About
Victoria MacPhail is a finance professional with experience spanning publicly traded corporations, high-growth startups, nonprofits, and small businesses. She began her career with Deloitte in Calgary, auditing private and public companies before moving into investor relations and corporate reporting with ATCO Group, where she gained firsthand experience supporting a large publicly traded organization.
In Chicago, Victoria worked as a Senior Associate with The Siegfried Group, providing accounting consulting and leadership advisory to a publicly traded fintech company. After returning home to Prince Edward Island, she worked remotely as VP of Finance for Kapoose Creek Bio, an innovative biotechnology startup, and later supported TruNorth Naturals, a Canadian functional mushroom company focused on bringing sustainably sourced wild-harvested mushroom products to market.
She also briefly served as Finance Manager for the Native Council of PEI, overseeing accounting, budgeting, cash flow, and financial reporting for more than 20 government funding agreements supporting programs for off-reserve Indigenous communities.
Today, Victoria works with small businesses and purpose-driven organizations, providing bookkeeping, business planning, financial modelling, and grant support. She enjoys helping business owners build organized financial systems, understand their numbers, and make informed decisions with confidence.
Experience
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Business Planning
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Strategic Financial Planning
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Financial Forecasting & Modeling
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Investor Relations & Communications
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Big 4 Audit & Assurance
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SR&ED Tax Credit
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Grant Writing
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Policy Development
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Financial Reporting (IFRS/GAAP/US GAAP)
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Bookkeeping
Industries
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Biotechnology
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Wellness & Natural Health Products
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Fungal Therapeutics & Psychedelics
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Non-Profit & Indigenous Advocacy
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Renewable Energy
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Energy Services
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Electric Utilities
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Natural Gas Pipelines
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Financial Technology
Education
Master of Professional Accounting
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
2017
Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting
Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB
2015
Certifications
Improving Your Business Through a Culture of Health
Harvardx
2022
Collaborators
At Sovereign Solutions, collaboration means combining diverse expertise to bring clients clarity, structure, and strategic insight. Each collaborator contributes a specialized skill set — from strategic growth and brand development to bookkeeping and compliance.
Peter Crooks
Strategic Advisor
Peter Crooks is a visionary leader and innovation expert with a proven track record of building and scaling successful consumer packaged goods (CPG) businesses. His extensive experience spans over two decades, encompassing leadership roles in the food & beverage, natural health products, biotech and cannabis sectors, domestically and internationally.
From launching groundbreaking products and brands to leading successful company turnarounds and navigating complex regulatory environments, Peter's strategic approach and entrepreneurial spirit consistently deliver exceptional results. He possesses a deep understanding of the entire product lifecycle, from concept to design and development to market success, and is adept at building high-performing teams, optimizing operations for efficiency and profitability, and driving sustainable growth. Peter's ability to identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities, combined with his collaborative leadership style, makes him a highly sought-after executive and public speaker across multiple converging industries.
Harsh Modi
Senior Accounting Consultant
Harsh is a bookkeeping and accounting professional with over nine years of experience in full-cycle accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, and bookkeeping. With a Chartered Accountant (CA) background in India, he also holds Intuit Certified Bookkeeper and QuickBooks ProAdvisor credentials.
His professional background spans public accounting and audit, manufacturing finance, and ongoing bookkeeping support for small and mid-sized businesses across Canada, the United States, Uganda, and India. His experience includes bank and credit card reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, ledger review and cleanup, financial statement preparation, budgeting, payroll, inventory accounting, and management reporting.
With a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail, Harsh specializes in maintaining clean, well-organized financial records, completing thorough reconciliations, and preparing reliable financial reports. His strong accounting foundation and practical experience across a range of industries and accounting platforms allow him to provide dependable financial support and give businesses confidence in the accuracy and integrity of their financial information.
