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Michael Z

Manufacturing CFO, Edison - CMA, MBA

Occupation:

Controller

Location:

Edison, NJ

Education Level:

Master

Will Relocate:

YES

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High integrity finance and accounting professional with international experience and track record of achievemnt.

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COMPANY POSITION HELD DATES WORKED

(Confidential) (Confidential) 2/2002 - Present
Shonfeld's (USA), Inc. (Confidential) 5/1997 - 12/2001
Ford Motor Co. (Confidential) 9/1995 - 9/1996
First USA Bank (Confidential) 6/1994 - 11/1994
Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (Confidential) 11/1991 - 5/1993
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SCHOOL MAJOR YEAR DEGREE

Wharton Graduate School of Business Finance 1995 Master Degree
University of Pennsylvania International Studies 1995 Master Degree
Yale University Economics & East Asian Studies 1991 Bachelor Degree
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Highlights:

•Recognized with the 2006 Halma p.l.c. Award for Good Governance •Manage all Accounting, Human Resources, IT and Administration functions •Create annual budget and jointly compose annual and three-year strategic plans as a team with the balance of our Board •Prepare monthly and annual statutory reporting packages •Graduate of the Halma Executive Development Program for leadership training for high performance, high potential managers inside of the Halma Group •Controlled administrative overhead to 0% growth in the face of sales growth of 52% and profit growth of 71% in my four complete fiscal years •Implemented extensive inventory controls together with a mechanical usage based reserve system to value inventory accurately •Spearheaded successful effort to obtain ISO9001:2000 certification for plant •Created comprehensive employee handbook •Facilitate undergraduate and graduate courses in Accounting and Finance •Slashed administrative costs by over 50% from peak of $6.2 million to improve profitability dramatically •Negotiated payment plans with major vendors to improve cash flow situation after bankruptcy of major customer •Guided company through period of explosive 100% revenue growth to $14 million •Supervised European office and its banking and accounting relationships •Assessed daily cash borrowing and investment requirements •Negotiated with multiple vendors to select a new manufacturing and financial system •Created and measured variance against domestic and international expense budgets totaling $4.5 million •Implemented EDI system with largest customer, speeding collections •Coordinated 1997 Villager Launch Budget, working with all plant departments to reduce projected launch costs by over $1.5 million to the Division target of $1.7 million •Evaluated plant cost reduction projects to assess return on investment and viability; on multiple projects in the $250,000 range cut initial expenditures by five to fifteen percent •Redesigned plant fuel and utilities budget model to parallel actual usage patterns •Edited the Plant Operating Review, used by regional management to assess the Plant •Supervised 62 employees and held direct line responsibilities, including deciding line run time and meeting production numbers, paying employees, holding disciplinary hearings and resolving line stoppages

Companies I like:

Manufacturing company with international sales.

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Prepare monthly, semi-annual and annual statutory reporting packages. Coordinate strategic planning for sales growth in fuel humidification humidification market.
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