
Results-driven finance professional with expertise in financial analysis, budgeting, and cost control. Proven track record in GAAP compliance and team leadership, dedicated to enhancing project profitability and managing cash flow effectively.
*Systematic process of recording, analyzing, and reporting all costs—direct materials, direct labor, and overhead—associated with production.
*Enables managers to determine accurate product costs, calculate profitability, set pricing strategies, and control expenses. *This internal accounting method helps optimize production efficiency and inventory valuation.
*Key Components of Manufacturing Costs
*Direct Materials: Raw materials and components directly used in producing goods.
*Direct Labor: Wages of employees directly involved in manufacturing the products.
*Manufacturing Overhead: Indirect costs required for production, such as utilities, factory maintenance, equipment depreciation, and production supervisor salaries.
*Common Costing Methods
Job Costing: Assigns costs to specific jobs or batches, ideal for custom products.
*Process Costing: Tracks costs for large batches of identical products, averaging costs across units.
*Standard Costing: Uses predetermined costs for materials, labor, and overhead, comparing them against actual costs for variance analysis.
*Activity-Based Costing (ABC): Allocates overhead based on the activities that drive costs.
*Inventory Valuation: Accurately values raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods.
*Profitability Analysis: Identifies the true cost of goods sold (COGS), allowing for accurate margin analysis.
*Cost Control: Helps identify waste, inefficiency, and excessive overhead.
*Strategic Decision-Making: Informs pricing strategies, product line decisions, and budgeting.
*Oversee the end-to-end invoice-to-pay process, managing high-volume transactions
*Managed vendor relationships and ensured compliance for capital projects.
*Key duties include leading the AP team, improving automation, managing cash outflows, and ensuring accurate coding.
Operations Management: Oversee daily *AP operations, including invoice processing, expense reports, and payment runs (ACH, checks, wires).
*Pipeline Specifics: Manage vendor payments related to field operations, construction, and Authorized for Expenditure (AFE) accounts.
*Compliance & Control: Ensure compliance with internal controls, tax regulations, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
*Team Leadership: Supervise, train, and mentor AP staff, setting KPIs for accuracy and speed.
*Process Improvement: Modernize Source-to-Pay processes and implement automation to increase efficiency.
*Minimizing duplicate or late payments.
*Oversees financial health, focusing on revenue recognition, project budgeting, SaaS metrics, and cash flow forecasting. *Analyze profitability per software product/client, ensure compliance with accounting standards (GAAP/IFRS), and manage financial operations, including payroll and tax, to drive growth.
*Develop annual budgets, perform monthly/quarterly forecasting, and analyze project-based costs vs. revenue.
*Manage complex revenue recognition for SaaS, software licenses, and implementation services.
*Track key software industry metrics such as Annual Recurring Revenue Monthly Recurring Revenue, and Customer Acquisition Cost.
*Prepare monthly financial reports, manage year-end audits, and ensure compliance with tax regulations and GAAP
*Monitor cash positions, manage Accounts Receivable/Payable, and ensure liquidity for operational needs.
*Provide financial insights to senior leadership regarding profitability, cost reduction, and investment opportunities.