Kelvin Kirby

Lead FP&A Analyst

2023 - Current

Lead Financial Analyst

2022 - 2023

Lead/Support the Financial Planning and Analysis responsibilities.Provide weekly/monthly forecasts of Sales and Earnings. Support forecasting of Free Cash Flow. Uphold knowledge of forecasting models and cost accounting processes to help educate peers and their development.Perform a range of tasks including but not limited to cost accounting, balance sheet analysis, inventory, sales and gross margin analyses and weekly/monthly reporting. Prepare journal entries, accruals, and deliver timely reports, analysis and balance sheet reconciliations.Prepare gross margin reporting and analysis of variances, answer management inquiries.Work with business partners, manufacturing managers on monthly forecast updates,review of reserves,and support reporting and initiatives. Prepare/analyze studies on inventory such as cost of quality, PPV, warranty,and excess and obsolescence reserves.Partner with Engineering,Procurement and Operations to establish and maintain standard costs for purchased/fabricated items in ERP system (Visual).Monitor and review BOMs and labor routings to ensure accuracy.Analyze/review all production work orders and manufacturing variances.Identify/recommend solutions for large discrepancies.Partner with procurement to budget/forecast/analyze/review PPV.Work with Management in planning and supervising annual physical inventories and weekly cycle counts.Work with Management in the development and documentation of setting standard labor and overhead rates for budget and year end cost roll.Also responsible for working with procurement to set material standards for the cost roll and validate accuracy. Work with Management during annual budget process on labor and non-labor cost centers (departmental spending). Support Management with R&D Engineering reports for actual, budget and forecast. Support daily, monthly R&D reviews for actual, budget, forecast, capitalization request and impairment reviews. Participate in various audits including financial and SOX audits.

Senior Financial Analyst

2018 - 2022

Upholds knowledge of forecasting models and cost accounting processes, performs a range of tasks in support of the Finance team, including but not limited to cost accounting, balance sheet analysis (primarily reserves), inventory, sales and gross margin analysis and monthly reporting. - Prepares, during month end close journal entries, accruals, and delivers timely reports, analysis and balance sheet reconciliations. - Prepares periodic gross margin reporting and analysis of variances, answers management inquiries. - Works with business partners, manufacturing managers on monthly forecast updates, review of reserves, and supports their reporting and initiatives. - Prepares/analyzes periodic studies on inventory such as cost of quality, PPV, warranty and excess and obsolescence reserves. - Partners with Engineering, Procurement and Operations to establish and maintain standard costs for purchased/fabricated items in ERP system (Visual). - Proactively monitors and reviews BOMs and labor routings to ensure their accuracy. - Proactively analyzes/reviews all production work orders and manufacturing variances. Identify/recommend solutions for large discrepancies. - Partners with procurement to budget/forecast/analyze/review PPV - Supports Management with planning and supervising annual physical inventories and/or weekly cycle count. - Supports Management with the development and documentation of setting standard labor and overhead rates for budget and year end cost roll. Also responsible for working with procurement to set material standards for the cost roll. - Supports management during annual budget process on labor and non-labor cost centers (departmental spending). - Supports Management with R&D Engineering reports for actual, budget and frcst. - Supports daily, monthly R&D reviews for actual, budget, forecast, capitalization request and impairment reviews. - Participates in various audits including financial and SOX audits.

Program Controller

2017 - 2018

Senior Analyst

2016 - 2017

Advanced Programs (Innovation) Financial Analyst II/CAM Support

2015 - 2016

Financial Analyst/Risk & Opportunity Manager/Planner/Administrator

2012 - 2015