MARK BUZHARSKY
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EXPERIENCE
Consultant Self Employed January 2014 - Present
Private Consulting for 4 medium sized corporations
Consolidated financial statement preparations
Budgeting and Cash Forecasting
Bank reconciliations and maintaining proper book interface with billing software
February 2012 – January 2014
InterFace Group East Brunswick, NJ
VP of Finance/CFO for a $40mln private talent marketing firm
Coordinating timely preparation of financial statements for 15 subsidiaries in 6 different states
Manage an accounting department of 9, as well as all financial functions of entities
Responsible for all phases of Audit and revenue recognition
Report directly to the CEO and owners of the company
Control all tax filings
Involved in all day-to-day operations
February 2005 – January 2012
XIBI Group, Teaneck, NJ
Chief Financial Officer for a multi million dollar data storage and web hosting company.
Coordinated timely preparation of financial statements
Designed and integrated financial projection model
Implemented an interface between billing system and accounting software
Involved in all investor relations and directly responsible for bringing serious investors into the
company
Prepared industry trends and analysis reports for “Wired” magazine
Long Distance Services, Inc. Englewood, N.J. January 2003- February 2005
Chief Financial Officer for an award winning Long Distance Company.
Responsible for all aspects of financial operations of the company
Involved in all vendor negotiations and contract preparations
Cash Forecasting and Corporate Planning
Human Resources and Payroll
Bank negotiations and investor relations
Everest BroadBand Networks Fort Lee, N.J. March 2001-December 2002
Senior Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis for a pre-IPO Broadband Networking
Company. The company provides services in more than 175 buildings across the country,
including such major locations as Rockefeller Center and GM Building in New York City.
Coordinated timely and accurate preparation of financial statements and revenue recognition
reports.
Produced financial analysis for Corporate Planning and senior Management
Designed and integrated Company’s Financial Planning Model
Directly responsible for producing monthly budgets and cash forecasting
Responsible for savings of $800K against vendor contracts
Managed an accounts receivable and customer care department comprised of 13 people.
Marine Transport Corporation Weehawken, N.J. November 1998- March 2001
Accounting Manager/Assistant Controller for a major $400 million NASDAQ traded shipping
Company.
Key person responsible for all SEC filings: 10Qs, 10Ks and 8Ks;
Directed contact with the Company’s outside auditors relating to audit and review work for the
corporation;
Coordinated timely and accurate preparation of all financial statements
Eastwind Investment Company, 444 Madison Av., N.Y.C. December 1996–November 1998
Senior Accountant/European Account Manager for a major investment holding company.
Eastwind is a ship owner and investor in the European marine transportation. Supervised two
accountants, as well as overlooked forecasting and budgeting. Prepared monthly and quarterly
financial and ship operating reports. Directly involved in estimating percentage of completion
reports and voyage accruals. Provided financial information for performance of internal
operational and accounting audit by
Ernst & Young. Coordinated preparation of accounting policies and procedures
according to GAAP, as well as personally establishing accounting procedures for
major European partners
EDUCATION
North West Kent University
MBA, Management and Brokering, 2000 .
Long Island University
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 1996 Cum Laude
Paralegal Dean of Business School Scholarship recipient.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Excel Certified specialist, Lotus 1-2-3, Certified MAS90W Instructor, Quickbooks,
Prime – Accounting Software, Ship-Net Accounting/Chartering Software, CharterCalc-Financial
Software, Navision Financials, Modern Bill, Infranet Real Time, Crystal Reports,
Hexagon(On/Off Line), On-Line Banking, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft
PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Word Perfect, DOS Prompt, C.C. Mail specialist.