Ezekiel Rice: Controller in Freehold, NJ

Financial Performance Co-Pilot for largest Nescafe Coffee plant in North America & Nestle 1B Global Brand. Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Industrial Performance, Supply Chain & Marketing on growth strategies, operational excellence, forecasting, cash savings initiatives to achieve strategic & financial objectives. Present Risk & Opportunities to SVP/VPs. * Led the identification, prioritization & execution of high impact cost savings projects achieving savings of 10% of total delivered cost; ~20M over 3 years, impacting 300+ headcount & divestiture of iconic Nestle Brand. * Strategic management of reduction of Coffee Inventories by 55% to achieve Working Capital Targets with minimal impact to Factory Cash Flow, Cost of Production & Division Conversion Cost targets. * Direct & present analysis & business Case Modeling to Executive Committee, Senior Leadership, & VP's as it relates Capital Investment, long range plan, cash forecast, new product innovation, Operational Excellence & key impacts to strategy. * Lead Compliance Pillar & Internal Audit team. Coach team of 20 cross functional compliance champions which has enabled our factory to pass successful internal & external audits for the last 4+ years. Recognized as strength for the Market. * Manage two Engineers and facilitate monthly loss/risk intelligence & root cause analysis for cost, asset intensity & quality.

* Manage full end-to-end manufacturing cost accounting processes, reporting & alignment with stakeholders. * Achieved 98% forecast accuracy & 5M in cost savings through close collaboration with leadership team. * Coached & developed team of six, as individuals and as a team, including career and succession planning. * Continuous Improvement Pillar Lead; trained factory leadership team & associates on lean six sigma tools such as GSTD & DMAIC's to identify and execute over $5M in projects across all functions. * Certified Lead Internal Auditor on Compliance Pillar. Pillar recognized as best in class team within Nestle.

* Key player on team that managed strategy & planning of Overhead Costs (1.5B) for Nestle USA. * Management of Standard Cost budget, forecast, activity based costing tool, drivers & methodology, financial modeling, reporting & analysis for Corporate SG&A supporting Nestle USA Divisions & Corporate Functions. * Continuous Improvement Pillar lead for CCC & Corporate Trainer for Nestle University, Finance & Control * Costing Lead for Restructuring, Acquisitions(Dreyer's & Kraft Pizza), Divestitures (Power Bar & Juicy Juice)

Supported cross-functional teams (FP&A, Corporate Functions & Divisions) to ensure performance within budget, forecasting, corporate allocations, & achieve alignment on strategic plans.

Directed strategic planning & financial control of private, family owned construction & land Development Company, operating in Southern California specializing in custom-built homes, multi-phase residential & commercial projects & land development. * Worked closely with executive team to define and accomplish strategic targets. Provided analysis & acted as a sounding board for the Executive Management team on critical proposals. * Led strategy meetings in regards to operating plans, forecasts, capital planning & investments. * Managed full cycle finance & accounting team; AR, AP, Purchasing, Month End Close, Accruals, Reconciliations, Reporting, Tax, Compliance & Audit. Worked closely with Public CPA on monthly & quarterly Financial Review. * Full control & reporting of project P&L's including cost estimate, budget, contract review, approval & administration, purchase & change orders, variance analysis, bank draws & inspections, lien releases. * Certified CAL OSHA Safety Manager. Regularly Led jobsite audits. Held weekly & monthly training, etc.

Accounts Receivable for nation's largest provider of temporary power systems, generator service & maintenance. Based in Southern California with 14 national locations serving the country's largest home building firms. • Led highly successful team (10) in aggressive industry using internal performance metrics & coaching • Surpassed company goal of 5% ineligible with an average annual of 3% over $120 million in annual revenue. • Partnered with Sales to developed and nurture relationships with executives from multi-billion dollar clientele in the regional and national homebuilding industry, while maintaining aggressive DSO targets.

Reported to Executive Director in Non-Profit organization serving children & families with overall responsibility for management and success of 13 residential group homes for At Risk Youth ages 6-18 in Southern California * Directed all aspects of non-profit 501 ( c) (3) administration including budget management, fund accounting, asset accounting, facility & fleet administration, government reporting & compliance. * Fund Raising, event-planning, public speaking, training & presentations on behalf of the company (board, executive team, external organizations, groups, etc.). Acted as Corporate Liaison to community. * Worked with At Risk youth and helped them transition through some extremely tough personal times. Served as a coach, counselor, mentor & tutor.