Stéphane Sonier

I am a forward-looking Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) with a Corporate Finance Qualification (CF) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). As Founder and Principal of Akadia Cash Flow Consulting, I combine years of experience in Corporate Treasury (Bell Canada), Big 4 discipline (EY), and FP&A sophistication to drive financial clarity. As a Finance Operations Partner, I bridge the gap between financial strategy and daily execution by optimizing capital structures, streamlining workflows, and ensuring that operational decisions are backed by rigorous technical analysis.

Founder & Principal — Akadia Cash Flow Consulting (2026–Present)
I help organizations improve liquidity, reduce financing costs, and gain real-time visibility into cash—turning finance into a decision-making engine.

Most businesses don’t struggle due to lack of revenue, but due to poor cash flow visibility, inefficient working capital, and suboptimal banking structures. My focus is on unlocking trapped cash and implementing treasury-level discipline.

What I do:

- Design and implement an advanced Excel and AI based model with supporting processes to monitor Cash Flow from Operations (and financing/investing if required) on a daily basis—no need to wait days or weeks after month-end; visibility by noon on the first business day !
- Identify and unlock cash in AR, AP, and inventory
- Optimize working capital drivers (DSO, DPO, inventory turns)
- Simplify banking structures and credit facilities
- Develop Power BI dashboards and decision-focused reporting
- Support lender-ready financials, business plans, and valuations

Core Expertise:
Treasury & Liquidity | FP&A | Regulatory Capital Advisory | Banking Fee Optimization | AI & Automation (Claude AI, Power BI, Power Automate)

Background:
Former Director of Treasury Operations, Bell Aliant (multi-billion-dollar transactions; Bell Aliant Income Fund). Experience at Ernst & Young.
CPA (Canada) | CF, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales | Former university lecturer