Bienvenido Isla, Professor

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Bienvenido Isla,
CPA

Biography

Bienvenido Isla is an academic leader with strong technical expertise and solid business judgement. His strong technical tax, accounting and finance knowledge and skills have been acquired through more than 15 years of advisory services and strategic leadership to emerging and multinational companies on their global tax and financial strategies. His demonstrated competencies and professional experience in financial accounting, corporate finance, tax technology development, project management consulting, tax compliance and planning; his liaison experience with authorities and outside service providers in resolving complex tax issues; and his demonstrated research work under the Canada Income tax Act, Excise Tax Act, Internal Revenue Code, International Tax Treaties, IFRS and US/local GAAP were attained through years of professional practice.

Professor Isla joined George Brown College with more than 12 concurrent years of academic teaching experience attained as a lecturer in the CGA accounting accreditation program and at other leading Ontario colleges. He has taught taxation, financial accounting, business finance, mathematics and economics courses at the degree, graduate certificate and diploma levels and has acquired broad understanding in the areas of adult education, leadership in change, distance education and electronic-delivery teaching techniques and technologies.

Academic Credentials

Certified Public Accountant, CPA Australia, 2013

Certified Public Accountant (International Member), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 2007

Chartered Professional Accountant and Certified General Accountant, Chartered Professional Accountants Canada, 1985 and 2014

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), University of Toronto, 1983

Areas of Specialization

Corporate Taxation

Financial Accounting

Business Finance

Managerial Accounting

Mathematics

Auditing

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Leadership

Corporate Governance

Project Management

Scientific Research and Experimental Development

International Financial Reporting Standards

Organizational Behaviour

International Tax Treaties

Six-sigma

Value Chain

Income Tax Act

Internal Revenue Code

Transfer Pricing

Mortgage Securitization

Foreign Currencies

Career Highlights

2013-Present – Professor, George Brown College, Centre for Business

2013-2015 – Instructor, Taxation (transitional course for accreditation towards Chartered Professional Accountancy), Seneca College

1985-1993, 2004-2007, 2009 – Lecturer, Certified General Accountants Association of Ontario and Instructor, Centennial College

2010-2012 – Tax Technology Architect, Longview Solutions Inc.

2008-2009 – Manager, Corporate Taxation, ING Bank of Canada

2005-2008 – Manager, National Taxation, Computershare Trust Company of Canada

2001-2004 – Senior Manager, Finance, Centrica North America (Direct Energy)

2000-2001 – Manager, Management Consulting Services, KPMG LLP

1996-2000 – Business Analyst, The Corporation of the City of Mississauga

1995-1996 – Controller, Micro Warehouse Canada Limited

Other Activities

Volunteer – Preparing income tax returns for senior citizens and college/university students

Associations and Affiliations – Financial Executives International, International Tax Consultants, International Transfer Pricing Professionals, KPMG Alumni and Current Professionals, Mergers & Acquisitions, UK Tax Professionals, Corporate Tax Governance, Canadian Tax Foundation