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

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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

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