Fractional CFO across Queensland.
A Queensland-based, senior CFO for private and family businesses, from Brisbane to the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and regional Queensland. A personable, hands-on guiding hand in good times and tough ones, and in the room when it matters.
Gavan S. Porter FCPA CMgr AFIML · Based in Brisbane · On site weekly in South East Queensland, monthly in regional Queensland
Where I work
On site across Queensland.
Numbers matter, but so does sitting at your table. I come to you.
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Weekly
Brisbane
The CBD, inner suburbs and greater Brisbane, plus Ipswich, Logan and Moreton Bay. Fractional CFO Brisbane →
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Weekly
Gold Coast
Owner-led and family businesses from the northern Gold Coast to the border, with a senior CFO who comes on site.
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Weekly
Sunshine Coast
Owner-led businesses from Caloundra to Noosa and the hinterland, with a senior CFO who comes on site.
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Monthly
Regional Queensland
Including Mackay, with monthly on-site visits and online in between, for private and family businesses outside the south-east.
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Monthly
Interstate
Businesses elsewhere in Australia, with monthly visits, and clients in the US online.
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One senior local CFO. Not a rotating team.
All the skills of a strong internal accounting team, from CFO to financial controller to management accountant level.
Why a Queensland-based CFO
Someone who knows how business works here.
Queensland's private and family businesses run on relationships, seasons and cash. Payroll tax kicks in as teams grow, Payday Super changes weekly cash needs, and wet seasons and financial-year-end swing the numbers. A forecast built by someone who knows that lands better.
I spent 12 years as CFO and Company Secretary of a $50m+ family business, so I understand how owners, families and boards decide, in the good times and when things get harder. I'll be a guiding hand, not a voice on a call from another state.
Cost guide
What it costs in Queensland.
The price depends on what we find in a free discovery call and a short diagnostic. As a guide:
Revenue under $5m
$2,500–$6,000
per month
Revenue $5m–$25m
$5,000–$9,000
per month
Revenue $25m–$100m
$7,000–$14,000
per month
One-off projects
$3,000–$25,000
per project
All prices plus GST, with on-site visits included as agreed. Affordable management accounting and bookkeeping can be added. Read the full cost guide →
Common questions
Fractional CFO in Queensland: questions answered.
Do you work with businesses outside Brisbane?
Yes. I'm on site weekly across South East Queensland, including the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich, Logan and Moreton Bay, and I visit regional Queensland, including Mackay, monthly. In between, we work online.
Is there a fractional CFO on the Sunshine Coast or Gold Coast?
Yes. I work with Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast businesses and visit on site weekly as part of South East Queensland, so you get a senior CFO in the room without paying for a full-time hire.
Does a regional business pay more for on-site visits?
Monthly on-site visits to regional Queensland are built into the proposal we agree after the discovery call and diagnostic, so there are no surprises. Most of the work in between happens online.
What does a fractional CFO cost in Queensland?
As a guide, $2,500 to $6,000 a month for businesses under $5 million in revenue, $5,000 to $9,000 for $5 million to $25 million, and $7,000 to $14,000 for $25 million to $100 million, plus GST. The exact price depends on what we find in a free discovery call and a short diagnostic.
Why use a Queensland-based CFO rather than a national firm?
You get one senior person who knows Queensland business, comes on site, and stays with you, rather than a rotating team working from another state. I understand Queensland payroll tax, seasonal swings and the realities of running a private or family business here.
Last updated 27 October 2026
Wherever you are in Queensland.
Start with a free discovery call. Call +61 408 812 120, email gavan@gspadvisory.co, or send a message.