Julianne Arth
Olmsted Township
Summary
Controller with extensive expertise in financial management and budgeting, specializing in optimizing financial processes to boost operational efficiency. Demonstrated success in leading teams to achieve sales growth and enhance performance metrics across various plants.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Plant Controller
Camaco Inc.
Lorain
2025.11 - Current
- Oversaw $50 million in sales for automotive components at Lorain plant in 2025.
- Streamlined location management best practices, enhancing financial performance through improved reporting and accountability.
- Executed month-end closing processes, resulting in timely accounts receivable collections and improved cash flow.
- Optimized supplier payment procedures, aligning with corporate finance objectives to ensure timely and accurate transactions.
- Collaborated with plant manager to analyze and enhance plant performance metrics.
- Implemented strategies to achieve targeted bottom line results through process improvements.
Plant Controller
Rubbermaid/Newell Corporation
Mogadore
2022.09 - 2025.09
- Oversaw location management for 800,000 square foot plant with 84 injection molding machines and 11 assembly lines.
- Managed month-end closing and forecasting processes, ensuring accurate financial reporting and supporting operational performance.
- Collaborated with commercial and financial teams to identify margin improvement opportunities and guide strategic decisions.
- Contributed to kitchen container manufacturing operations, driving $270 million in sales through effective financial oversight.
Plant Controller
Republic Steel
Lorain
2022.04 - 2022.08
- Served as location controller for Lorain and Solon plants.
- Managed financial operations, including month-end closing and forecasts.
- Supported plant manager in analyzing plant performance metrics.
Plant Controller
Continental Structural Plastics/Teijin Group
North Baltimore
2021.05 - 2022.04
- Managed financial operations for $130 million annual revenue in high-volume plastic components for vehicle and boat manufacturers.
- Oversaw month-end processes, forecasts, and performance reporting for plant operations.
- Directed sales strategies for lightweight composite materials across light vehicle, heavy truck, and industrial markets, achieving $774 million in sales.
- Maintained effective financial management to optimize production efficiency and profitability.
Plant Controller
SKF Inc/Kaydon Corporation
Avon
2017.01 - 2021.05
- Managed financial processes for $20 million engineered-to-order bearings business.
- Led month-end forecasts and reporting to improve plant performance metrics.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with SOX and GAAP policies.
- Presented monthly management updates addressing inquiries and clarifying performance insights.
- Acted as team leader and business partner supporting operational success at plant and corporate levels.
- Oversaw industrial slewing and rolling bearings operations, contributing to $830 million in sales.
- Facilitated transition planning for impending plant closure within 18 months.
AASL Controller and Barberton Analyst
Alcoa Inc./Arconic
Cleveland
2014.01 - 2017.01
- Managed sales for Alcoa Wheels & Transportation Products, contributing to $900M in revenue.
- Aligned finance and business to create energy and solutions through developing lean processes and fostering relationships.
- Controlled wheel mounting location, supporting Barberton with knowledge sharing and problem solving.
- Secured a position closer to home for improved work-life balance.
Sr. Business Analyst
Tremco Incorporated, RPM Building Solutions Group
Beachwood
2010.01 - 2011.01
- Provided analytics strength to the business with supporting VPs and management positions.
- Educate and support management to gap business with financial department.
- Roofing and Building Maintenance Division / $650M in sales
- Left to broaden experience
Controller Assistant
Tremco Incorporated, RPM Building Solutions Group
Beachwood
2006.01 - 2010.01
- Oversaw roofing and building maintenance division with $650 million in sales.
- Managed full P&L for five companies in roofing division, generating $250 million in annual sales.
- Collaborated with departments to enhance accuracy in financial reporting and budgeting.
- Implemented process and system changes ensuring compliance with GAAP and SOX standards.
- Applied percentage of completion method for revenue recognition and maintenance contracts.
- Utilized SAP, SAP Query Tool, and Hyperion Enterprise for financial management.
- Resolved issues within sales-driven division, improving operational efficiency.
Sr. Cost Analyst
Tremco Incorporated, RPM Building Solutions Group
Beachwood
2005.01 - 2006.01
- Managed a standard accounting system in a process manufacturing environment.
- Worked with three plants to support the growth from physical inventory process to a cycle counting program.
- Learned SAP to be able to use it to support the cost function as well as create analytical reports for problem solving and reporting.
- A key person in the budget process in creating a budget within Hyperion Enterprise and managing spending to the budget.
- Roofing and Building Maintenance Division / $650M in sales
Cost Manager
Crane Aerospace, Lear Romec Division
Elyria
2003.01 - 2004.01
- Managed standard cost system, month end entries and reconciliations.
- Process flowed and problem solved all processes to ensure accuracy of data.
- Problem solved a million-dollar inventory reconciliation issue.
- Sarbanes-Oxley documentation and internal audit.
- Managed a full physical inventory.
- Implemented team member of Oracle 11i.
- Fluid Systems
- Left because poor leadership team
Cost Analyst Manager
FMC Technologies
Sandusky
2000.01 - 2003.01
- Managed standard cost system over four locations.
- Assisted in implementation of ERP system, Syteline/Symix.
- Developed forecasting model for absorption variances.
- Financial lead on manufacturing yearly budgets.
- Point person for manufacturing costs and period cost analysis and reporting.
- Financial lead on physical inventories.
- Manage and analyze yearly standard costs roll.
- Provide margin analysis and reporting by product line.
Cost Accounting Analyst
York International
Elyria
1999.01 - 2000.01
- Maintained standard cost system, conducted make vs. buy analysis, established inventory account reconciliations, managed physical inventory, assisted in post-go-live support for MAPICS ERP system.
- Implemented MAPICS ERP system to improve operational processes and data accuracy.
- Operated furnace and cooling systems to ensure efficient production processes.
- Left due to plant closure
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Administrative Management
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio1992-05
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Cost analysis
- Cost control measures
- Performance analysis
- Operational efficiency
- Process improvement
- Process enhancement
- Manufacturing operations
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Problem solving
Accomplishments
- Identify process issues as numbers are reported into system and accounting reports. Collaborate with departments to flow and document processes. This process helps create a solid foundation and understanding between finance and business to ensure data credibility. This relationship helps build a problem-solving team that comes up with creative ways of finding solutions.
- Developed and educated the principles of cost and financial accounting with all departments in the business. This relationship develops an ongoing support network to recognize issues early in the process. Attending department meetings also allows for finance to be interwoven into the company.
- System Implementations of Job Scope, Mapics, Syteline/Symix, Oracle11i, SAP and several labor collection systems, as well as a bar code inventory control system integrated with Oracle. The challenge is to understand the logic of old and the new system and how the company will work with the new environment. System implementations are a lot of work but very rewarding as team building experience.
- Different environments are the piece that has kept accounting exciting for me. From apparel to huge ovens, it has been a challenge and a reward to see the many different methods of manufacturing. To understand products that are designed, developed and manufactured has given my accounting skills a challenge and an appreciation of industry.
Timeline
Plant Controller
Camaco Inc.
2025.11 - Current
Plant Controller
Rubbermaid/Newell Corporation
2022.09 - 2025.09
Plant Controller
Republic Steel
2022.04 - 2022.08
Plant Controller
Continental Structural Plastics/Teijin Group
2021.05 - 2022.04
Plant Controller
SKF Inc/Kaydon Corporation
2017.01 - 2021.05
AASL Controller and Barberton Analyst
Alcoa Inc./Arconic
2014.01 - 2017.01
Sr. Business Analyst
Tremco Incorporated, RPM Building Solutions Group
2010.01 - 2011.01
Controller Assistant
Tremco Incorporated, RPM Building Solutions Group
2006.01 - 2010.01
Sr. Cost Analyst
Tremco Incorporated, RPM Building Solutions Group
2005.01 - 2006.01
Cost Manager
Crane Aerospace, Lear Romec Division
2003.01 - 2004.01
Cost Analyst Manager
FMC Technologies
2000.01 - 2003.01
Cost Accounting Analyst
York International
1999.01 - 2000.01
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Administrative Management
Bowling Green State University