At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Australia based CFO’ operating in the Consulting space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Manvinder Gréwal
CFO of Vocation
Thanks to an 18-year audit and advisory career with KPMG UK and PwC Australia, Manvinder brings a wealth of experience to Vocation. The diversity of sectors under his belt makes Manvinder a particularly valuable asset to our business, he has worked across education, consumer, media, services and industrial companies. Manvinder was also a principal of Absolute Partners, a boutique management advisory firm. Manvinder holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Sheffield and trained as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
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About Vocation: Vocation’s our name and changing the face of training and education is our game.

Steven Donegan
Chief Financial Officer of GreenCollar
Steven Donegan is the Chief Financial Officer of GreenCollar. He is responsible for the Finance and Corporate Services functions of the company. Steve is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting and Commercial Law), and is a director of a number of GreenCollar subsidiary companies.
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About GreenCollar: GreenCollar is a natural resource project development and environmental markets platform.

Lyndon Catzel
Chief Financial Officer of UCW
Lyndon is a financial management professional with over 20 years’ financial, operational and strategic experience. Prior to joining UCW, Lyndon was the CEO of Unity Fund Services, one of Australia’s leading fund accounting businesses, which he joined in 2011. Prior to that, Lyndon gained experience in three fast-growing private equity backed businesses as CFO/COO. He has a proven track record of financial management, capital raising, development of management teams, implementation of procedures and strategy execution. Sector experience includes financial services, healthcare, software, wholesale distribution and construction. Lyndon started his career in Deloitte’s Assurance and Advisory Division before moving to its Corporate Finance Division and then moved to SG Hambros (the Mergers & Acquisitions division of Societe Generale). Lyndon is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Economics (Finance and Accounting) from the University of Sydney.
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About UCW: UCW operates as a education provider.
Narelle Johnson
Chief Financial Officer of Open Windows IDENTITY
Narelle Johnson is Chief Financial Officer at Open Windows IDENTITY. She used to work at Itcom Autralia Pty Ltd for the same position. She was the former director finance & administration at Watermark Intellectual Asset Management.
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About Open Windows IDENTITY: Open Windows IDENTITY provides consulting services in identity and access management.

Michael Steen
Chief Financial Officer of Harrier Human Capital
Mike brings more than 15 years of accounting and finance experience to his role at Harrier. He has a proven track record in outsourcing, most recently as the head of Finance and Commercial for the Fiona Stanley Hospital project. He has worked across a diverse range of industries including IT recruitment, service outsourcing in healthcare, defence and marine services, manufacturing, retail and property management in both Australia and the United Kingdom. Mike is an experienced contract negotiator, with a view to ensuring commercially sound outcomes for Harrier and its clients. He is recognised as a specialist in Commercial Contract Management, Internal Controls, Business Efficiency, Project Management and Business Partnering. Mike has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, and is also a member of the CPA Australia and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
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About Harrier Human Capital: Harrier Human Capital provides recruitment, strategic HR consulting and managed solutions.

Kristina Frawley
Chief Financial Officer of Tactiv
Kristina is a qualified financial manager with experience in a variety of sectors. Her previous positions include Chief Financial Officer at SEQ Catchments and Autism Cooperative Research Centre. She holds a Master of Commerce and is CPA qualified.
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About Tactiv: Tactiv is a leading software and consulting solutions company and creators of the Enquire ‘Grantcycle Management’ solution.

John Lewis
Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Knowledge Systems
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About Pacific Knowledge Systems: Pacific Knowledge Systems is an expert intelligence that automates human decision making process of any clinical domain expert, at scale.

John Lewis
Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Knowledge Systems
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About Pacific Knowledge Systems: Pacific Knowledge Systems is an expert intelligence that automates human decision making process of any clinical domain expert, at scale.