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Ryan Dunn Consulting

Modern Finance Leadership.
Built to Scale.

Atlantic Canada's owner-operated businesses deserve more than spreadsheets and guesswork. Ryan Dunn, CPA, MBA, builds AI-powered finance systems that free owners from the numbers — so you can focus on the decisions that actually grow your business.

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9+ Years Finance
Leadership
$5M+ Non-Dilutive
Funding Secured
50%+ Annual Revenue
Growth
35% Cost Reduction
via Automation
30%+ AR Collections
Improvement
12→5 Days to
Month-End Close
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Ryan Dunn, CPA, MBA
Ryan Dunn CPA · MBA
About Ryan

9+ Years of Hands-On Finance Leadership

Ryan Dunn is a Chartered Professional Accountant and MBA graduate who has spent nearly a decade building finance infrastructure at both ends of the growth spectrum — venture-backed startups and the owner-operated businesses that form the backbone of Atlantic Canada's economy.

As CFO at Sentry Water Technologies and Director of Finance at CATC, Ryan has led transformations that go far beyond the spreadsheet — redesigning systems, deploying automation, and driving the kind of financial clarity that lets leadership teams make faster, smarter decisions.

CFO Sentry Water Technologies — growth-stage technology company
Director of Finance CATC
9+ Years Progressive finance leadership across Atlantic Canada's owner-operated businesses
CPA MBA UPEI SMU Atlantic Canada
What We Do

Finance Leadership Services

Three focused service lines designed for owner-operated businesses ready to stop flying blind and start building with confidence.

AI Audit & Roadmap

A structured diagnostic of your current finance operations, followed by a clear, prioritized roadmap for AI and automation opportunities. Know exactly where to start and why.

  • Full finance function assessment
  • AI opportunity identification
  • Prioritized implementation roadmap
  • Tool and vendor recommendations
  • ROI projections per initiative
Grant funding likely available — RDC navigates all applications.

Finance Systems Implementation

Hands-on deployment of the tools, workflows, and automations that transform your finance team's capacity — not just advice, but execution alongside you.

  • ERP and accounting system setup
  • Month-end close automation
  • AR/AP workflow redesign
  • Reporting & dashboard build-out
  • Team training and enablement
Grant funding likely available — RDC navigates all applications.

Fractional CFO & Advisory

Senior finance leadership — without the full-time price tag. Ryan embeds with your leadership team to provide ongoing strategic finance guidance as your business grows.

  • Monthly financial review & analysis
  • Cash flow forecasting & planning
  • Board and investor reporting
  • Funding strategy & preparation
  • Strategic decision support
Grant funding likely available — RDC navigates all applications.
Discuss Your Needs
The Process

What to Expect

From first contact to full implementation — a clear, no-surprises process designed around your time.

1
Tell Us About Your Business
Complete a short intake form covering your operations, pain points, and goals. Takes about 10 minutes. No sales pressure — this makes the discovery call focused on what matters to you.
2
We Do Our Homework
Before we meet, RDC researches your business, your industry, and your existing tools. You'll never spend your time on our call explaining context we could have found ourselves.
3
Discovery Call
A structured 60-minute conversation to go deep on your operations, numbers, and where AI can create the most leverage. Led by Ryan.
4
AI Opportunity Audit
Within 48 hours, RDC delivers a written audit report built specifically for your business — prioritized opportunities, tool recommendations, and conservative ROI estimates framed in time and capacity recovered.
5
Findings Call
We walk through the report together. Ryan explains the findings, answers questions, and outlines the path forward. No hard sell — the numbers do the talking.
6
Fixed-Fee Implementation Proposal
If you want to move forward, you receive a fixed-fee proposal with clear milestones, a defined scope, and any applicable grant funding identified and navigated by RDC.
7
Implementation
Hands-on build and integration work. Tools deployed, automations built, team trained, documentation handed off. Systems that actually get used.
8
Ongoing Advisory (Optional)
Continue with a monthly agentic accounting retainer or fractional CFO engagement as your business grows into its new systems.
Start with Step 1
Track Record

Built on Real Engagements, Not Theory

These outcomes were delivered inside real Atlantic Canada businesses across Ryan's career — the same systems thinking and hands-on approach now available to owner-operated businesses through RDC.

12→5

Days to Month-End Close

Reduced month-end close from 12 to 5 business days through targeted process automation and workflow redesign.

35%

Cost Reduction

Wage and professional service costs cut by 35% by automating manual work previously done by people.

30%+

AR Collection Improvement

Accounts receivable collections improved 30%+ through systematic process redesign and automation.

$5M+

Non-Dilutive Funding

Over $5 million in non-dilutive funding secured — grants, credits, and programs owners didn't know they qualified for.

50%+

Annual Revenue Growth

Supported 50%+ average annual revenue growth over four consecutive years inside a single portfolio company.

Why RDC

Where the CFO Mindset Meets AI Execution

"CFOs don't build systems.
IT consultants don't run P&Ls.
RDC sits in the gap."

Most finance consultants give you a strategy deck and leave. Most IT consultants set up software they've never used to run a business. Ryan Dunn has done both — and that combination is rare in a market the size of Atlantic Canada.

He brings the financial credibility to advise at the executive level and the operational depth to actually implement what he recommends. No hand-offs. No translation problems between strategy and execution.

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Finance-First Thinking

Every recommendation starts with what your P&L needs, not what's easiest to implement. Strategy before software.

Built for Owner-Operators

Atlantic Canada's business community is tight-knit and resource-constrained. Our engagements are designed to deliver real ROI — not consulting theatre.

AI Without the Hype

We cut through the noise and deploy only what will genuinely move the needle for your specific operation — no bloat, no buzzwords.

Execution, Not Just Advice

We stay until it works. Whether that means sitting in on month-end, training your team, or refining systems post-launch.

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Ready to Build Something Smarter?

Now Accepting Clients

RDC's Founding Client Cohort

RDC is currently engaged with a select group of Atlantic Canada businesses across three verticals. Detailed case studies will be published as engagements complete.

Food & Beverage Construction & Trades Large Not-For-Profit
Case studies coming Q3 2026.