CHRIS WEISS

Valparaiso, IN 46385 Cell (219) 575 9018 Chweiss118@gmail.com

An accomplished, goal-driven leader with a strong background in financial and operations

management.
Extensive experience includes P&L responsibility, budgetary controls, and teambuilding.
Expert in analyzing data and company performance, establishing improvement initiatives, and
increasing profitability.
Experience with financial and accounting systems, including operations support, internal and external
reporting, taxes, cost accounting, and staff supervision.
Strong background in financial reporting, banking relationships, and managerial accounting systems.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Staff Supervision
Presentations
Data Analysis
Internal Control Systems
Reconciliations
Inventory Management

MS Excel Advanced
Fixed Assets
P&L Management & Budgets
GAAP
Construction
Quick Books, Sage, Open Systems

Financial Reporting
General Ledger
Variance Analysis
Financial Forecasting
Manufacturing
Project Management

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

Installed production control, costing, and financial reporting systems lowering production costs by 20%.
Researched target markets and implemented strategies increasing sales from 3 to over 20 million.
Installed cost tracking processes that eliminated inefficiencies and improving company profits.
Planned and managed double digit growth.
Patented new products and manufacturing processes significantly increasing the company market share.
Evaluated and installed new financial and Management Information systems.
Established KPIs for production and sales team lowering costs and rewarding key performers.
Setup budgets and financial models to quantify alterative decisions and the impact.
Installed various accounting systems and trained staff at each of the new operations.
Passed the CPA exam (inactive)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Little City Contracting

Controller, CFO
Finatec, La Porte, IN
Manager Finance and Accounting
Weiss Companies, La Porte IN / Centralia, WA / Vancouver, BC
Controller, CFO
Harris Kayot, Fort Wayne, IN
Corporate Controller - 3 Divisions
Ernst & Young, Fort Wayne, IN
CPA-Audit team

2015-Present
2009-2014
1996-2009

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Manchester University Bachelor of Science, Majors in Management, Accounting, and Economics,

GPA - 3.7 overall, 3.9 majors(4.0 scale), Student Body Treasurer, Deans List.

Continuing Education
Management - Effective Decision Making, Lean Manufacturing, Employee Motivation
Software - Access, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, ERP Systems, SQL, OSAS, Quickbooks
Project Management - Project Management , Managing Teams, Effective Delegation.
Technical - Plastics Utilization and Properties, Coating Formulation and Resins.

Sales & Marketing - Product Branding, Customer Service Fundamentals, Effective Presentations.

Accounting and Finance Management Experience

Month and Year End Closing
Performed multiple month and year end closes in a timely and accurate manner including intercompany
accounting and audit closings.

Accounting Process
Experience with General ledger, reconciliations, credit and collection, journal entries, multiple entity accounting.

Profit Management
Responsible for profit and loss review, budgets and variance analysis, financial projections, and KPI reports.

Tax accounting and Compliance

Experience in preparing regulatory compliance documents including income taxes, payroll taxes and supporting
systems to ensure timely filing.

Team Leadership
Lead accounting, operations, sales staff towards the company and their personal success.

Management Skills
Establishes job performance standards and staff reviews. A coach, mentor, and leader that maximizes the staff
performance while enjoying the work environment. Ability to work with demanding difficult staff.
Comfortable with a variety of software including conversions.
Key partner within the management team, establishing company direction and implementing process
improvements.
Ability to prioritize projects and complete tasks in a timely manner.
A disciplined team player offering insight from a financial and operations perspective often overlooked.
Friendly, roll up the sleeves person who believes the team Deserves credit not an individual member.

References
Larry Kiest, CEO, Little City Contractors & In Grown Farms (815) 482 2227
Steve Richter, CPA (219) 608 4740
Emily Wilcox, In house Attorney, Little City Contractors & In Grown Farms (312) 860 1550
Mike Weiss, Engineer, In Grown Farms (574) 360 3130