1. 5107 Wyandot Place, Hilliard, Ohio 43026614-886-3109mpestich@gmail.com
Michael C. Pestich
Summary
Experienced Accountant with a thorough knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, month end closing,
account reconciliation, standard costing, P&L analysis, and working with external auditors. Expert
in SAP R/3 with 16 years of experience.
Experience
Mar 2016-July 2016
Mar 2006-Mar 2016
Westward Pharmaceuticals (new owners)
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc.
($8 Billion Annual Sales)
Columbus, Ohio
Cost A nalyst
 Developed labor,overhead,and machine costrates based on annualbudgeted coststo ensure
corporate guidelines and generally accepted accounting principles are being followed.
Established company pricing aspart of the budgetprocess. Maintained standard costsin SAP.
 Ran crossfunctionalcosting team meetings twice per month to implement improvements in
costing for multisource business.Developed value models to understand true actualcostsand
margins of product portfolio.
 Acquisition of Roxane Laboratoriesby Westward Pharmaceuticals-Assisted CFOand Controller
in preparing financialschedulesfor fouryearcarve out audit by Ernst and Young.
 Supported Engineering and Purchasing with ROIcalculations for capitalequipment purchases
and supplier evaluations. Worked with Materials Management to calculate inventory reserves.
 Worked with I.T. to implement system forGermany to keep track of costs and bills of material
for consolidation purposes.
 Supplied all information regarding inventories and standard costs to externalauditors,Price
Waterhouse Coopers.
Mar 2000-Mar 2006 The Scotts Company ($2 Billion Annual Sales) Marysville, Ohio
Cost A nalyst
 Set up and maintained standard costsin SAP
 Materialprice variance analysis:Helped develop reportsin MicrosoftExceland SAP/BW that
improved visibility of materialprice variance to purchasing,contractmanufacturing,
 Assisted plant controllerswith understanding of year-to-year changesin standard costs.
 Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance:Prepared capitalized variance journalentries,and account
reconciliation.
 Prepared documentation for quarterly physicalinventories forexternalseed operations,and
accounts payable procedures

2. Dec 1996-Mar 2000 Stanley Steemer ($75 Million Annual Sales) Dublin, Ohio
Cost A ccountant
 Kept track of inventory for40 corporate branches.Calculate monthly inventory usage and turns.
 Maintain recordsfor allfixed asset additions and disposals.Calculate depreciation for both book
and tax purposes.
 Conduct periodic audits of franchises.
 Calculate uniform inventory capitalization for year-end.
 Supply all information regarding inventories and fixed assets to external auditors, Deloitte and
Touche.
Aug 1994-Dec 1996 Medex, Inc. ($100 Million Annual Sales) Columbus, Ohio
Cost A ccountant
 Set up and maintain allstandard product costs in AS/400 system.
 Reconciled perpetualinventory recordswith the generalledger.
 Monthly analysis of allplant variances,rework and scrap.
 Statisticalsampling of inventories,and annualbudget and forecast.
Aug 1992-Mar 1994 Polychem, Inc. ($40 Million Annual Sales) Mentor, Ohio
Staff Accountant
 Reported directly to the Controller.
 All functions of accounts payable including invoice coding,data entry and check processing.
 Prepare monthly analysis of fixed expenses in the generalledger.
 Prepare monthly profit and loss statements of subsidiary division,Sterling Packaging.
Education
B.S.B.A Accounting The Ohio State University Graduation 1992
Community Service
May 1999-May 2005- Volunteer, Young Buckeyes of Central Ohio
 Worked as volunteer raising money for scholarships at the Ohio State University.
January 2000-Present- Red Cross, regular blood donor
January 2004-January 2006-Miracle Gro Kids- A Big Brother and Sister Program through The
Scotts Company
Computer Skills
SAP, Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point.