Chris Finlay

Partner, KPMG Private Enterprise

KPMG in Canada

Chris has over 20 years of experience in working with owner-managed businesses across a wide variety of industries, with a keen sense of how to take large amounts of complex information and distill it down to actionable steps and understandable concepts for his clients to act on. 

Chris has his CPA, CA in both Ontario and the Northwest Territories/Nunavut, his US CPA from New Hampshire, along with a Chartered Global Management Accountant and Certified Financial Planner designations. 

In his free time, when he’s not at his local CrossFit box or playing board games, he competes in obstacle course races and has competed at a World Championship level twice and has a North American Championship series of races under his belt.

  • B. Comm. (Hon), Accounting, Co-op, Ottawa University

  • CPA, CA (Ontario and Northwest Territories/Nunavut)

  • CPA (New Hampshire)

  • Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)

  • Certified Financial Planner (CFP)

  • Completed the In-Depth Tax Course from CPA Canada including the specialization courses for Owner-Managed Businesses

  • Past treasurer and board member of the Ottawa Humane Society

  • Current treasurer and board member of the National Aquatic Institute