About RiverBend
Practical, relationship-based supportbuilt for Northern realities.
RiverBend helps organizations make sense of complex financial, operational, and reporting challenges through hands-on support, clear systems, and dependable follow-through.
RiverBend Accounting & Management Services Professional Corporation was established in 2009 to help organizations address complex financial and operational challenges in a practical, respectful, and sustainable way.
What began as a focused accounting practice has grown into broader advisory and management support for First Nation communities, community-owned entities, Northern organizations, and businesses that need dependable financial leadership, clear reporting, and stronger systems.
Today, RiverBend provides First Nation advisory services, controllership, year-end preparation, financial recovery support, reporting systems, and project-based financial and administrative support. We work alongside leadership and staff to build stability, clarity, and long-term capacity in ways that reflect real operating conditions across the North.
Jon Schiffer, Executive Consultant & CEO
How We Work
We work alongside clients to move important work forward.
Our approach is rooted in relationships, practical problem-solving, and steady follow-through. We take the time to understand each client’s operating realities, whether that means governance pressures, reporting backlogs, staffing gaps, or the day-to-day demands of working in Northern communities.
We work collaboratively with leadership, managers, finance staff, and program teams to strengthen systems, improve financial information, and support sound decision-making. Our role is not just to advise, but to help move work forward in a way that is realistic, respectful, and sustainable.
RiverBend values clarity, professionalism, and accountability. We believe good support starts with listening carefully, communicating plainly, and building solutions that fit the client rather than forcing a template onto the work.
Relationship-based support
We take time to understand each client’s operating reality, including governance pressures, reporting backlogs, staffing gaps, and the demands of working in Northern communities.
Practical financial leadership
We help clients strengthen financial information, improve reporting, support sound decisions, and move important work forward with clear follow-through.
Solutions that fit the client
We do not force templates onto the work. We build practical systems, reporting tools, and support structures that fit the client’s goals, capacity, and priorities.
Mission
RiverBend supports organizations through growth and change by providing trusted, practical guidance.
We work alongside clients through a people-centred, collaborative approach to build strong financial systems, lead complex initiatives, and explore emerging technologies where they support the client’s own goals and priorities.
Through respectful collaboration, professional care, and a commitment to dependability, integrity, and accuracy, we help organizations build stability and capacity in ways that reflect who they are and the future they are working toward.
Vision
RiverBend’s vision is to be the collaborative partner that organizations turn to as their needs evolve.
We are committed to deepening our expertise in respectful advisory and project management, strengthening financial reporting and organizational information, and thoughtfully using modern tools, automation, and emerging technologies to give clients stronger communication and reporting support.
Our goal is to help clients feel equipped and confident to shape their futures.
Built to support stability, capacity, and long-term progress.
RiverBend helps clients make sense of complex financial and operational challenges through hands-on support, clearer systems, and dependable follow-through. Our work is designed to improve reporting, support leadership, strengthen administration, and help organizations move forward with greater confidence.
Who We Serve
Practical support for organizations facing complex work.
RiverBend works alongside organizations facing complex financial, operational, and governance challenges. Our work is built for Northern realities and shaped by practical experience supporting First Nation communities, community-owned entities, and leadership teams that need clear systems, dependable follow-through, and respectful collaboration.
First Nations
We work closely with Chief and Council, senior management, and community staff to support governance, reporting, financial recovery, and long-term organizational stability.
Northern and Remote Communities
Northern organizations often operate under unique geographic, staffing, and funding pressures. We help build systems, reporting, and management practices that fit real-world operating conditions.
Community-Owned Organizations
We support corporations, limited partnerships, and other community-owned entities with financial oversight, reporting, governance support, and practical business structures.
Economic Development Entities
We help communities and development groups build strong ownership, partnership, and operating structures that reflect community priorities and support long-term growth.
Leadership and Management Teams
We support leadership teams managing growth, backlog, changing requirements, funding complexity, or internal capacity gaps by helping create clarity and move work forward.
Organizations in Financial Recovery
When audits, reporting, or financial systems have fallen behind, we help restore order, rebuild momentum, and create a clear path toward audit readiness and stronger financial management.
How We Support Clients
Clear support for complex financial and organizational work.
RiverBend provides practical support across governance, financial management, audit recovery, project work, and reporting systems.
We help organizations build stronger structures, clearer information, and more dependable momentum in ways that fit their real-world operating conditions.
Governance & Advisory Support
We work alongside leadership teams to strengthen governance, improve oversight, support decision-making, and help organizations navigate complex operational and financial challenges with practical, respectful guidance.
Financial Management & Controllership
RiverBend provides high-level financial management support where senior finance capacity is limited or evolving. We help strengthen reporting, budgeting, internal controls, and day-to-day financial oversight in a practical and sustainable way.
Audit Catch-Up & Financial Recovery
When audits, reporting, or financial systems have fallen behind, we help restore order and momentum. Our work focuses on rebuilding files, addressing historical gaps, and creating a clear path toward stronger audit readiness and long-term stability.
Project Support, Reporting Systems & Practical Tools
We support project planning, delivery, reporting systems, and management tools that help organizations work more clearly and efficiently. Our approach emphasizes simple, usable systems that fit real-world conditions and improve access to timely information.
Practical advisory, financial management, reporting, and project support for First Nation communities, Northern organizations, businesses, and partnerships.
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Location & Hours
- 400-1186 Roland St.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 5M4 - Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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