Lisa Young
Director of Finance and Business Operations at Granify- Claim this Profile
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Granify
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Canada
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Finance and Business Operations
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Jun 2023 - Present
● Drive awareness, accountability, and operational excellence with detailed monthly financial, KPI, goal progress, and operational performance reports while providing strategic insights. ● Lead the entire grant lifecycle, including identifying available grants, leading grant preparation, optimizing use of available grants, and overseeing all ongoing claims and program deliverables. ● Oversee all tax management, including responsibility for managing tax presence (sales, employment taxes, etc.) in multiple states and countries. ● Oversee budget and expense management, including setting and approving expenses within a framework and identifying costs savings that don’t impact performance. Show less
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GenomeMe
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Canada
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Strategy Officer
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Jun 2021 - May 2023
● Launched growth and risk mitigation strategies with executive team, including new products, pricing structures, and key market opportunities, contributing to company growth in revenue, production output, and market share. ● Designed and orchestrated total rewards program connecting OKR with rewards to encourage accountability. ● Supporting ISO13485:2016 certification on quality management system for medical devices. ● Attained medical device registration in multiple countries and territories. Show less
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CFO
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Jul 2015 - May 2021
● Maintained a robust financial position and maximizing operation performance with clean financial statements and in-depth trend and ratio analysis.● Provided leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team.● Implemented strategies for cash flow management (eg. FX, capital raising, working capital management).● Monitored internal progress reports to ensure compliance with external grant programs.● Established a procurement department that works with production teams on vendor sourcing and inventory management to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing capacity.● Identified market shifts and strategic risks, and executed joint ventures and strategic partnership opportunities. Show less
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COO
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Sep 2010 - Jun 2015
● Orchestrated managers to build an effective onboarding process, including creating Standard Operating Procedures and training programs with weekly check-in , leading to a sustainable expansion ● Identified objectives to achieve (OKR) through discussions with CEO and delegated managers on steps and key performance indicators to help achieve designated objectives.● Pioneered the business development department, resulting in distribution network expansion worldwide.
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Education
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Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University
Executive MBA -
The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Science - BS, Microbiology and Immunology