ABOUT

Rikki Wright is the Managing Director of Can Partner. He is a value-added Chartered Accountant with international experience and training.  Also a certified Quickbooks Pro Advisor, he is open to short term contracts and part-time engagements either based in the GTA or worldwide. Can Partner is continually seeking to enhance its client base and increase its footprint with exciting companies who could benefit from its inherent skills. 

Rikki's career in public practice, with one of the top public accounting firms, gave him exposure to a broad range of clients in a number of industries including manufacturing, technology, professional services, not for profit and others.

After leaving public practice, Rikki has enjoyed successful roles as:

CONTROLLER of a publicly traded, start-up software and services company

• Managing day-to-day accounting and finance operations
• Preparing and filing financial statements
• Filing federal, provincial and payroll taxes
• Establishing and administering company benefit plan
• Preparing SR&ED claims
• Overseeing Bill 198 governance process
• Assisting senior sales executives with creation of advanced business modeling tools
• Monitoring logistics and billings function

HEAD OF INTERNAL CONTROL of a manufacturer of construction materials

• Designing consistent operating procedures and facilitating implementation at the 30+ remote locations throughout North America
• Developing and coordinating Risk Profiling and Risk Management activities
• Performing operational and financial audits at locations throughout North America and Europe
• Devising, and training local management on, internal audit tools
• Providing change control guidance and monitoring on various process improvement projects

PLANT CONTROLLER of a new division of a publicly traded automotive parts manufacturer

• Managing day-to-day plant operations
• Establishing the accounting function
• Spearheading the implementation of an ERP system
• Creating a policies and procedures manual

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER of one of the UK’s most prestigious financial services companies

• Overseeing the accounting function
• Preparing financial and regulatory statements
• Assisting with an accounting system conversion