Ryan E. Feher

The Director of Finance contributes to the overall success of the organization by effectively managing all financial tasks for the organization.

❑ Oversee all financial operations and direct corporate financial planning and structure

❑ Manage and provide ongoing training to accounting personnel

❑ Develop and maintain timely and accurate financial statements and reports that are appropriate for the users and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and sound cost accounting principles.

❑ Oversee all payroll functions to ensure that employees are paid in a timely and accurate manner

❑ Work in cooperation with the HR Manager to negotiate and manage the employee insurance and benefits plans

❑ Oversee and communicate to stakeholders on 401K plan

❑ Process and submit statutory and benefits remittances on time

❑ Establish guidelines for budget and forecast preparation, and prepare the annual budget in consultation with the President, Vice President and Operations

❑ Evaluate the need for new technology to meet the organization's financial data processing, control, and reporting requirements

❑ Monitor risk management policies and procedures to ensure that program and organizational risks are minimized

❑ Oversee the management of all leases, contracts and other financial commitments

Progressive senior level leadership background with accounting operations, budgeting/cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable and strategic planning. Accomplishing goals through teamwork while working within GAAP, Medicare/Medicaid, payroll laws and regulations.

❑ Provide financial management for the organization

❑ Develops, implements and monitors financial plans, policies and accounting procedures.

❑ Responsible for cash management, budgeting, auditing, governmental regulatory filings, information services, purchasing, contracting, insurance activities and facilities management.

❑ Works with the executive team and senior leaders on the strategic vision of the organization and provide recommendations based on financial analysis and projections and revenue/expense analysis.

❑ Collaborate with team on developing operating budget.

❑ Oversee long-term budgetary planning and cost management that aligns with strategic plan.

❑ Maintain outstanding banking relationships and strategic alliances.

❑ Collaborate with HR on benefit strategies including all health and retirement plans.

❑ Responsible for facilities and asset management across the organization.

❑ Conduct due diligence and recommendation on timing and implementation of significant development or technology investments.

❑ Advise on contract negotiations from a financial perspective. Develop and manage direct staff to include Finance and IT. Act as an advisor to teams outside of direct span of control.

Responsible for performing customer and regional financial analysis, preparing and analyzing plant financial statements, maintenance of the general ledger, annual and monthly budgeting and forecasting, and costing for assigned plants within the Midwest Region. Provide leadership and direction to the department accounting associates and plant management team.

❑ Analyze financials and identify key drivers and improvement opportunities

❑ Analyze plant and customer profitability and margin improvement initiatives

❑ Create tools, financial models, and analysis that measure facility performance to assist management in understanding results

❑ Provide financial analysis support/guidance to all line managers and operation managers using SAP, Proplus and Pack Manager.

Leadership of a team of six employees and responsible for the areas of Cost Accounting, Inventory, Standard Costing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Applications, Budget Review, Audit, Expense Allocation and Financial Statement Compilation for three manufacturing facilities in the US and one in Singapore. Promoted from Cost Accounting Manager.

❑ Global Credit & Collections Manager - supervise a team managing credit lines, credit holds, customer credit relationships and account management.

❑ Process monthly financial statements, detail G/L analysis, prepare project allocation and forecast annual and monthly budgets using Oracle and Hyperion.

❑ Key team member on cross-functional team identifying ways to increase working capital.

❑ International forecasting, budgeting, computation of exchange rates, intercompany transactions and taxes.

❑ Leader on cross-functional finance team identifying ways to cut time out of the month end closing process between plants and the corporate level.

❑ Government Audit Facilitator - Internal and External for North America and international audits (Singapore)

❑ Manage all areas of the finance shared services group including: AR, AP, collections, and inventory.

Supported the plant manufacturing operations as well as assisting in the monthly closing, forecast, budget, reporting and inventory management.

❑ Worked on diverse team with manufacturing, engineering and development to review bill of materials. Through efforts cycle count accuracy rose to 85%

❑ Focused on cost modeling, trend analysis, spending controls and review of expenses.

❑ Maintained the monthly management plant statistics package.

Prepared weekly operational reporting statistics packet, focusing on inventory management. Assisted in yearly budget, budget comparison and in month end close. Compiled monthly payroll, 200+ employees. Maintained formula (bill of materials) management in Oracle. Analyzed and interpreted account balanced for accuracy. Implemented Kronos scheduler for accountability of employees program.

Prepared non-profit, governmental, and general business audits, compilations and reviews. Prepared personal, non-profit, and corporate tax returns. Compiled month-end financial statements and interacted with clients on a daily basis.

Shippensburg University - Shippensburg, PA 2006

Shippensburg University - Shippensburg, PA 2011

Bachelor of Science - Accounting major

Master of Business Administration

AACSB International Accreditation

AACSB International Accreditation