Christopher Stasuik, Cpa, Ca, Macc Email & Phone Number

Ottawa & Kanata

A boutique accounting firm based in Ottawa and Kanata that provides financial, tax and accounting services to a variety of clients.• Provided executive leadership in all areas of finance, accounting, financial reporting, tax, budget, credit, treasury, financial planning & analysis, investor relations, and information technology functions to a wide variety of clients’ businesses in various industries.• Together with Chief Executive Officers and other executives, participated in developing short- and long- term corporate and operations strategies for client companies to achieve their sales, profit and customer service objectives.• Led the development and preparation of strategic and operating business plans and budgets. Measured the performance of businesses and projects against plans and made recommendations with regard to variances.• Attended Audit Committee and Board of Director meetings.• Provided start-up and turnaround advice and direction for growth-focused firms, with emphasis on mitigating the various companies’ specific risk factors.• Completed corporate re-organizations for privately owned businesses.• Provided strategic planning and leadership for two of Canada’s largest government departments (Canada Border Security Agency & Correctional Service of Canada) to respond to their Audit Readiness Reports.• Designed and implemented a “holistic” controls methodology based on SOX guidance and the COSO control framework. This methodology assisted Canadian federal government departments in preparing for and sustaining an efficient and effective financial statement audit. This cutting-edge methodology has now become standard practice in the Canadian government.• Hired, trained and managed external auditing and advisory consultants (from two of the big four accounting firms) in Audit Readiness response methodology and “holistic” controls frameworks.• Currently, responsible for Stasuik & Associates’ operations and strategic partnerships.

Kanata

This leadership position required the planning and management of the department’s response to their Audit Readiness report and the development and implementation of a COSO control framework project (SOX). This position assisted the department in preparing for and sustaining an efficient and effective financial statement audit.

This leadership position required the adjustment and implementation of private sector control frameworks (COSO) to assist this large government department prepare for and sustain an efficient and effective financial statement audit.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Deloitte & Touche LLPRaymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLPInternational public accounting firms that provide clients with a broad selection of financial and management services on a global basis.• Provided leadership and practical hands-on guidance in executing emerging SOX internal controls audits from the perspectives of external auditor, management, and internal audit functions. These audits assisted entities,such as TECO Energy, to report on the effectiveness of their companies’ internal controls over financial reporting.• Directed and monitored the performance of several audit projects for the Financial Compliance Unit of the Canadian International Development Agency that included assignments in Bangladesh and Ghana.• Planned and executed financial audits and special projects for a wide variety of corporate entities and government agencies.

Master, Accounting

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics