david whitney

About

Director / Development Consultant / Agilist / Freelancer

Country

united states

City

saint louis

Industry

industrial automation

Skill

process improvement, accounting, sarbanes oxley act, budgets, accounts payable, financial reporting, team building, internal controls, general ledger, manufacturing, forecasting, account reconciliation, microsoft excel, cost accounting, project planning, erp, strategic planning, accounts receivable, financial statements, invoicing, microsoft office, tax, payroll, auditing, budgeting, variance analysis, managerial finance

Experience

manager finance

emerson

2006-4 - 2008-3 · 2 yrs

Responsible for data conversion from old system to Oracle Hyperion.

manager shared services

emerson

2003-1 - 2006-4 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Multifaceted work assignments - Oracle HRIS Payroll implementation, Oracle iExpense, Help Desk, and Accounts Payable. Responsible for first year preparation and distribution of 8,000 W-2's using new Oracle system. Successfully completed W-2 process despite condensed timing.

senior financial analyst investment performance

emerson

1987-5 - 1987-11 · 7 mos

Financial review and analysis for significant appropriation requests and Financial review and analysis of targeted acquisition companies.

senior financial analyst

emerson

1983-3 - 1987-5 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Forecast consolidation, analysis, and reporting

senior accountant audit

1979-8 - 1983-3 · 3 yrs 8 mos

* Progressive responsibility from Staff Accountant * Audit to Senior Accountant * Audit. Senior responsibility is to ensure adherence to audit policies and time management.

plant accountant

fred's frozen foods a subsidiary of central soya

1978-1 - 1978-8 · 8 mos

* Entry level plant accounting position. Experiences included: General Ledger * Trial Balance * Inventory Control * Sales Invoice review * Accounts Payable and invoice review * Fixed Asset recording, reconciliation and updating * Preparation of weekly payroll for the clerical staff (a one-write, pegboard system) * Filing of plant-wide 941 and other tax reports * Accounts receivable reconciliations * Accounts receivable past due credit calls * Preparation of Monthly Financial Statements * Participation in annual budgeting process * Ordering of office supplies and equipment * and "other duties as assigned" by the Plant Auditor (Controller).

manager financial analysis

emerson automation solutions

1987-11 - 2003-12 · 16 yrs 2 mos

Consolidation, analysis, and reporting of the monthly rolling forecasts. Preparation of reports for C-Suite. Consolidation and reporting of the annual 5 year forecasts. Consolidation and reporting of the quarterly planning meetings. Migrated from mainframe based reporting system to PC/server based systems. Then migrated PC systems several times. Last migration I co-managed the $1 million dollar effort (excluding IT technical portion); responsible for overall implementation, functional requirements, and budget adherence.

experienced financial manager looking for new opportunities

experienced accounting auditing financial analysis

2017-1 - Present · 9 yrs 9 mos

manager corporate cost accounting

emerson

1983-3 - 2016-1 · 32 yrs 11 mos

Cost Accounting review and consolidation, Inventory reporting, and occasional field assistance to Internal Audit Department. Experienced inventory cycle count auditor - Responsible for audit and certification; audits performed domestically and in 15 other countries. Ready to travel with USA Passport and Global Entry. Utilize Office - Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for job duties. User level experience with Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. Meeting planning and public speaking for Company wide Cost Accounting training sessions.