Charles is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor and US Certified Public Accountant. After starting his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, he held several finance leadership positions at growth-oriented technology, financial services and telecom companies such as SOTI, TeraGo Networks, Rakuten Kobo, Mobilicity & BMO. He served as the CFO of Payfare Inc. where he was responsible for leading the accounting, audit, tax compliance/strategy, transfer pricing, forecasting/budgeting, payroll, human resources, treasury and internal audit functions. Charles was instrumental in Payfare's successful initial public offering in 2021 and was a key contributor in Payfare's recent sale to Fiserv Inc.