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