Career combining facilities management, financial reporting and high level visibility
Christopher A. Spiers
OBJECTIVE
Challenging position in operations/cost analysis that offers a variety of responsibilities and opportunities to impact profitability and strategic growth.
EXPERIENCE
Assistant Manager-Facilities Kohl’s Corp. Menomonee Falls, WI 4/05 – 8/09
- Manage $25MM annual budget and process for Common Area Maintenance (CAM) for over 750 stores and waste hauling for all stores.
- Negotiated 3 year contract in 2009 for landscaping, sweeping and snow plowing all Kohl’s CAM stores: saved over $3MM from previous contract while maintaining high service levels.
- Developed fixed snow removal model to aid in budgeting/forecasting and hedge on salt prices.
- Implemented plastic film (LDPE) recycling program for all stores resulting in over 3 million pounds of landfill avoidance and $300K to the bottom line.
- Supervise 4 direct reports including 3 executive employees
- Work with Sustainability department to look at reducing water consumption through ET based irrigation controllers as well as other environmentally friendly projects.
- Develop ROI and oversee $4MM in annual capital projects
- Promoted to Assistant Manager position after 10 months as Sr. Financial Analyst - Logistics
Accounting Analyst-Supply Chain Miller Brewing Co. Milwaukee, WI 10/03 – 4/05
- Manage annual budget process for Supply Chain, Utilities and Buildings & Grounds departments
- Provide cost leadership to department managers to maintain budgets at a line item level
- Reported weekly variance analysis projection for fixed and variable cost centers
- Maintain month end reporting on SAP for P & L and balance sheet accounts
- Oversee finished goods inventory reconciliation
- Create timely, accurate ad hoc analysis reports upon manager’s request
Financial Analyst Gannett, Inc. Appleton, WI 7/01 – 7/03
- Project leader for successful Oshkosh Northwestern conversion to AS400 sales program under budget and on schedule
- Manage semiannual budget process and upload into accounting system
- Analyze and reconcile monthly P & L reports for 5 sites within Gannett
- Supervise month-end close for 5 sites within Gannett
Senior Cost Accountant Bemiss-Jason Corp. Neenah, WI 5/99 – 7/01
- Administer changeover to standard costing system
- Improve month-end closing process by streamlining reporting and creating efficient AS400 reports
- Initiate physical inventory at manufacturing plant
- Reconcile Monthly GL accounts with perpetual reports
Cost Accountant OshKosh B’Gosh Oshkosh, WI 2/96 – 5/99
Staff Accountant Com-Tec, Inc Appleton, WI 10/94 – 2/96
EDUCATION
M.B.A.: University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI 5/00
B.B.A. (Finance): University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI 5/93
RELEVANT SKILLS
PeopleSoft (Financials), SAP (accounting and inventory modules), AS400 & Sequel, Lawson accounting software, all Microsoft applications, Service Channel, SLIM, AP Docs
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