1. BECKY J. BETH
W374 S10561 Prairie Lane
Eagle, Wisconsin 53119
262.903.3542
beckybeth71@gmail.com
Summary of Experience
Over 20 years of progressive experience in finance and accounting in manufacturing and investment
industries. Background in financial and cost accounting processes, treasury management, financial
system implementations, consolidations, acquisitions, and dissolutions.
2001 to
2015
ESG Holdings, LLC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A $975 million privately held investment company with 5 subsidiaries in the manufacturing
sector located in 15 countries. Formerly Everett Smith Group.
2004
to
2015
Corporate Accounting Manager: Responsible to Controller for direction and coordination of
global consolidation of financial information and reporting, domestic and foreign treasury
management, and foundation management and reporting.
 Implemented Cognos Controller consolidation software, including developing standard
chart of accounts, company structures, and reports. Result: Reduced consolidation
time for 40 trial balances from 3 days to less than 4 hours.
 Developed process to transfer data from Cognos Controller to Vertex tax system.
Result: Eliminated duplication of efforts spent mapping and loading trial balances.
 Automated financial reports, charts, and graphs for board reporting. Result: Increased
accuracy and timeliness of reports.
 Designed and implemented system for reporting inter-company transactions to corporate
level. Result: Eliminated accounting discrepancies during consolidation.
 Developed, implemented, and managed cash sweeping system for European and
domestic treasuries. Result: Maximized cash flow, and minimized foreign currency
purchases and bank fees.
 Developed procedures and policies for ESG Foundation, including creating mission
statement. Result: Ensured IRS compliance, and improved organization’s focus.
 Created and managed ESG Foundation scholarship program that recognized academic
achievement. Result: Awarded over $150,000 to children of employees.
 Created database for workers compensation claims with queries to assist renewal
process. Result: Simplified searching and sorting of database with 10,000 claims over
35 years of data.
 Managed process of foreign currency hedging, including accounting and required
reporting. Result: Settled over 1,000 contracts totaling $200 million on yearly basis.
2001
to
2004
Plant Controller, Trostel Specialty Elastomers Group, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin:
Responsible to CFO for managing financial transactions and reporting and supervising
accounts payable and payroll processes.
 Identified opportunity to change accounts payable process and take advantage of vendor
payment discounts. Result: Generated annual savings of $20,000.
 Developed budgets for plant departments, and reported variances to budget/forecast.
Result: Recommended actions to address variances in Accounting department.
 Prepared and analyzed month-end statement for presentation to executive team.

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 Served on acquisition team during purchase of $10 million thermoplastic company.
Result: Developed and implemented integration of accounting practices into corporate
model.
 Performed analysis and preparation of personal and property taxes. Result: Saved
$3,000 annually on outside accounting costs.
2001 Cost Accountant: Responsible to CFO for development and analysis of product costs and
standards and relating them to financial results of the plant.
 Initiated standard cost study resetting labor, material, and overhead standards.
Result: Reduced cost variances by 15% for more accurate job costs.
 Revised hourly union and salary payroll process. Result: Reduced manual check
processing by 10%.
1998 to
2001
Burlington Graphic Systems, Inc., Racine, Wisconsin
A designer, producer, and finisher of custom identification and decorative graphics products
for OEM, RV, marine, appliance, and automotive industries.
Accounting and MIS Manager: Responsible to President and CEO for managing financial
transactions, establishing financial controls, and managing information system, including
upgrades, repairs of equipment, and network management.
 Performed cost study and installed direct machine interface to equipment.
Result: Produced accurate job costing and run rate recording, decreasing labor costs by
10% and job cost variances by 20%.
1997 Zurich Kemper Investments, Chicago, Illinois
An investment management firm with $45 billion in mutual funds and $35 billion in assets for
5 retirement plans and 35 institutional clients, including pension funds and insurance
companies.
Staff Accountant, Institutional Accounting Division: Responsible for balancing accounts,
processing investment activities, and reporting gains and losses to clients.
 Processed transactions on existing system while simultaneously beta testing on new
accounting package.
1994 to
1997
Burlington Graphic Systems, Inc., Racine, Wisconsin
A designer, producer, and finisher of custom identification and decorative graphics products
for OEM, RV, marine, appliance, and automotive industries.
Staff Accountant: Responsible for preparing commission reports, tax preparations, credit
approvals and limits, verifying and analyzing costs related to each job processed through the
plant, and approving work prepared by accounting clerks.
Education: B.A. Management Information Systems, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 2000
B.A. Accounting, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 1996
Affiliations: Wisconsin Association for Financial Professionals (WIAFP)
Community
Involvement: Finance Council, St. Theresa Parish