Our Team
Practical support from people who understand the work.
RiverBend is a small, experienced team supporting First Nation communities, Indigenous organizations, businesses, and partnerships with financial management, funding accountability, audit readiness, project support, reporting, and stronger internal systems.
Jon Schiffer, CPA, CMA
Executive Consultant & CEO
Financial management, funding accountability, audit readiness, reporting, and long-term planning.
Jon works with clients on financial management, funding accountability, audit readiness, reporting, and long-term planning. His work includes reviewing financial records, funding agreements, program activity, and reporting requirements to help clients understand their financial position, address complex issues, and make practical decisions. He also works with leadership, managers, funders, and auditors to improve how financial information is tracked, explained, and reported.
Wendy Koehler
Senior Manager, Management & Projects Consulting
Management support, project planning, funding follow-up, reporting coordination, and communication.
Wendy works with clients on management support, project planning, housing and infrastructure files, funding follow-up, reporting coordination, approvals, and communication between clients, contractors, funders, and professional advisors. Her work helps organizations keep complex projects organized, track outstanding items, prepare information for decisions, and keep important work moving forward.
Laura Wakewich, CPA
Senior Manager, Controllership & Accounting Operations
Controllership, audit preparation, accounting systems, year-end planning, and financial process improvement.
Laura provides senior controllership support for clients with complex financial reporting, audit preparation, accounting system updates, year-end planning, and financial process improvement. Her work includes organizing audit-ready information, reviewing financial records, improving reporting systems, supporting managers with clear financial information, and helping clients build stronger accounting operations that support better decisions and long-term stability.
A small team with practical depth.
RiverBend’s team works closely with clients to understand the real issues behind the numbers, organize information, support decisions, and help important work move forward.
Our Culture
Professional work grounded in practical values.
RiverBend’s work requires care, judgment, and follow-through. We support First Nation communities, Northern organizations, businesses, and partnerships with work that often involves complex financial information, reporting deadlines, project demands, and important decisions.
Our team culture is built around practical problem-solving, respectful communication, dependable work, and steady support for the clients we serve. We value people who can think clearly, learn continuously, and help move important work forward without losing sight of the people and communities behind the files.
We also believe good work should be sustainable. RiverBend aims to create a professional environment where people can contribute meaningfully, develop their skills, and do work that supports long-term stability and capacity for clients.
A practical and respectful standard
We focus on clear communication, reliable systems, thoughtful judgment, and work that helps clients understand where they are and what needs to happen next.
Helping clients build clearer information, stronger systems, and better capacity to move important work forward.
General Expression of Interest
Interested in meaningful work with RiverBend?
We are always open to hearing from people who want to support First Nation communities, Northern organizations, businesses, and partnerships through practical financial management, reporting, systems, project support, and advisory work.
Sometimes that means joining RiverBend directly. Other times, it may mean connecting strong candidates with clients who need support.
Skills we often look for
Accounting, bookkeeping, program management, project management, management consulting, year-end preparation, Microsoft 365 systems, reporting tools, and economic development support.
Prefer email?
You can also send your resume and a brief note directly to employment@riverbendcorp.ca.
Send Your Information
Tell us where your skills could fit.
Use this form to introduce yourself and share the type of work that interests you. We review expressions of interest as RiverBend and client needs arise.
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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