Bert Buderick Email & Phone Number

171 Fenmar Drive, Toronto On M9L 1M7

On a Contract basis, responsible for:Preparation, review, and completion of quarterly and annual Consolidated Financial Statements for the main Canada/US entity, and various smaller companies.Plan, coordinate and complete the annual audit for all companies with our externalauditors.Developed the 2017 Budget through extensive interaction with senior executives.Currently preparing documentation for the Due Diligence process.

Mississauga, Ontario

I was an employee of Konica Minolta from December 1995 to July 2014My responsibilities and accomplishments in this position included:• Directed the RFP, (Request for Proposals), and Large Deal profitability groups in feasibility analyses and submissions related to the Tender process. • Redesigned the profitability template to more accurately reflect all potential exposures and risks associated with being awarded a large copier contract with low profitability.• Changed parameters and process for claiming subsidy rebate from US parent to maximize return and allow Canadian company to participate and have the opportunity of being awarded more large deals, ultimately increasing market share for copier business

Mississauga, Ontario

My responsibilities and accomplishments included:• Direct financial management reporting functions, including development, preparation and review of monthly/quarterly/annual consolidated internal financial statements.• Key stakeholder in compilation of the Annual Budget and Monthly Forecast reporting.• Developed structure of the Branch Budgets and interacted closely with Branch Managers in the compilation of these reports to meet company’s strategic Business Plans.• Prepared annual statutory financial statements reducing External Audit fees.• Oversaw Internal Audit, Credit & Collections and all General Accounting functions. • Accountable for the yearly external audit and completion of all Revenue Canada and Provincial audits. • Reviewed and approved Tax Returns prepared by KPMG. • Through extensive documentation and my negotiation skills, minimized exposures from Income/Capital Tax and Transfer Pricing audits.• Organized the amalgamation of the wholly owned subsidiary into the main company resulting in cost effectiveness and streamlining of operations• Responsible for all Risk Management aspects of the company and initiated a D&O Liability insurance claim which saved the company $640K in a legal action.

Mississauga, Ontario

My responsibilities and accomplishments were:• Managed the Internal Audit, Credit & Collections and General Accounting departments across Canada.• Managed financial reporting functions, including development, preparation and review of monthly/quarterly/annual consolidated internal financial statements.• Accountable for the yearly external audit and completion of all Revenue Canada and Provincial audits. • Developed highly skilled accounting and financial management team to achieve established objectives. • Interacted with all levels of Senior Management concerning the development and maintenance of financial and operational efficiencies. • Implemented AMEX points program for A/P to significantly reduce Travel costs.• Strategically restructured financial reporting processes in accordance with organizational changes, to increase operational effectiveness and timely reporting.

Mississauga, Ontario

My major accomplishments were:• Strategically restructured financial reporting processes in accordance with organizational changes, to increase operational effectiveness and timely reporting.• Standardized the ADP Payrolls across Canada to a uniform format ensuring informative consolidated reporting could be initiated.• Directed the centralization of many finance functions to the Corporate office to enhance the reliability and accuracy of the financial statements and reduce costs associated with the year-end external audit.

Markham, Ontario

Control over all Accounting & Finance, Human Resources, Billing, and Credit & Collections. My major accomplishments were:• Liaison with external auditors and lawyers as it related to the due diligence process, culminating with sale of the company to Konica Minolta. • Initially updated six months of financial data and produced due diligence documentation, for the owners, for review by two prospective buyers of the Dealership. • Saved Konica Minolta $120K on the purchase of this Dealer and the subsequent sale of D&B Branches in Ontario, but outside of the GTA, to the minority partner of D&B. • Provided financial reporting expertise to new owner of D&B and its controller, while transitioning to my new position with Konica Minolta.

Richmond Hill, Ontario

Management of Accounting & Finance and the Payroll departmentMajor contributions were:• Through proper Cash Management and by implementing essential controls and procedures, I effected cost savings and recoveries of over $400K.• Successfully merged the Calcan, Weslin and Copytron acquisitions with Gestetner’s, thereby simplifying the consolidation process and reducing staff.• Converted the G/L and A/P system from the VAX to the IBM AS400 using JBA software.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Centralized the Accounting & Finance activities for two divisions in Vancouver to Toronto, and coordinated and converted the MAPICS G/L and A/P Software to Systemetrics on the IBM System 36.

Markham, Ontario

My major contributions here were:• Prepared documentation, special reports and liaised with the company lawyers and government officials thereby achieving the objective of the company not being liable in the Anti-Dumping suit with General Motors and Ford.

Toronto, Canada Area

Began as an A/P clerk and progressed to the Corporate Accounting Supervisor’s position of a very large corporation.

Cga/Cpa Designation

Bachelor'S Degree, Business/Commerce, General