David King, Managing Director – The CFO Centre – Australia (East)

David is a proven senior executive who enjoys playing a pivotal role in advising and influencing the direction and success of dynamic organisations.  With a strategic focus and strong financial, leadership and people management skills, he thrives on delivering tangible results for clients.

David is a Newcastle-based CFO with extensive experience gained in both Sydney and the Hunter region in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, industrial & property services, as well as in professional services. He has enjoyed various senior roles that have all encompassed financial & people management, strategy, risk management, business development, IT and HR.

David adds value to an organisation by:

• aligning the back-office support functions with the needs of the wider business so as to achieve the organisation’s strategic goals;
• extracting efficiency gains and cost-savings via the review and/or implementation of improved systems and processes;
• improving the decision-making capabilities of Management and the Board through the delivery of timely and accurate reporting;
• minimizing risk to both the organisation and its officers;
• improving cashflow via effective working capital initiatives; and
• building long-term relationships and becoming a trusted advisor & confidant.

Whilst David is a Chartered Accountant who enjoys making sense of the numbers, he also has excellent people & communication skills to effectively collaborate with all levels of staff & external stakeholders.

Areas of Expertise;

• Business turn-around
• Team structuring
• Risk management
• System implementation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Cashflow & working capital management
• Financing & treasury
• Change agent

Services Include;

• • Business health checks
  • Optimizing back-office operations
  • Enhancing system & reporting capabilities
  • Staff up-skilling & mentoring
  • Implementation of risk management frameworks
  • Effective budgeting & forecasting capabilities

• Unlocking efficiency gains and cost savings
• Strategy setting and monitoring frameworks

Rupen Kotecha, CEO – The CFO Centre, Western Australia

Rupen Kotecha is a strategically and commercially minded UK qualified Chartered Accountant now based in Perth. He has extensive experience in the aviation and freight industries as well as in the field of logistics. He spent three years as CFO on the Board of British Airways Regional Cargo and has advised on restructuring, merger and disposal of businesses. Prior to this he worked as CFO for an international logistics and supply chain company. He was responsible for running their UK, Hong Kong & China business units. This included setting up JVs in Hong Kong. He has also worked as a business analyst for a management consulting company with exposure to the likes of Shell, British Gas and Ford. In addition he has had further international exposure through Herbalife Europe where his work included assisting businesses in The Netherlands and Norway. Over his career to-date Rupen has acquired invaluable knowledge and experience of the problems and opportunities facing large and small businesses in sales, operational and financial areas.