Whitney C. Baumgartner
Accountant, Manufacturing Cost Accounting
Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 555 0134 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/whitneycbaumgartner
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Six years of manufacturing accounting, four in cost accounting at a two plant metal and wood components maker
INDUSTRIES
Office furniture components manufacturing, 550 employees, about $140 million in revenue
SPECIALTIES
Standard costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation, physical inventory, capital project tracking
SYSTEMS
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain, Microsoft Excel Power Query, Vena planning
CREDENTIALS
Certified Management Accountant, Institute of Management Accountants
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, Grand River Valley State University
Executive Summary
Cost accountant with six years in manufacturing, the last four at an office furniture components maker with two plants, 550 employees and about $140 million in revenue. Maintains standard costs on 6,000 part numbers, explains the monthly variances to plant managers, and runs the physical inventory that the auditors observe. Holds the Certified Management Accountant credential.
Signature Achievements
- Updates standard costs on about 6,000 part numbers each year and cut the annual revaluation adjustment from $410,000 to under $60,000 by correcting routings and scrap factors.
- Explains material, labor and overhead variances of about $1.5 million a month to two plant managers in a monthly review she built.
- Raised physical inventory accuracy from 96.1 percent to 99.4 percent by adding cycle counts on the 400 highest value parts.
- Identified $280,000 a year in scrap on one press line through variance analysis, which led to a tooling change that cut the scrap in half.
- Earned the Certified Management Accountant credential in 2022 while working full time.
- Tracks 25 capital projects a year totaling about $12 million and closes each one to fixed assets within 30 days of commissioning.
Professional Experience
Cost Accountant
Thornapple Furniture Components, Grand Rapids, MI May 2022 to present
Two plant maker of metal and wood office furniture components with 550 employees and about $140 million in revenue; six person accounting team
- Maintain standard costs, bills of material and routings for about 6,000 part numbers in Dynamics 365.
- Analyze purchase price, usage, labor efficiency and overhead absorption variances each month and review them with plant managers.
- Value inventory at month end, calculate reserves for excess and obsolete stock and reconcile the perpetual records to the general ledger.
- Plan and run the annual physical inventory and the cycle count program across both plants.
- Track capital projects against approved budgets and capitalize completed projects to fixed assets.
Staff Accountant
Lakeshore Plastics Molding, Holland, MI June 2020 to May 2022
Injection molding plant with 180 employees and about $45 million in revenue
- Prepared month end journal entries, accruals and reconciliations for a single plant.
- Processed accounts payable and reconciled resin supplier statements to receipts.
- Supported the year end audit with fixed asset and inventory schedules.
Certifications and Training
Certified Management Accountant, Institute of Management Accountants, certified 2022
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance functional consultant associate, Microsoft, 2024
Lean manufacturing accounting workshop, completed 2023
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, Grand River Valley State University, Allendale, 2020
Core Skills
Standard cost maintenance · Variance analysis · Inventory valuation · Cycle count program · Physical inventory · Capital project tracking · Bill of material review · Overhead absorption · Dynamics 365 costing · Plant manager reporting