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

Steve Lawrence

Dudley Associates Ltd

Dudley Associates are a UK manufacturer of mould tools and injection moulded components. Our highly automated toolroom enables us to offer industry beating quality and lead times on design, prototyping and full production which are all done in our fully integrated injection moulding facility onsite.

Get in touch if you're looking for a highly skilled team to help develop your next concept, or if you're looking to transfer your technical moulding to a supplier who know what they're doing

Business Owner

Techmarkets

Techmarkets are a leading supplier of plastic components to the construction industry. With our 24 hour UK manufacturing facility, and hundreds of product lines held in stock for next day delivery we're here to keep your building project moving.

If you're looking for spacers for the concrete sector, insulation fixings or safety items for scaffolding, we've got what you need.

Responsible for sales execution and long-range strategic planning for a £15M+ Business Unit with product brands made in UK, New Zealand, Bosnia and Taiwan. Manufacturing methods ranging from Injection Moulding, Sewing and Semi-Automated assembly of electromechanical parts.

Following the “local for local” and 80/20 corporate manufacturing approach, work with a cross-functional regional team to design the organisation around the customer while maximising use of capital.

EMEA Regional Sales Manager

ITW Envopak

Responsible for sales strategy, creation and execution of actions in line with annual operating plan for £8M+ injection moulding business. 

Aligning product design, manufacturing competencies and simplifying structure to ensure resource is deployed to growth areas throughout the business.

Head of Sales

Business Development Manager

Looking to buy injection moulding businesses | 80/20 Enthusiast

In the UK there are around 1200 injection moulding companies, and 40% of them are owned by people aged 55 and over. This means that in the next decade, 500 business owners will be looking for a safe pair of hands to take over their company, and protect their staff and customers as they look to retire.

With a shortage of credible buyers and lack of succession planning in the smaller end of the market, we're looking to use our injection moulding backgrounds to allow owners to sell up, knowing their business is in good hands and that they got a fair deal.

With years of experience in injection moulding, 5 recent acquisitions under our belts and 2 manufacturing locations with 45 employees in our group, we're hands-on experienced moulders who also know how the business sale process works.

If you’re considering selling your business, please get in touch for a no-hassle intro chat.

Send me a LinkedIn message or check out http://www.uncomplicatedgroup.co.uk to learn more about the sale process

Owner

We’re looking to buy injection moulding businesses from exiting or retiring owners.

As hands-on operators, we’re not just suits in a boardroom and we’re not looking for perfect big-bucks factories to manage from afar. 

We prefer niche companies which are often "rough around the edges” where we can get stuck in and work with the local team to make a difference.
 
Get in touch if you're considering retirement and are worried about finding someone who knows the industry and can protect the legacy of the organisation, while giving you a fair deal.

http://www.uncomplicatedgroup.co.uk

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