times, shift rates, scrap, mold changes
• Lean manufacturing, supply chain management, and ISO certification process
Major Accomplishments
• Implemented analytical and collaborative efforts across the division to streamline operations and logistics for longer production runs, less downtime, less scrap, fewer mold changes, and shorter shipping routes resulting in improved product profitability of the plant by $0.4 Million
• Developed an Excel model used for tracking daily production and by machine providing meaningful discussion data at the daily production meetings
Diebold - North Canton, OH May 1996 - July 1999
Diebold is a $3Billion company specializing in providing integrated self-service systems in banking, electronic security and voting; and the world’s largest supplier of ATM’s.
Financial Analyst May 1997 - July 1999
Associate Financial Analyst May 1996 - May 1997
• Promoted to “Financial Analyst” after receiving an “exceptional” on the annual review
• Forecasting, Consolidation of Earnings, Order Entry and Revenue for Monthly Business Review
• Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting, and Variance Analysis for the Strategic business units
• Consolidations within the General Ledger for Monthly Closing
• Financial Control Point for Capital Planning Projects & Product Profitability studies
• Supported Treasury, Diebold Credit Corp., M&A, Tax, Internal Audit, Human Resources
Corporate Training and Re-engineering in developing annual Operating and Strategic Plans
• Formed Relationships with Sales Channels and Lines of Business to assist in developing
Annual Operating and Capital Plan
• Serve on Committees including Planning and Budgeting Committee, Associate Suggestions
Committee, and Creating Associate Teamwork = Success (CATS) Committee
• Coordination and analytical support of Major Project Planning and Post Audits
• Analytical Support for the Distribution Channels and SBU’s
• Financial Modeling for Forecasting, Planning and Scenario Analysis
Major Accomplishments
• Received awards for teamwork and going “above and beyond” on collaborative departmental projects
• Developed a standardized process for analyzing and projecting capital investment dollars for ROI and NPV calculations in an attempt to help cost center managers financially justify their capital spending allocation requests
Education:
Doctoral Student: DBA 2007-Current; projected graduation 2010
University of Phoenix
GPA 3.85
MBA: Finance 1997-1999
The University of Akron Akron, Ohio
GPA 3.62
Bachelor: Accounting 1992-1996
Mount Union College Alliance, Ohio
Dual Major in Business and Accounting; Minor in Economics
GPA 3.25
Additional Information:
-Invited to speak at the “Professor For a Day” program at The University of Akron ’03 - ‘07
-Treasurer of the East Canton Church of God – Board of Directors
-Secretary/Treasurer of Forum Finance, Inc – Board of Directors
-Former Treasurer of the Diebold Employees Credit Union
-Manage a 75 acre timber farm to optimize and improve both wildlife habitat and timber value
-Operate a portable sawmill turning logs to rough cut lumber
-Grow and harvest 4 acres of pumpkins for retail and wholesale markets
-Enjoy hunting, camping, hiking, outdoors, and family oriented activities
Reference:
Amy Miller – 11 years
Director of Corporate Accounting – Diebold (Dean’s former co-worker at Diebold)
5995 Mayfair Rd;
North Canton, OH 44720
330.490.5243
330.204.5835
Amy.miller@diebold.com
James C. Wickemeyer – 8 years (Dean’s manger at J.D. Byrider)
Owner – J.D. Byrider
8242 Keswick Court Circle
Massillon, OH 44646
330.704.9149
330.458.0000
jwickeme@jdbyrider.com
Michael W. Haught – 7 years (Dean’s co-worker at captive finance company)
General Manager – Forum Finance
9669 Bimeler St. NE
Bolivar, OH 44612
330.704.2828
330.437.0460
Mhaught1@jdbyrider.com
Patrick D. Heddleston – 11 years (Dean’s former manger at Diebold)
VP of Business Affairs & Treasurer – Mt. Union College
1972 Clark Ave.
Alliance, OH 44602
330.823.6572
heddlepd@muc.edu
Personal References
James Snyder, Sr. Pastor
201 E. Nassau St.
East Canton, OH 44730
330.488.0366
Carley M. Schmied, MS, RD, LD
31354 Carey Road
Salem, OH 44460
(330) 222-1802
jacms@verizon.net
Candidate Contact Information:
| Name: Dean Petersen |
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Phone: 330-866-9186 |
| City: Magnolia |
Fax: - |
| State: Ohio |
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| Zip: 44643 |
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