Lawrence Yuen, CPA, CA

Director, Principal Technical Product Owner, Finance/Corporate @ Mark Anthony Group

About

I operate at the intersection of high-stakes financial strategy and award-winning digital transformation. As a hybrid leader with a background as both a Corporate Controller ($1B+ Capital) and a Technical Principal Product Owner (#1 CSAT), I specialize in architecting "Future-Ready" finance functions. I lead multi-million dollar transformations by merging financial rigor with a disciplined, ROI-centric approach to technology adoption. Key Transformation Pillars: - Strategic Delivery: Led internationally recognized global ERP rollout (QAD Change Champion Award) and consolidated complex legacy landscapes. - Change Leadership: Recognized for a 92.5% engagement score (#1 in Finance) and recipient of multiple corporate team awards. I thrive in transforming legacy cultures into high-performance, tech-forward teams. - Executive Partnership: Trusted C-Suite advisor recognized for building #1-ranked high-performance teams and translating strategy into action. Core Expertise: Finance Transformation | Global ERP | Strategic Portfolio Management | AI & RPA Implementation | Agile Product Leadership | M&A Due Diligence | Organizational Change Management

Country

Canada

City

Burnaby

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Finance, Finance Transformation, Global Delivery, Agile Project Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Reporting, Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, PowerPoint, Internal Audit, Microsoft Excel, IFRS, Variance Analysis, Student Recruitment, Mentoring, Analysis, Managerial Finance, Financial Modeling, Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Experience

Director, Principal Technical Product Owner, Finance/Corporate

Mark Anthony Group

2023-1 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Delivered an award-winning, global ERP rollout (QAD) across core Finance and Supply Chain functions; secured international awards in Dallas and Brussels for excellence in change management and digital transformation. Deployed AI-driven risk mitigation and finance automation; automated complex POS reconciliations and secured a $50M+ annual T&E portfolio by implementing AI-enabled audit capabilities. Transformed the Finance IT landscape by instilling an Agile delivery model, improving service levels across 15+ global applications while governing a $1.2M annual capital spend roadmap and managing a 20+ member cross-functional team. Earned the #1 CSAT ranking across all IT departments for 2 consecutive years by bridging the gap between technical execution and Finance business needs; established a high-performance culture that produced multiple company-wide award winners. Technology: ERP (QAD), Electronic Accounts Payable & Procurement (Coupa, LaserFiche, Kofax, Graphite), Close/Audit (Concur, Appzen, Blackline), FP&A (IBM Planning Analytics/TM1, Power BI) Robotic Process Automation (UI Path, Power Automate), Service/Workflow Management (ServiceNOW, JIRA, LeanIX)

Senior Program Manager, Finance Transformation Lead

TELUS

2019-11 - 2023-1 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Developed a comprehensive Finance Transformation roadmap for a 12-member executive steering committee (SVPs/Directors), aligning AI-driven data strategy and global system architecture (ERP/Blackline) to generate $1M+ in recurring capacity relief. Achieved the #1 engagement score in Finance (92.5%) by leading a 50-person action team and delivering 2,000+ hours of professional development in automation, data visualization, and ESG to upskill 700+ finance professionals enterprise-wide. Directed a $10M+ CEO-sponsored ESG capital initiative, executing 3 strategic land acquisitions within 10 months and engineering the long-term financial and operational models to support underprivileged youth programs. Technology: ERP (SAP), FP&A (Hyperion), Robotic Process Automation (Appian, Power Automate, BluePrism), Close/Audit (Blackline)

Corporate Controller, Broadband Networks/Technology Strategy

TELUS

2011-5 - 2019-10 · 8 yrs 6 mos

Vancouver, Canada Area

Governed a $1B capital investment portfolio and $300M in operating spend, delivering 97% forecast accuracy by re-engineering labor utilization models and fostering high-level collaboration with cross-functional project leads. Orchestrated M&A due diligence and integration for 6 acquisitions in 6 months, managing a $15M integrated budget. Drove negotiations that mitigated $6M in network cost exposure through rigorous financial auditing and overhead modeling.

Financial Management Development Program

TELUS

2008-5 - 2011-4 · 3 yrs

Vancouver, Canada Area

Pioneered Industry Chartered Accountant development program at TELUS, building competencies across areas of Corporate Accounting, Internal Audit/SOX Compliance and Corporate FP&A.