Divisional Plant Controller - Consultant - Becton Dickinson ($20bln) (Robert Half Agency) - Remote
(2025-04 - 2025-05)
- Led variance audit during management transition for a manufacturing facility in NY, identifying root causes for cost discrepancies and control gaps
- Proposed cost accounting SOP's, ensuring compliance and quality
- Oversaw reporting produced by GENPAK accountants, proposing solutions to unusual work order variances
Sr. Analyst, Reporting and Analysis, GMX (Controller) - Pfizer Pharmaceuticals ($100bln) - Remote
(2021-12 - 2024-10)
- Managed intercompany cost & profit analysis and reporting as a member of controller's team, driving process improvements for manufacturing sites
- Audited master data, pricing, and budget data to enhance financial reporting & data integrity
- Developed Power BI dashboards for real-time metrics tracking, boosting operational visibility and time efficiency by 60-70%
- Streamlined cost analysis processes (MUV, PPV, Revaluation, Inventory), increasing reporting efficiency and accuracy
- Researched root causes for reconciling items and suggested solutions as a member of the Controllers team, reducing costs by $170k/year
- Managed SAP S/4 HANA testing and SOP's during transition from SAP ECC, ensuring system data quality and compliance
Cost Accounting Manager (Plant Controller) - Tampa Maid Foods (Watkins Industries $500mln) - Lakeland, FL
(2019-01 - 2021-12)
- Led cost accounting and plant controlling for a $200M facility, driving ERP implementation success
- Managed cost accounting for 800 SKUs and 5,000 materials in two ERP systems
- Directed new ERP rollout, oversaw dual system testing, reducing the implementation costs by $280k
- Managed month-end close, cost estimates (50 estimates/month for RGD and sales team), budget, projects, and Capex
- Managed inventory control, including cycle count analysis, physical inventory audits, reconciliations, and obsolescence reporting, launched waste-saving initiatives, saving $50k/year
- Managed and developed a team of 2 analysts focused on variance reporting, work order processing, and journal entries
- Served as post-ERP implementation consultant for 4 months, solving outstanding issues, providing training, and documentation
Finance Manager SE Operations (Site Controller) - Del Monte Fresh Produce ($5bln) - Mulberry, FL
(2016-01 - 2018-12)
- Led financial controlling for two processing/packing facilities and 10,000 acres of farming land, increasing gross margin by 30% through effective partnership with the management team
- Managed month-end close for COGS and analysis across 16 cost centers, while effectively challenging the team
- Managed production variance, volume, quality, and yield reports
- Implemented SKU-level COGM reporting and daily KPIs (direct and indirect labor), improving production and inventory control
- Directed the finance team in A/P, A/R, and inventory, streamlining month-end close and forecasting for strategic decisions
- Managed fixed assets accounting and project accounting system, enhancing CAPEX visibility and investment guidance
- Mentored a team of 3 associates, boosting productivity and cross-functional collaboration
- Streamlined budgeting and forecasting by building an automated model and incorporating detailed contract and production specs, increasing efficiency and accuracy
- Reviewed and participated in negotiations for labor contracts, lease, and service agreements, providing cost-saving analysis
- Audited invoices, suggested elimination of unnecessary services and unutilized assets, reducing cost of goods sold by 0.5%
- Oversaw segregation of duties in the ERP system, audited BOMs, routings, and master data
- Reviewed weekly physical inventory and managed inventory roll-forward analysis, ensuring inventory accuracy
- Audited fixed assets count and tagging, asset sales and disposals, depreciation adjustments, safeguarding company property
- Designed PO and Inventory, waste & obsolescence controls, reducing inventory on hand by 50% and improving working capital
- Prepared sales reports & audited sales transactions, providing solutions and ensuring quality of revenue recognition
- Reviewed property, personal taxes, and insurance, identifying saving opportunities while ensuring compliance
- Oversaw local treasury operations, including bank reconciliations, cash management functions, upholding financial integrity, and optimizing working capital
Manager Cost Accounting (Plant Controller) - MEDA Pharmaceuticals ($2.2bln) - Somerset, NJ
(2013-01 - 2016-12)
- Led cost accounting for two sites and external products, $330mln in sales (SAP ECC 6.0 & 7.0), improving gross margin by 1.5%
- Improved margin transparency with SKU-level COGM reporting (detailed with all variances)
- Managed CAPEX, PP&E in SAP, and fixed asset roll-forwards, enhancing asset tracking
- Developed ABC overhead allocation model, increasing cost transparency across nine cost centers
- Allocated FDA Fees as part of the ABC model, discontinuing unprofitable products, and reducing FDA fees by $250k/year
- Streamlined month-end close and inventory processes, reducing errors and obsolescence exposure, saving $700k in obsolescence
- Mentored financial analysts in the OTC division, boosting team performance and alignment with corporate financial goals
- Managed quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, and a 3-year Plan for COGM and Gross Margin at the SKU Level
- Created robust GOGM consolidated reporting after merger with OTC division, absorbing additional tasks & reducing costs by $80k/year
- Prepared monthly gross to net sales, marketing, pricing, and margin reports, cost estimates
- Performed multiple tests and upgrades in the SAP system in coordination with IT, improving reporting accuracy and cost control
- Identified unbilled royalties for business in Canada, increasing revenue by $125k
- Managed accounting for the sale of the unutilized manufacturing facility in NJ, including physical inventory in SAP and toller contract oversight
- Filled plant controller responsibilities for 6 months during management transition, saving the company $120k
- Managed R&D fixed assets in SAP and provided cost estimates for new products
- Managed a 5-year E&Y audit request required for the sale of the company to Mylan
Contractor - Sandoz (Novartis), Merck Pharmaceuticals, Marino/Ware - NJ
(2011-01 - 2013-12)
- Supported manufacturing facilities during the reorganization and remediation project
- Consolidated actuals and forecasts for executive management reporting
- Managed over $20mln in CAPEX requests for the remediation project and performed related analysis
- Oversaw PPV for tolling products and maintained OVH in SAP PS
- Trained and managed a finance intern, prepared forecasts for absorption variance and expenses
- Supported a $1.3 billion pharmaceutical facility post-acquisition, ensuring financial integrity
- Managed work order variance analysis and inventory reconciliations in ERP/SAP ECC systems
- Handled accruals for absorption, direct labor, tolling, start-up, and shutdown costs
- Managed entries for inter-company adjustments, over/shorts, receipts, payables, and standard revisions
- Created ABC allocations for overhead and Streamlined product costs to increase profitability
- Created and managed a cost report for pricing, improving gross margin by $500k
Sr. Systems and Cost Accountant (Manager) - Rust-Oleum Corp (RPM International - $5bln) - Somerset, NJ
(2007-01 - 2010-12)
- Managed and upgraded cost accounting across 5 sites for the subsidiary (Zinsser) and ensured timely monthly close processes
- Managed and improved COGM reporting in JDE and SAP R/3, building a bridge between systems to ensure timely month-end close and accurate data
- Managed inventory reporting, work order variance analysis, fixed assets, and Capex
- Performed testing during JDE/SAP system implementation, ensuring system integrity and data quality
- Implemented standard cost and ABC models, improving cost accuracy and positively impacting profitability
