Basima Roshan, MBA, CPA

ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Basima leads Innovia Partners’ Finance, Change Management and Business Transformation practice. She has an extensive background in working with Fortune-500 companies in planning and managing both cross-functional business operations and complex internal integration projects, increasing their effectiveness and profit. Basima guides Innovia’s clients through the changes in structure, processes, and people they need to meet business and market challenges.

Currently, Basima advises several leading architectural firms and creative businesses to assess opportunities, facilitate strategic decisions, and drive successful implementations. She has served as Interim Director of Finance for a large Canadian architectural practice, providing focused counsel and leadership with the goal of helping the organization achieve long-term financial sustainability.

In 2020, she will be delivering a nationwide course series called Financial Management for Architects, with the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC).

Basima has a Queen’s MBA, holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), and is a Chartered Public Accountant (CPA).

INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT

Ontario Association of Architects
Program Presenter, Starting a Practice (Finance), 2017-Present
Conference Presenter, Financial Management, May 2019

Association of Consulting Engineering Companies, British Columbia
Guest Lecturer, Performance Benchmarks, October 2018

Interior Design Show, Toronto
Guest Lecturer, Talent Management, January 2019

IIDEX Canada, The Buildings Show
Guest Lecturer, Financial Management, November 2017

EXPERTISE

• Organizational Design
• Financial Management
• Change Management
• Leadership Structure and Governance
• Corporate Integration