OUR TEAM
John Parkinson, CPA, CA, B.Comm, B.A. Principal
President
Proven senior executive with a depth of experience in the management of complex, dynamic organizations. John is a Chartered Accountant by trade with extensive C level experience in leadership of companies in a number of industry sectors. Currently, through Helmsman Management Ltd., John manages an array of independent entities on behalf of investors focused on the industrial and retail real estate sectors as well as providing executive services to entities in the pharmaceutical, construction, and remediation technology sectors. John’s previous role was as the court appointed Chief Executive Officer of a diverse investment fund under CCAA. John’s initial task was to complete a strategic analysis on $375 million portfolio, and to forge a path to maximize the recovery to a large and diverse stakeholder group through collaboration and negotiation. John is managing the final stages of the project, after selling over 80% of the assets, and restructuring the remainder into viable, surviving entities.
Prior to this, John provided Chief Financial Officer services to a number of high growth entities, including two publicly traded companies. John obtained his Chartered Accountant designation with KPMG, for whom he worked for 10 years providing advisory and reporting services to fast growth technology based clients in British Columbia and London England.
Stephen Albinati, CPA, CA
Senior Associate
Stephen is a dynamic finance professional, who has acted as Finance Director for high-growth companies in the technology, biotech, construction, and real estate industries. He has executed complex, high-value projects including corporate restructuring, critical cash management, debt refinancing, ERP implementations, and managed teams in rapidly scaling organizations. A strategic thinker, Stephen looks for innovative ways to rethink processes and leverage technology to drive efficiencies.
Stephen is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Masters of Professional Accounting from the University of Saskatchewan and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Victoria.
Natalia Rice, CPA, CGA, PCP
Associate
Natalia’s focus is on full cycle accounting, financial statement preparation and general ledger maintenance. She holds a bachelor’s degree in law and has trained as a payroll compliance practitioner.
John Wallace, BA
Associate
John Wallace’s main focus is on investor communications. John brings strong communication skills and a depth of investor relations experience to the Helmsman team. John draws on his strong team building skills honed as a member of the successful 1992 Olympic gold medal Men’s 8+ rowing team.
Marco Rossato, BA
Associate
Marco has 20 years of experience in public practice accounting with a focus on personal and corporate tax returns, NTR’s, review engagements and working closely with clients to help resolve any financial issues and maintain financial records. Marco brings his breadth of experience in public practice accounting to add to Helmsman’s strong financial team in helping companies grow and expand in a changing fast pace business economy. Marco has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Victoria and volunteers his time coaching his sons’ soccer teams.
Braden Dougherty
Associate
Braden’s skills as an IT Manager are highly valued by our clients. Braden provides a unique blend of coordination, quality assurance, support, and training services. His experience ranges from management of IT services to clients with locations across the globe, network migration & expansion, MS Teams and other platform implementation, security protection, privacy audits, and much more.
John Parkinson, CPA, CA, B.Comm, B.A. Principal
President
Proven senior executive with a depth of experience in the management of complex, dynamic organizations. John is a Chartered Accountant by trade with extensive C level experience in leadership of companies in a number of industry sectors. Currently, through Helmsman Management Ltd., John manages an array of independent entities on behalf of investors focused on the industrial and retail real estate sectors as well as providing executive services to entities in the pharmaceutical, construction, and remediation technology sectors. John’s previous role was as the court appointed Chief Executive Officer of a diverse investment fund under CCAA. John’s initial task was to complete a strategic analysis on $375 million portfolio, and to forge a path to maximize the recovery to a large and diverse stakeholder group through collaboration and negotiation. John is managing the final stages of the project, after selling over 80% of the assets, and restructuring the remainder into viable, surviving entities.
Prior to this, John provided Chief Financial Officer services to a number of high growth entities, including two publicly traded companies. John obtained his Chartered Accountant designation with KPMG, for whom he worked for 10 years providing advisory and reporting services to fast growth technology based clients in British Columbia and London England.
Stephen Albinati, CPA, CA
Senior Associate
Stephen is a dynamic finance professional, who has acted as Finance Director for high-growth companies in the technology, biotech, construction, and real estate industries. He has executed complex, high-value projects including corporate restructuring, critical cash management, debt refinancing, ERP implementations, and managed teams in rapidly scaling organizations. A strategic thinker, Stephen looks for innovative ways to rethink processes and leverage technology to drive efficiencies.
Stephen is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Masters of Professional Accounting from the University of Saskatchewan and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Victoria.
Natalia Rice, CPA, CGA, PCP
Associate
Natalia’s focus is on full cycle accounting, financial statement preparation and general ledger maintenance. She holds a bachelor’s degree in law and has trained as a payroll compliance practitioner.
John Wallace, BA
Associate
John Wallace’s main focus is on investor communications. John brings strong communication skills and a depth of investor relations experience to the Helmsman team. John draws on his strong team building skills honed as a member of the successful 1992 Olympic gold medal Men’s 8+ rowing team.
Marco Rossato, BA
Associate
Marco has 20 years of experience in public practice accounting with a focus on personal and corporate tax returns, NTR’s, review engagements and working closely with clients to help resolve any financial issues and maintain financial records. Marco brings his breadth of experience in public practice accounting to add to Helmsman’s strong financial team in helping companies grow and expand in a changing fast pace business economy. Marco has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Victoria and volunteers his time coaching his sons’ soccer teams.
Braden Dougherty
Associate
Braden’s skills as an IT Manager are highly valued by our clients. Braden provides a unique blend of coordination, quality assurance, support, and training services. His experience ranges from management of IT services to clients with locations across the globe, network migration & expansion, MS Teams and other platform implementation, security protection, privacy audits, and much more.