Controller at Tyler Pipe Company (2026-01 – 2026-09)
- Streamlined month-end reporting and close processes, including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations, to improve timeliness, accuracy, and visibility into plant financial performance.
- Delivered detailed manufacturing and income statement variance analysis, identifying key cost and performance drivers for plant management decision-making.
- Improved Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) cost tracking by cost center; reviewed standard-cost changes daily and performed the annual year-end cost roll.
- Developed rolling 15-month forecasts and supported inventory control and capital expenditure/fixed-asset activities to strengthen plant planning and operational decision-making.
Division Controller at Robroy Industries (2023-04 – 2025-12)
- Managed multi-site budgets, forecasts, financial reporting, and detailed variance analysis; performed standard-cost rolls monthly, quarterly, and at year-end to support accurate manufacturing cost reporting.
- Partnered with corporate IT and finance on ERP implementation, including data migration, user testing, and team training to support successful adoption.
- Leveraged AI-enabled analysis to evaluate the company's 3-year business strategy and strengthen financial assumptions, performance objectives, and KPIs.
- Maintained strong financial controls and compliance through exception reporting, internal audits, and hands-on review of payroll, AP/AR, journal entries, and customer/vendor setups.
- Served as final approver for new-item creation by benchmarking proposed standard costs against comparable parts; reviewed sales pricing for reasonableness and periodically compared standard costs with list and net sales prices to evaluate margins.
Chief Accountant at Wayne-Sanderson Farms (2018-03 – 2023-04)
- Led a five-person accounting team while remaining hands-on in plant accounting, improving reporting accuracy and supporting an efficient month-end close.
- Prepared and oversaw financial statements, journal entries, general ledger reconciliations, budgeting, expense forecasting, and cost accounting in accordance with corporate policies and GAAP.
Staff Accountant -> Advance Trainee I at Wayne-Sanderson Farms (2014-08 – 2018-03)
- Progressed through accounting roles while building hands-on manufacturing experience in financial reporting, cost accounting, general ledger reconciliations, payroll processing, and internal audits.
Finance Intern at Nucor Steel (2012-06 – 2013-12)
- Supported financial reporting, reconciliations, and finance projects during academic breaks.
