Welcome to our CPA provided services in Accounting, Budgeting, Due Diligence for Private Equity, ESG Advisory, Financial Planning and Treasury management site.
Grow your business!
Full time or Part time virtual CPA, with pricing in Canadian Dollar or 30+% below the USD.
Services include accounting, audit, economic development projects, financial planning for Charities / Nonprofits and other treasury management services, for American / Canadian small to mid sized business including First Nations / Indigenous people's businesses.
We can enhance your firm's Treasury management effectiveness, with my person acting as a virtual employee, on a part time or full time basis.
We offer the following, all priced in Canadian dollars:
A). Cloud Accounting, Audit, IFRS, Y/E Caseware working papers, Bookkeeping, Budgeting, Cash flow & Liquidity forecasting;
B). Strategize, about setting up a business, buying a business, undertaking a capital investment or exporting your products to foreign countries;
We can provide expert due diligence on any planned acquisition. We have expert level audit and financial analysis skills.
C). Our cloud / Online accounting, budgeting or treasury services can improve your firms cash flow forecasting.
With treasury skill sets gained while working in the capital markets, we can assist with achieving commodity, foreign currency and interest rate forecasting utilizing Elliott Wave Analysis and Technical analysis. Technical Analysis, is a very common Investment Research method used by Money Managers.
The link below shows that few global corporate entities have Hedged their Interest Rate Risks.
We utilize capital market research from Bank of America, to confirm our Technical Analysis of the Capital Markets.
D). We can reduce your year end costs by preparing the year end working papers for your external accountants. We utilize caseware for working papers which is an internationally known brand.
Additionally, we have extensive knowledge and experience with Canadian Corporate Excise tax and Income tax.
E). Want to take your business to the next level? Considering selling to foreign markets? We can assist you gain a competitive advantage to capture market share. For instance, would it be more competitive to invoice in the foreign currency if its trend is up?
F). Before any Financial Planning for a Charity, Endowment or Nonprofit can commence a Investment Policy Statement must be drafted and approved;
G). Doing an Acquisition of another Business? We can assist during the Due Diligence phase, by undertaking audit of the financials and other analysis.
H).ESG and Derivatives - Corporate Sustainability.
Sustainability Strategies is a new reality for Boards to accept.
The effectiveness of ESG investing in equity markets operates on the premise that investors can influence a firm’s investment and production decisions by impacting its funding costs. In theory, broad divestment from firms with poor ESG characteristics will exert upward pressure on their cost of capital, making new investment less attractive. Likewise, when investors are willing to pay a premium for companies that are deemed more responsible and sustainable, this will reduce their funding costs and encourage investment by them.
ESG Asset Allocation
We can even improve your firms asset allocation ie ESG investing or if your organization has an investment portfolio, by drafting an Investment Policy Statement (IPS).
Water shortage is a key risk going forward.
If one's business is impacted by a shortage of Water, then most likely it will be qualified for ESG type funding.
Where Water Stress will be highest by 2050
Investing in the Blue Economy - The Rise of Blue Bonds
I). Any firm that exports or imports to Canada, would require expert level resource with substantial experience with Canadian Excise and Corporate Income Tax.
J). Due Diligence for Private Credit & Private Equity.
About Us
John, is a 20 year post grad CPA and initially considered the Military as a viable career option and was a member of Canada's militia, The Queen's Own Rifles, in Toronto and earned General Military training before he attended the Business School, at the University of Windsor, across the river from Detroit, Michigan, at the same time as the former CEO of Chrysler / Ferrari / Fiat attended.
The University of Windsor was unique back then, as it had a substantial number of Professors that were leadership in Michigan. For instance William Paton, CPA of the University of Michigan, who taught Accounting Theory at Windsor and his father developed Price Level accounting decades before. We had leadership from the Auto industry, who taught about using the Barter trade with Saudi Arabia, to trade automobiles etc..
The Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) between CPA Canada and the U.S. International Qualifications Appraisal Board (IQAB) came into effect on January 1, 2018. In effect, establishing the equivalency between the American and the Canadian CPA designation.
John, commenced his career at Davidson Partners Ltd., Investment Dealers, Toronto, Ontario, in the mid 1980s, as a Money Manager. During my time at Davidson Partners Ltd, I did my own fundamental research on various industry sectors,
That was the beginning of computer generated trading and he learned the use of Technical Analysis to enhance returns and minimize losses.
John, has 20+ years of experience working in the field of business development and accounting, audit, finance and taxation.
From September 1989 to May 1993, was trained by a Chartered Accountancy firm, Springer & Lucas, based in Toronto.
Provided Notice to Reader, Review Engagements and Audit services with the requisite tax services. Industries covered: Charities (ie. Scott Mission, Toronto), Manufacturing, Non Profits and Real Estate.
Capital Allocation and Cost Efficiency
Extensive direct experience gained through senior role in capital allocation discipline, cost efficiency and cash flow, with proven long term performance.
Financial Expertise
Extensive relevant experience in financial regulation and the capability to evaluate financial statements and understand key financial drivers of the business , bringing a deep understanding of corporate finance, internal financial controls and experience probing the adequacy of financial and risk controls.
Relevant Public Policy Expertise
Extensive experience specifically and explicitly focused on public policy or regulatory matters, including 10 years of compliance audt, ESG and economic issues.
Risk
Experience and deep understanding of systemic risk and monitoring risk management frameworks and controls, and the ability to identify key emerging and existing risks to the organization.
Consider risk related to ESG factors and their materiality etc..
Strategy
Experience in enterprise wide strategy development and implementation in industries with long cycles, and developing and leading business transformation strategies.
MEMBERSHIPS: CPA Canada and the Association for Financial Professionals, Bethesda, MD
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: • Capital Markets • Charities / Nonprofits • Manufacturing
• Distribution
• Hospitality • Technology
• Construction / Real Estate
• Diamond Mining and Oil & Gas Service firms • International Trade and Public Accounting.
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:
Controllership / Financial Modelling / Analysis / Financial Reporting
Forecasting / Cash Budgeting / Treasury management & Taxation.
Results:
• In the capital markets, as a money manager, utilizing his own fundamental research and technical analysis.
Added profit to the bottom line of exporters/importers by providing currency analysis & active management of foreign currencies.
Generated 30% profit on foreign currency conversions / hedging utilizing technical analysis for a hog breeder that exported globally. One such firm, was a global exporter of breeding pigs, located in Manitoba (https://genesus.com), which exported to China, Korea, Russia and the USA.
• Generated saving(s) by recommending the closure of a corporate division before a formal announcement of a recession. Analysis / monitoring of key economic indicators ie yield curve inversion in year 2000.
• Implemented the use of the “Z score” to evaluate potential acquisitions and clients. This resulted in a substantial reduction of exposure to near bankrupt clients.
• Assisted two former employers extract the value of their private corporations by selling the firms to publicly traded firms. One such employer, Dominion Auto, Stoney Creek (https://dominionauto.com), Ontario, where I was the Controller for the firm, that was acquired by LKQ Corp of Chicago, a multi billion dollar market cap auto parts supplier.
The other firm, Infinity Technologies Inc., of Mississauga, a technology wholesaler, that I acted as the Controller for was bought out by a publicly traded firm in the same industry, On The Go Technologies.
• During the Great Financial crisis of 2008/2009, as the Controller, for a Hot Tub manufacturer (https://sunrayspas.ca), in Edmonton, Alberta, managed a portfolio of up to 40 employees. Additionally, utilized alternative financing to do a state of the art manufacturing 40,000 square foot build.
• Dissects the ROE ratio and works on improving growth by managing under performing components and utilizes Caseware software for year end working papers.
Seeking Senior Finance / Tax / Wealth management role. Very flexible, as willing to consider full time or 3-4 day a week role @ $75 Cdn per hour.
We use ZOOM to conduct video conferencing and speak fluent English only.
I look forward to your due consideration and thanks for spending the time reading my website.
In the meantime, developing an apple orchard near Moncton, New Brunswick and not far from Halifax or Boston.
John
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Arts (Economics- Macro & Micro)
Certified General Accountant (CGA)
Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)