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Management accounting
Monthly management accounts, budget versus actual, KPIs and board papers. The numbers that matter, ready when you need them and explained in plain English.
Fractional CFO · Brisbane
You run the business.I take the second chair.
Second Chair Advisory gives growing businesses senior finance leadership without a full-time CFO. I work alongside you as part of your team, on the things your business needs most right now.
Chartered AccountantCA ANZ, Certificate of Public Practice
Broad industry experienceFrom construction to cafés
14 years’ experienceTax, business advisory and CFO work
English & 한국어Advice in English or Korean
About
Hi, I'm Jessie.
Every business owner deserves someone in the second chair: a finance partner who knows the numbers as well as you know your customers, and who helps you decide what to do next.
Over 14 years, my career has taken me from tax into business advisory and on to running my own advisory firm. Today I work at CFO level with businesses of every size, from construction and property groups to cafés and freelancers. Along the way I've learned that owners don't need more reports. They need someone who turns the numbers into clear decisions.
I've also served as treasurer for not-for-profit organisations, so I understand the governance and reporting that comes with being accountable to a board.
As a fractional CFO, I bring that experience into your business for as much time as you need, and I stay close enough to the detail to make it count.
Industries
Experience across the businesses that keep Australia running.
Every industry has its own numbers that matter. I've worked inside these ones:
- Construction
- Property development
- Property management
- Registered training organisations
- Higher education
- Student accommodation
- Hospitality
- Restaurants & cafés
- Beauty
- Freelancers & sole traders
- Not-for-profits
How I can help
No fixed packages. Just what your business needs.
Every engagement is shaped around where your business is today and where you want it to go. It might be a few days a month, a specific project, or support through a period of change. These are the areas I'm most often brought in for:
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Cash flow & forecasting
Rolling forecasts that show what's coming, so you can plan ahead instead of reacting to the bank balance.
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Strategy & growth planning
Turning your goals into a financial plan, testing the options and knowing what growth will really cost before you commit.
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Project & job profitability
Costing, margin tracking and reviews that show which projects, jobs, venues or services are actually making money.
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Funding, lenders & investors
Preparing the numbers, models and reporting for finance applications, lender covenants and investor conversations.
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Finance function & systems
Getting the right people, systems and controls in place, and overseeing your bookkeeping and compliance so it runs smoothly.
How it works
Built around your business.
1. A conversation
We start by talking through your business, what's working, what's keeping you up at night and where you want to be.
2. A tailored engagement
Together we agree what support makes sense: ongoing days each month, a defined project, or a mix of both.
3. A seat at your table
I work alongside you and your team, and the engagement grows or scales back as your business changes.
Contact
Let's talk about what your business needs.
Tell me a little about your business and where you'd like to take it. We'll start with a conversation.
- Phone
- 0431 271 758
- Post
- PO Box 2229, Ascot QLD 4007
- Based in
- Brisbane, working with clients Australia-wide