Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
Finance & Accounting Manager – Highly analytical professional with an accomplished history of driving multi-million-dollar cost savings with a focus on Lean, Continuous Improvement initiatives. Deeply skilled in FP&A processes alongside interpreting results and providing actionable insights to improve operations. I bring a hybrid background of engineering and finance talents together to help understand cost structures and analyze them. As a widely recognized expert problem solver and process improvement specialist, I can generate significant cost reductions and productivity increases through thorough management of the bottom line. Strengths & Achievements: - Developed robust models to analyze network optimization and what-if scenarios, determine best location of new/existing production assets, and evaluate sites for a plant re-build; identified cost savings of $5MM. - Built and led a task force to manage capital financing ($180M budget); teamed with Controllers Office to rewrite Corporate Financial Instructions for capital spending. - Brought thought leadership to 2 major Kaizen events to overhaul systems, including a complete asset disposition system (ADF) revamp for capital accounting, receiving CFO recognition for value- added impact. - Collaborated across divisions (Tax, Accounting, Logistics, Engineering, Controllers) to manage projects and served as SAP expert; handled project/asset creations, write-offs, forecasting, and closeouts. - Overhauled operations of an acquired paper mill to control costs, partnering with senior leaders on strategic plan to reduce headcount 30% and maintenance costs 20%, bringing paper costs in-line with market price. - Built standardized, easy-to-update monthly/quarterly financial reporting package with advanced Excel functions.