David has significant experience and expertise in the operational change across service industries, with specialist skills in Strategy execution, Process Improvement, Risk Management and Transaction Management. Other consulting expertise of the Seaview group includes Valuation, Succession Planning Practice Management, Strategy Design, Commercial Reviews, Governance and Leadership development.

Credit Union operating under three brands consisting of 30 Branches and $1B assets.Responsible for Treasury, Finance, IT and Banking OperationsChair of Asset & Liability Committee and Operational Risk and Compliance Committees.

Independent consultant assisting businesses align strategy change into operations, investigative analysis and reporting, mergers & acquisition assistance.

Tolhurst was an integrated financial services group incorporating Retail and Institutional Stockbroking; Corporate Finance; Private Client Investment Advisory and associated Wealth Management; Funds Management and Administration; and Independent Investment Research.Inivted to the group with the full support of the Board at a time when they were struggling with falling revenues from advisor dissatisfaction, lack of leadership and vision, failing operational systems and staff morale.Core Responsibilities included:Monthly briefings to Board of Directors on financial, compliance and active projects. Responsible for all company secretary requirements including ASX announcements. Responsible for year end accounts and liaison with auditors. Contractual negotiations and drafting with external legal advisors. Management of executive team. Operational management of Finance, Compliance, IT, HR, broking operations and administration. Compliance and Risk management to AFSL and ASX requirements. Pre and Post acquisition analysis and due diligence. Manager of wholesale distribution business.

Various assignments and project work during stated period including acting group financial accountant, SAP business restructure assistance, financial modelling, acquistion integration, international tax investigation, foreign currency translation compliance, year end reporting, commercial rights management, management reporting, process re-engineering general assistance with SAP development. Development assistance with Motion Gallery web portal.

Assistance with financial restructure of company managing year end reporting and resturcture communication to bankers and shareholders. Financial and cashflow management.

Financial modelling and assistance with Board paper supporting the extraction of BBC World from BBC Worldwide into BBC World Services. Project managed the SAP configuration and financial extraction of data into new entity. Assitance with implementation of new Airtime sales system, improvements to quarterly reforecasting process and management of commercial distribution agreements.

Financial management, business development and capital raising assistance for video analytics using facial biometric start-up.

Project managed establishment of new division "Economist Enterprises", accounting financial controller for new division. Responsible for implementing new MIS for printing division, strategic and financial models, customer and product profitability analysis

Responsible for all financial matters of this ASX Listed Group including quarterly consolidated reporting across three countries and every state in Australia. Project managed implementation of new SQL accounting system, sale of office products division and multiple small acquistions. Developed group EVA methodology, managed employee share plan and Employee respresetnatiive for Group Superannuation Fund.

Manger at Meyrick Webster Chartered Accountants, Business Advisory, Audit, Tax

Trainee accounting in audit (4 years) advancing to Senior consulting in financial systems implementation (2 years)..