Our Mission
To enable companies to rapidly transform their financial data into actionable insights
1996
Dino and Mathieu Meet
During an audit mandate, Dino and Mathieu have the opportunity to work together and discover a joint affinity for information systems and financial reporting.
1999
Long Work Hours
Mathieu and Louis-Philippe meet and routinely live 60-hour work weeks during quarterly closing periods at Nortel.
2006
Financial Reporting Issues
Now in private practice, Dino experiences pervasive reporting issues with new integrations, consolidation and FP&A during consulting mandates with his larger customer base.
Mar 22, 2018
Reunion
Mathieu and Dino reunite at Alithya to optimize ongoing reporting for the company.
Sept 14, 2018
Early Beginnings
A random journal entry generator is created to build test general ledgers. An early reporting engine is programmed to help summarize and query large volumes of transactions. It is the start of Simfiny.
History
At Simfiny Solutions, we believe in simplifying the financial reporting world.
We understand how much time finance professionals spend when compiling and analyzing financial information because we ARE finance professionals.
The company was founded in 2018 by Dino Di Flavio and Mathieu Lupien, both Chartered Professional Accountants and alumni of PricewaterhouseCoopers. It was during their time at PwC in the late 1990’s that they first worked together and realized their mutual interest in both accounting and information systems.
Dino left PwC in 2000 to start an accounting firm partnership and consulting business. He has provided accounting/auditing services for many different companies in various industries during that time. From startups to Fortune 500 companies, he has implemented efficient methods of reporting and provided guidance on how to improve existing systems.
After his time at PwC, Mathieu joined a multinational high-tech company for what would be a 15-year journey spanning three countries. As CFO, he would later apply his knowledge of M&A activities, change management, and his ability to raise capital to propel organizations forward.
Whether it was difficulty in dealing with Excel spreadsheets that had gotten out of hand, multiple different accounting systems, consolidation, or FP&A, he realized that most companies had very similar challenges.
In 2018, once again, both accountants would work together at the same company. Mathieu was the CFO and Dino was brought in as a consultant to make improvements.
It was at this time and through many discussions of their long careers that they both realized that the challenges most companies face and the solutions they implemented were very similar. It was the beginning of Simfiny Solutions.