Laurie Anderson
Edmonton,AB
Summary
Laurie Anderson is a practical and strategic thinker with strong business acumen and a deep commitment to organizational alignment and long-term success. With a breadth of experience across accounting, financial management, and corporate structuring, she brings a well-rounded perspective to complex real estate transactions.
Laurie's leadership style is rooted in mentorship, integrity, and collaboration. She takes pride in building strong, capable teams, and promoting open communication to foster alignment across stakeholders. As an experienced negotiator, Laurie specializes in relationship and governance agreements, consistently seeking outcomes that are thoughtful, effective, and enduring.
Over the course of her career, Laurie has developed a comprehensive understanding of various entity structures, including corporations, joint ventures, partnerships, charitable foundations, family trusts, and cross-border structures. She maintains meaningful relationships within the financing and brokerage community, including primary, mezzanine, and equity debt providers. Laurie brings intention and clarity to every initiative, with the ultimate goal of creating value and delivering results that reflect the mission and goals of the organization she serves.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Financial Officer
ONE Properties (Previously WAM Development Group)
Edmonton, AB
04.2014 - Current
- Responsible for all corporate, financial and tax structuring, reporting and management
- Works directly with the President & CEO in all areas requiring financial, strategic or tax advice, including estate and personal wealth management
- Negotiates deal structure and analyze financial and strategic consequences on both corporate and real estate transactions with large national pension funds, private and other partner entities
- Works closely with legal counsel for real estate, corporate, individual, and tax matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and relationship agreements
- Evaluates various purchase and sale scenarios, recommends tax and economically efficient structures
- Works directly with major Canadian pension funds, investors and lenders to achieve effective project and corporate funding
- Responsible for tax planning, financing, cash management and reporting for assets in excess of $10B in four major North American markets including cross border considerations in Canada, US and Mexico
- Mentors, supports, and encourages 40+ accounting and financial analysis team members to actively and successfully pursue certified accounting and finance designations
- Successfully manages CRA relationships and completes year-ends and tax returns on an ongoing basis for more than 200 entities
- Effectively and successfully managed dozens of CRA audits (GST, Full and Major Corporation) with zero accounting errors found
Controller
WAM Development Group
Edmonton, AB
04.2001 - 04.2004
- Oversaw cash management of over 100 individual bank and investment accounts
- Managed GST reporting for over 100 entities
- Developed and implemented structured year-end file and reporting systems
- Oversaw the human resource management of over 25 employees in four offices
- Was responsible for project reporting and financial analysis for over 20 active projects at any one time
- Produced operating statements for all trusts and limited partnerships
Property Accountant
Maclab Enterprises
Edmonton, AB
01.1997 - 11.2000
- Produced financial statements and cash flows for 27 properties
- Analyzed revenue and expense actual to budget figures
- Completed special projects as necessary including lease audits, account reconciliations, custom reporting and year end files
- Assisted in the implementation and provided trouble shooting for the Yardi computer system
Education
Certified Management Accountant -
CMA Alberta
01-2004
Skills
- Financial analysis
- Tax planning
- Cash management
- Strategic advising
- Deal negotiation
- Corporate finance
- Risk assessment
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
- Relationship management
- Change management
- Risk management proficiency
- Business valuation techniques
- Corporate leadership
- Infrastructure planning
- Financial administration
- Cost reduction strategies
- Reporting skills
- Continuous learning mindset
- Strategic financial planning
- Financial process improvement
- Business forecasting
- Program leadership
- Documentation requirements
- Reporting expertise
- Documentation compliance
- Corporate governance
- Budget development
- Regulatory requirements
- Regulatory compliance
- Accounting principles
- Tax planning and strategy
- Working capital management
- Debt management expertise
- Mergers and acquisitions experience
- Audit coordination
- Change management expertise
- Operational management
Accomplishments
- Member, Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta
- Chancellor, St John Ambulance Canada
- Member of Trustees Executive Committee and Order Honours and Awards Committee, St John Ambulance International
- Regional Chair, Americas Region, St John Ambulance International
- Dame, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem
- Co-Chair, St John Ambulance Canada Operating Agreement Committee
- Committee Member, St John Ambulance Canada CEO Search Committee
- Chair, St John Ambulance Alberta
- Past Chair, St John Ambulance Alberta Council Audit and Finance Committee
- Recipient, St John Ambulance Order of Canada Lifesaving Award, 2015
- Past Board Member, Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation
- Past Board Member, University Hospital Foundation
- Mentor, 2019 NAIOP Developing Leaders Mentorship Program
- Panelist, 2018 CPA Edmonton, CFO Panel - The Changing Landscape of Edmonton
- Participant, 2008/2009/2010 EXPO REAL - International Trade Fair for Commercial Property and Investment, Munich, Germany
- Conference Moderator and Board Member, 2008 International Financial Executives Leadership Forum, Washington, D.C.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Chief Financial Officer
ONE Properties (Previously WAM Development Group)
04.2014 - Current
Controller
WAM Development Group
04.2001 - 04.2004
Property Accountant
Maclab Enterprises
01.1997 - 11.2000
Certified Management Accountant -
CMA Alberta
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