Bruce M. Weiderman

**** ********* **.

Holland, MI 49424

616-***-**** Home, 616-***-**** Cell, ablwhy@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

MAJOR: Accountancy Minors: Law, General Business

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nov 2005- Controller

Charter House Holdings, LLC / CHI Hospitality Land Co., LLC

Silver Cloud Leasing, LLC

. Responsible for all financial duties, IT & Purchasing for all

locations: Charter House Holdings, CityFlats Hotel, & Silver Cloud

Leasing.

. Prepare financial reporting and analysis as required for management,

customer special projects and financial partners.

. Manage acquisitions and legal issues.

. Member of Management team.

. Responsible for manufacturing cost accounting accuracy and management

systems.

. Complete budget and forecast as required.

. Perform cost segregation for capital projects.

. Perform continuous quality improvement for furniture division.

. Manage ERP system.

. Responsible for sales tax returns and tax incentives.

. Manage continuous cost reduction program.

. Manage all bank financing.

Charter House has earned several awards: Top 50 Michigan Companies to

watch, SBA Business Man of the Year, West Michigan, SBA business Man of

the Year, State of Michigan.

May 2005-Oct 2005 Controller - Murray Plant

Wabasto, Murray KY (Plant startup)

. Responsible for Finance,& IT for Murray KY plant startup.

. Implement accounting procedures, labor reporting, variance reporting.

. Member of Management team.

. Implemented budget & forecasting process.

. Established inventory standard cost.

. Managed building completion, road construction & railroad spur

completion.

. Managed asset purchases and tracking.

Sep 2002-May 2005 Financial Leader / Controller

Tower Automotive, IT, Grand Rapids MI

. Responsible for all Tower Shared Services budgeting, forecasting and

(IT) accounting functions in USA, Italy, Slovakia, Germany and Asia.

. Member of Sarbanes-Oxley core implementation team US & Belgium.

. Member of Facilitation team. Performed Plant Controller training for

financial systems including standardized cost systems as needed, ERP

implementation for USA, Italy, Germany, Slovakia & Asia.

. Member of North America Standardization team.

. Assisted Slovakia Finance with statutory requirements.

Aug 2001-Sep 2002 Controller

Zelenka Nursery Inc., Grand Haven MI

. Responsible for supervision of accounts receivable, accounts payable,

cost and general accounting.

. Responsible for financial reporting/production reporting for MI, NC,

LA, and TN locations.

. Responsible for year end audit process

. Direct design and implementation of standard cost system.

. Prepare special analysis as needed.

. Create and prepare cash flow reporting for Management Group.

. *** one year of service due to bankruptcy - caused by Kmart bankruptcy

***

Apr 1996-Aug 2001 Controller - Holland Plant

Tennant Co., Holland MI.

. Responsible for Holland facility finance activities. Cost Accounting,

payroll, planning, forecasting, analysis, financial reporting using MS

Excel.

. SAP implementation team member.

. Responsible for competitor financial analysis.

. Organize and supervise annual physical inventory, Tennant Holland and

Tennant Japan (Kawasaki Japan)

. Design and implement standard cost system using Mapics (IBM AS400)

. Responsible for product pricing, contract pricing, budget process and

elimination of physical inventories.

. Create special performance reporting.

Feb 1992-Apr 1996 Supervisor-Cost Accounting

Perrigo Company, Allegan MI.

. Supervise purchased/contract materials royalties. Design and

implementation of departmental procedures, methods and reports.

Supervise Improshare employee bonus program.

. Prepare monthly/quarterly variance analysis and forecast (all

locations). Responsible for purchase price variance system and

program updates.

. Prepare year end inventory price test, Michigan & South Carolina

locations.

. Design and complete special projects, completed ABC training,

completed leadership training.

. Assist purchasing with contract negotiations and total quality cost

task force.

1992. Cost Accounting Manager

ODL Inc., Zeeland MI.

1988. Cost and Budgets Analyst

Nabisco Brands, Inc.

1986. Cost Accountant

Hitachi Magnetics Corp.

1984. Supervisor of Materials and Accounting

Simpson Industries.

Program Experience:

QAD, SAP, Progress, Mapics, Excel, Word, FAS, PowerPoint,

Hyperion, PeopleSoft, MSL, AS400 Query, MS Office, Access,

ShopTech.

Interest: Travel, Hiking, Motorcycling, Skeet shooting, Hunting,

Bicycling, Camping, Home building.

Memberships: IMA member, Leadership Holland graduate, licensed

residential builder.

References:

Jerry Broekhuis Home: 616-***-****

Hamilton, MI 49419

Don Schra Home: 616-***-****

Hamilton, MI 49419

Steve Lubbers Home: 616-751-

6581

Holland, MI 49424

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