Mike Knol

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VP, Finance

Lytica Inc.

Jan 2023 - Current (3 years)

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 reporting requirements and annual/quarterly audit

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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 analysis of complex scenarios (M&A) - Impleme

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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 for analysis of complex scenarios (M&A) -

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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 reporting as required by senior manag

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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 assisting with analytical requirements

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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 and recommended IT enhancements to th

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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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