Mike Knol

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VP, Finance

Lytica Inc.

Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 10 months)

Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Kinaxis

Jan 2019 - Jan 2023 (4 years 1 month)

Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Kinaxis

Aug 2017 - Jan 2019 (1 year 6 months)

- Manage the annual budget and quarterly forecast process and related tools
- Monthly analysis and commentary on operating results and comparison to forecasts
- Develop and maintain ongoing performance metrics and reporting
- Support preparation of presentation materials to be used in reports to the board of directors & management
- Provide ongoing decision support and results analysis to business unit managers
- Direct maintenance and update of organizational structure master data in planning and accounting systems
- Develop the Financial Planning and Analysis function and processes
- Manage FP&A staff and develop their capabilities
- Lead systems improvement initiatives
- Support external repor

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Director Of Finance And Administration

Burchell MacDougall Lawyers LLP

Jan 2017 - Aug 2017 (8 months)

- Manage the firm’s annual budgeting process
- Participate in bi-weekly management committee meetings
- Prepare monthly and annual financial statements and provide analysis and commentary on the results
- Manage the financial statement audit process, along with the annual trust account audit
- Frequent ad-hoc modeling as required by management
- Cash flow forecasting and cash management
- Manage the entire finance and administration team of thirty individuals including regular performance reviews, hiring and other general HR issues
- Automation of several monthly processes and reporting
- Manage the firm’s benefits programs including medical and RRSP

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Director, Finance & Administration

Conversant Intellectual Property Management

May 2016 - Jan 2017 (9 months)

- Manage and mentor the entire finance team and overseeing the full financial close process
- Oversee HR, IT and Facilities departments
- Prepare and manage the company wide budgeting process and 5-year strategic plan model
- Work closely with senior management on current strategic initiatives
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and manage external auditors
- Focus on continuous improvement in processes
- Create and update corporate quarterly financial forecasts
- Prepare and present monthly reports to investors and the board of directors
- Frequent ad-hoc reporting as required by senior management and investors
- Implemented a new 5 year model in Excel that allowed for

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Finance Manager

Conversant Intellectual Property Management

Jul 2015 - May 2016 (11 months)

- Prepared and managed the company wide budgeting process and 5-year strategic plan model
- Worked closely with senior management on current strategic initiatives
- Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and managing external auditors
- Managed the entire finance team and overseeing the full financial close process
- Automated the financial statement reporting process, shortening the close cycle by 4-5 days
- Created and updated corporate quarterly financial forecasts
- Prepared and presented of monthly reports to investors and the board of directors
- Frequent ad-hoc reporting as required by senior management and investors
- Implemented a new 5 year model in Excel that allowed fo

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Senior Financial Analyst

Conversant Intellectual Property Management

Dec 2013 - Jul 2015 (1 year 8 months)

- Prepared and managed the company wide budget process and 5 year strategic plan model
- Implemented a 12 month rolling forecast process to assist management decision making
- Prepared corporate financial forecasts focusing on revenue, EBITDA and cash flow
- Prepared and presented monthly reports to investors and the board of directors, including communication an explanation of key variances and strategic implications
- Implemented automation of several monthly and quarterly reports reducing time required to prepare reports by 80%
- Key member from finance team in recent upgrade of our ERP system
- Key member of finance team in implementation of a time sheet reporting system (Replicon)
- Frequent ad-hoc re

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Financial Analyst

Solacom Technologies Inc.

Sep 2012 - Nov 2013 (1 year 3 months)

- Prepared the corporate dashboard, including financial and non-financial metrics
- Prepared corporate short and long-term financial forecasts
- Prepared and presented monthly and quarterly financial reports to senior management
- Worked on a team with managers from each department to enhance the effectiveness of the ERP system company wide
- Used gross margin analysis and project analysis reporting to enhance management decisions
- Prepared annual budget and updated rolling 12 month forecast
- Other ad-hoc reporting as required by senior management and investors
- Communicated and provided reports to the auditors, EDC and government agencies
- Understanding the business needs of other departments and

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Assistant Controller

Oxford Frozen Foods

Dec 2011 - Oct 2012 (11 months)

- Assisted in the preparation of monthly and annual financial statements
- Prepared monthly and yearly schedules to support the financial statements
- Supported the annual audit process with reports
- Provided, reviewed and analyzed costing information to assist upper management in the decision making process
- Determined cost targets
- Performed Excel training for all finance staff members
- Created spreadsheets to automate numerous monthly processes to more effectively manage time for the entire team at month end
- Managed a major company-wide project that included working and brainstorming with Quality Assurance, Sales, Production, Inventory and IT Departments. Documented new procedures and analyzed an

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Franchise Owner

The Utility Company

Oct 2006 - Dec 2011 (5 years 3 months)

Managed all aspects of a technology service business including finances, sales and customer service.

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Operations Manager

Knol Farms Ltd

Dec 1998 - Aug 2006 (7 years 9 months)

Focused on budgeting, costing and inventory management.

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