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Natasha Playne
B Bus FCA FAICD
CFO Strategic Partner
Natasha has over 20 years of chartered accountancy
experience, primarily in
business advisory services and forensic accountancy and
also lectures at the College of Law's Legal Practice Management Course.
Specialist areas:
Strategic business planning.
Business performance reviews. Practice Management for
legal and accounting practices. Establishment and review
of key performance indicators and cash flow management.
Due diligence management.
Companies:
Horwath (Australia), RGL International (UK), RGL International (Australia), Ernst & Young (Australia)
legal and accounting practices and SMEs.
Natasha has proven
experience in understanding and establishing successful
businesses. Her 4 years in RGL International in London,
a leading boutique firm of forensic accountants built on
her specialisation in litigation support work and
forensic accounting which began with
Horwath in Australia. Her experience is international and extensive
having worked on matters throughout the UK, Europe and
South East Asia.
In 1995 Natasha successfully launched
the Sydney office of RGL International and was made a
partner of the international firm. By 1999 the Sydney
office had established a reputation in the Australian
market and had grown to a staff of 12 and turnover
normally associated with a two-partner practice.
In
November 2001 Natasha joined Ernst & Young’s Litigation
Consulting Services division as a director where she was
involved in a number of complex commercial litigation
matters involving industries as diverse as defence force
contracting and freight forwarding.
Since 2003 Natasha
has been engaged in assisting businesses and
professional practices to achieve their potential
through implementing strong financial and operational
management practices. Recent engagements include retail
clients, hospitality industry businesses and accounting
and legal practices.
Natasha currently presents the
Financial and Business Planning Module at the College of
Law’s Legal Practice Management Course. She has also
spoken at a large number of seminars and delivered
training workshops to several life insurance companies.
Natasha has been published in professional journals
including the Law Society Journal and the Journal of the
Australian Insurance Institute. Natasha has also
published in the loose-leaf publication “Australian
Product Liability Law and Practice” and is quoted in the
current edition of the text “Accounting Concepts and
Applications” by Greig, Mackay, Beaumont & Sagner. Recently, Natasha was a technical advisor to the ABC
television movie “Loot”, about forensic accountants,
starring Jason Donovan.
Natasha holds a Bachelor of
Business from Queensland University of Technology. She
is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Australian
Institute of Company Directors.
Contact
nplayne@cfostrategic.com
+61 (0)408 168621
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