Financial Analyst / General Manager /MBA / CFA

E. PHILIP BENDER CFA, MBA, MASc, P.Eng

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905-***-****; ******.******@*****.***

PROFILE:

• Financial and technical professional with strong quantitative and analytical skills

• Experienced in financial analysis, modeling, and reporting and projections

• Prepared budgets, project costing,profitability analysis; consolidated financial statements

• Analyzed accounting data for profitability, liquidity, trends, and growth

• Astute at reviewing contracts and experienced at managing projects

• Diplomatic, resourceful, innovative problem solver who meets deadlines

• Excellent computer skills; Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, QuickBooks

and other Accounting related software

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS:

CFA Chartered Financial Analyst, Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts

MBA University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management

MASc University of Toronto, Electrical Engineering / Institute of Biomedical Engineering

BASc University of Toronto, Electrical Engineering

P.Eng Professional Engineers Ontario

Completed Canadian Securities Course

Conestoga College, Corporate Training 2012 – Computer Skills Updating

FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Financial Analyst, PrintFleet Inc. (Contract) 2013

• Prepared five year business plan & operating budget for raising new investment

capital

• Evaluated pricing strategies and determined Key Performance Indicators

• Developed business planning models

Financial Consultant, Self Employed 2008 – 2013

• Evaluated investment proposals

• Developed new business opportunities

• Prepared business plans

• Due diligence on acquisitions

• Corporate divestiture and restructuring

Senior Financial Analyst, EnviroTower Inc. 2006 – 2008

• Performed financial analysis to support business decisions and initiatives

• Prepared five year business plan; operating budget for raising investment capital

• Prepared monthly consolidated financial statements of three companies

• Project costing, profitability analysis, budget variance analysis, financial modeling

• Analyzed forecast variances, trends, financial indicators, growth and profitability

• Due diligence and audit experience, reviewed contracts

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PHILIP BENDER cont’d

General Manager / Senior Financial Analyst, Ability Telecom 1994 – 2006

• Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, acquisition analysis, and reporting

• Start-up business plan, strategies, accounting, supplier and customer relations

• Managed all facets of financial record keeping including payroll, banking,

• Negotiated sponsor agreements, set pricing strategy

• Developed, planned and implemented marketing initiatives

• Programmed and maintained technical systems, computers

General Manager / Chief Financial Officer, Top O'Trafalgar 1989-1994

• Operated commercial apple farm (10,000 apple trees), U-pick and farm market

• Responsible for hiring, scheduling, training and apple marketing

• Prepared accounting, bookkeeping and business related financials

• Introduced innovative marketing plans to increase productivity and customers

• Moved marketing focus to value-added processing and entertainment farming

Investment Analyst, Midland Doherty Ltd 1983-1989

• In-depth financial statement analysis, financial modeling and projections, pro-forma

statement preparation and analysis

• Prepared investment reports on Canadian public companies, market and business

analysis, technology assessment and valuation

• Assisted corporate finance department in private placements and public offerings

of securities

• Experienced in valuation of common and preferred shares, warrants, options

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