Ascern Advisers

Ascern Advisers is Australia's premier provider of CFO Services for small to medium sized enterprises. 

Our trusted CFOs help business owners and operators grow faster, generate value, and achieve their business and personal goals.

Commercially experienced CFOs | Zero recruitment fees | ready for action

Founder | CFO

Dads Group

Dads Group is about changing the culture of fatherhood for the better. We promote positive parenting for men and give new Dads the support and connection they need.

Non Executive Director

Department of Employment, Small Business and Training

Business Mentor, Mentoring for Growth Program

Queensland Cradle Care

Queensland Cradle Care supports mothers and families in the critical time after mum and baby return home after birth.

Director

Dutch Chamber of Commerce Queensland

Dutch Chamber of Commerce Queensland is a business platform supporting the commercial interests of The Netherlands and Queensland.

Board Secretary

Blue Mountain Co

Blue Mountain Co is offering products that deliver an effective rain harvesting system for homes and businesses.

Chief Financial Officer

INSELEC

Inselec is a Specialty Electrical Workforce provider supplying electrical workers to Commercial, Infrastructure, Solar, and other projects across Australia.

IntoWork Australia

IntoWork Australia is a Not-For-Profit group specialising in recruitment, employment, training, and Disability community and employment services. MRAEL merged into the Group in 2016.

Group Chief Financial Officer

MRAEL is a Not-For-Profit business specialising in recruitment, employment, training, and employment services. The Group operates throughout Queensland with its Group Training Organisation, Registered Training Organisation, Australian Apprentice Support Network and Senior Secondary School Trade College.

Chief Financial Officer, MRAEL

GM Finance, MRAEL

Energex

Energex is a top 100 Australian company with more than $7 billion in total assets. EsiTrain is Energex’s Registered Training Organisation responsible for technical training of field staff to work on the network. Electricity Distribution.

EsiTrain Business Manager

Li & Fung Limited

Finance Manager/Controller - Promocean

Providing Part-time CFOs to grow your business | Founder at Ascern

In Australia, there are approximately 2.5 million SMEs all needing financial guidance. But there are only 100,000 CFOs.


Without solid financial data and knowledge, many business owners struggle to make the best decisions. This is where a Fractional CFO can make all the difference.



◾️ABOUT ME

​Financial Executive bringing Australian & International commercial experience to Australian SMEs.

I work with Owners, MDs, GMs and management teams. 

Experienced in goods and services industries including manufacturing, import / export, wholesale / distribution labour hire / recruitment, NFP, training / education, NFP, NDIS.



◾️CLIENT NEEDS

💡 Growing businesses struggling to manage cashflow

💡 Businesses that have plateaued

💡 Owners preparing the business to exit

💡 Family businesses transitioning to the new generation

💡 Companies reaching the limits of team and system capability

💡 Finance teams, managers, & executives needing training, coaching & mentoring



◾️ENGAGEMENTS / EXPERTISE

💪 Strategic Planning & Direction

💪 Financial Forecasting, Reporting & Analysis

💪 Cashflow Improvement

💪 Working Capital Management

💪 Risk Management

💪 Process & System Efficiencies

💪 Finance team - Training, Coaching & Mentoring


◾️TESTIMONIALS

🗣️ “The Ascern team have become an integral part of our business. David’s insights, planning, forecasting and guidance have taken our business to new heights, something we couldn’t have done without him.” - Clarke Services Group

🗣️ “His advice and ability to identify our key financial & operational metrics has helped us immensely on our journey." - DD Group International

🗣️ “David is like a multilingual translator that can communicate the extensive financial drivers into a language capable of being understood by many different levels and backgrounds in the team." - 3eeBusiness"



◾️Contact
✉️david@ascern.com.au


◾️Success Stories
💻 www.ascern.com.au 


◾️Discovery Call
🔎 https://calendar.app.google/fv4RPXWcTDWC1SCf6

David Harreveld

DS Consulting Services 

Executive Search | Interim Executives | Executive Recruitment Specialist | Brisbane | Sydney | Melbourne | Adelaide | Perth | Australia | APAC

Helping organisations identify and attract great leaders to key executive roles.

I am an executive recruitment and executive search specialist who partners with leading organisations to conduct retained search assignments to attract top leaders into key roles across Australia, APAC and Globally.


I also support clients with immediate or short-term leadership needs by providing Interim and Fractional Executives.

I am the executive recruitment specialist for roles such as:

✔ Chief Executive Officer
✔ Chief Financial Officer 
✔ Chief Operations Officer
✔ Chief Information Officer
✔ Chief Marketing Officer
✔ Chief Human Resources Officer
✔ Chief Digital Officer
✔ General Manager level roles
✔ Vice President (VP), Director, Executive Manager, "Head of" level roles
✔ Non-Executive Director board appointments

I have extensive experience recruiting across various industries including:

✔ Financial Services
✔ Not-for-Profit (NFP)
✔ Professional Services
✔ Government and Government Owned Corporations/Statutory Authorities
✔ Health
✔ Technology
✔ Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms (and their portfolio businesses)

If you would like to discuss an executive search assignment, an Interim Executive requirement or are a Senior Executive candidate interested in executive roles, then please contact me for a confidential discussion on:

Call: ✆ 0411 510 425
Email: Dan@DSconsultingservices.com.au

Executive Search & Executive Recruitment specialist - Managing Director

Recon Executive

Executive Search | Executive Recruitment Specialist | Brisbane | Sydney | Melbourne

Co-Founded Recon Executive.

Executive search and executive recruitment specialist across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne for roles such as:

✔ Chief Executive Officer
✔ Chief Financial Officer 
✔ Chief Operations Officer
✔ Chief Information Officer
✔ Chief Marketing Officer
✔ Chief Human Resources Officer
✔ Chief Digital Officer
✔ Non-Executive Director board appointments
✔ General Management roles
✔ Director, Executive Manager level roles

I have extensive experience recruiting across various industries including:

✔ Financial Services
✔ Not-for-Profit (NFP)
✔ Professional Services
✔ Government and Government Owned Corporations/Statutory Authorities
✔ Health
✔ Technology


Call: ✆ 0411 510 425

Executive Search & Executive Recruitment specialist - Managing Director and Co-Founder

Recon Solutions

Executive Search | Executive Recruitment Specialist | Brisbane | Sydney | Melbourne

My role as General Manager was to drive the growth of the business here in Queensland. As well as the strategic and operational leadership of Recon Solutions, I was also the Executive Headhunter. I conducted various executive search assignments for roles across all industries for a number of key clients across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

Executive Recruitment Specialist | Executive Search Specialist - General Manager

Eden Ritchie Recruitment

Led the IT division as a specialist IT Recruitment agency in Brisbane from the ground up. My focus was on developing new business as well as growing the business within existing accounts.

I also conducted executive search and executive recruitment assignments for senior IT appointments including CIO, IT Director and CTO roles.

Manager 

Exclaim IT

A specialist Recruiter focusing on the Brisbane market.

Recruiter

Executive Search & Executive Recruitment Specialist | Interim Executives

Brisbane | Sydney | Melbourne | Adelaide | Perth | Australia | APAC 

I am passionate about leadership and helping organisations identify, attract and develop great leaders.  

I am an executive search and executive recruitment specialist who partners with leading organisations across Australia, APAC and Globally to conduct retained executive search assignments to attract top leaders into key executive roles. I also help organisations who are looking to solve an immediate problem with Interim or Fractional Executives.

One of my strengths is the ability to think outside the box to help organisations solve their talent challenges.
  
I specialise in helping organisations with the following:

✔ Executive Recruitment
✔ Executive Search
✔ Retained Search
✔ Board Recruitment
✔ Leadership roles
✔ Interim Executives


Roles such as:

✔ Chief Executive Officer
✔ Chief Financial Officer 
✔ Chief Operations Officer
✔ Chief Information Officer
✔ Chief Marketing Officer
✔ Chief Human Resources Officer
✔ Chief Digital Officer
✔ General Manager level roles
✔ Vice President (VP), Director, Executive Manager, "Head of" level roles
✔ Non-Executive Director board appointments


Call: ✆ 0411 510 425
Email: Dan@DSconsultingservices.com.au

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