Complex finance,
made clear.
A part-time CFO for owner-led businesses from $2m to $50m — the numbers you need to run your business, and the plain words to act on them.
Certified · Accredited · Award-winning
The gap
Someone runs the day-to-day accounting — payroll, invoices, reconciliations. That's the floor, not a finance function. Above that line there's usually no one: no forecast, no management accounts, no idea what cash looks like in three months.
So the big calls — hire, invest, borrow, hold — get made on gut and a bank balance. Growth only makes it worse. A full-time CFO fixes it, but most businesses your size can't justify the salary. That's the gap I fill.
The offering
Senior finance at the level you need. A part-time, outsourced CFO, not a full-time hire.
Forecasts, budgets and a rolling cashflow forecast, tied to your goals.
Enough cash to trade and grow — and the right debt or equity when you need it.
On time, accurate, and read for decisions — not filed and forgotten.
The story behind the numbers, for banks, boards and investors.
Metrics that keep you and the team on track, month after month.
A review of your software, apps and processes — and a clear plan to make month-end faster and the numbers more reliable.
From a day a month to a day a week.
Flexed up or down as your business needs.
How we work together
Same CFO — different intensity.
Start here
A close look at how your finance runs today — accounting software, add-on apps, processes, reporting and controls. You get a clear report on what's working, what's costing you time and money, and a prioritised plan to fix it.
Best if month-end takes too long, your systems have grown messy, or you don't fully trust the numbers.
Steady growth
Strategic finance, month after month — the calls on cash, growth and funding, and a steady hand on the plan. The management accounts run underneath.
Best if you're growing and want a finance partner every month.
One-off job
One defined job, done properly. A system move, a historical rebuild, funding, budgets, or getting the business ready to sell.
Best if you have a specific job that needs senior finance for a few months.
Under pressure
An honest diagnosis, a week-by-week cashflow plan, payment plans with the ATO and suppliers, and someone driving it through.
Best if cash is tight, debts are piling up or the bank is asking questions.
Selected results
Renewables (wind) · AUD
$7M → $28M · 15% profit
Rebuilt the finance function through a restructure — and took the owners to a clean sale.
Contract IT services · AUD
1 week to fund payroll
Put a distressed, growing business back on solid ground — and kept it trading.
E-commerce · US · USD
24 months of accounts, rebuilt
Gave a fast-growing US seller numbers it could trust — and the systems and funding to scale on.
Who I am
I've sat where you sit — and I make complex finance simple, from the boardroom to the shop floor.
Management Accountant to CFO — across Australia and internationally: Brisbane, Mackay, Melbourne, London.
12 years as CFO and Company Secretary inside a $50m+ family business — I've made the calls, not just advised on them.
30+ businesses supported over the last three years — industrial, manufacturing, wholesale, retail and not-for-profit.
I sit on boards and finance & risk committees, and chair advisory boards.
The team behind the numbers
Behind the strategy sits a dedicated team: senior and intermediate management accountants, plus contract CFOs at my level. AI-trained and built on modern tech stacks, so the routine work runs faster, cleaner and at lower cost — and the numbers underneath your decisions stay reliable.
Common questions
A fractional CFO is a senior chief financial officer who works with your business part-time — from a day a month to a day a week. You get forecasting, cashflow management, funding advice and board-ready reporting without the cost of a full-time CFO.
Your bookkeeper records the transactions and your accountant looks after tax and compliance — mostly looking backwards. A CFO looks forward: cash forecasts, funding, pricing and growth decisions, and reporting to banks and boards. I work alongside your existing accountant and bookkeeper, not instead of them.
Owner-led businesses with revenue from $2m to $50m — including industrial, manufacturing, wholesale, retail, e-commerce and not-for-profit organisations. I've supported 30+ businesses over the last three years.
No. I'm based in Brisbane and work with businesses in Mackay, across Queensland, Australia-wide and in the US.
Usually between a day a month and a day a week, depending on the size of the business and what's going on. Project work and turnarounds are scoped separately, around the job that needs doing.
A review of how your finance function runs today — accounting software, add-on apps, processes, reporting and controls. You get a clear report on what's working, what's costing you time and money, and a prioritised plan to fix it. It's a good first step if month-end takes too long or you don't fully trust the numbers.
I'm a Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA), a Chartered Manager (CMgr) with AIML, a Certified Chair with the Advisory Board Centre and a member of the Governance Institute of Australia, with 20+ years in finance roles from management accountant to CFO.
Book a 20-minute call. We'll talk through where the business is, what's keeping you up at night, and whether ongoing CFO support, a project, a turnaround or a finance systems audit is the right fit.
Let's talk
I help owners do two things: reach their financial goals, and understand how money really moves through their business. Worth a quick 20 minutes to see if it's a fit?
Based in Brisbane, QLD · serving Mackay and owner-led businesses across Australia & the US