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Renee Minchin

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Renee Minchin CGMA, FGIA

Non-executive director, CFO and governance practitioner

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Chartered Global Management Accountant and Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia with more than 20 years in financial reporting, audit and governance, most of it inside ASX-listed and AFSL-regulated groups.

Renee is currently CFO of two ASX-listed companies and a non-executive director of privately owned companies, where she approves and signs off the audited annual financial reports.

She brings a practitioner's view of how accounting standards, ASX Listing Rules and ASIC requirements land in practice for small and mid-cap listed entities, including cross-border reporting across Australian and Canadian regimes.

Board appointments

RoleOrganisationTenure
Non-executive directorPrivately owned companiesCurrent

On each board Renee reviews, approves and signs off the audited annual financial report. With no separate audit committee, the full board oversees the external audit and works directly with the auditors.

Executive career

Founder and Executive Director, 2account

Nov 2019 to present

Finance, accounting and compliance services for ASX-listed and AFSL businesses with turnover up to $20m.

  • CFO of two ASX-listed companies: a gold company reporting under IFRS with Canadian NI 51-102 MD&A, and a listed fund manager.
  • Leads IFRS consolidated financial statements covering impairment of mining assets (IAS 36), a gold prepayment facility with forward delivery obligations, leases and non-controlling interests.
  • Manages four annual AFSL audits, including RG 166 financial requirements and FS70 and FS71 lodgements.
  • Guided an agri-tech company through a buy-out, protecting directors from insolvency risk and re-establishing the business, which still trades today.

Chief Financial Officer, ASX-listed financial services group

2015 to 2019 (Financial Controller 2012 to 2015)

Head of finance for one listed entity, two market participant licences and five financial services licences. Attended all board and sub-committee meetings.

  • Revenue grew from $6m to $76m (2018) under growth strategies she designed and implemented.
  • Delivered three acquisitions of $13m, $3.5m and $1m end to end.
  • Implemented a reporting suite consolidating 35+ entities, and led reverse acquisition accounting and consolidation under AASB 3 and AASB 10 after a reverse takeover.
  • Led the turnaround that took the company out of Appendix 4C quarterly reporting to a position of expected profit.

What colleagues say

"Renee was an invaluable member of my [executive team]. Her leadership, finance strategy and strong understanding of regulatory compliance helped us navigate the complexities of being an ASX listed entity whilst undergoing rapid organic growth whilst making various strategic acquisitions."

Managing Director, ASX-listed financial services group

"Renee has a strong reservoir of professional skill and experience, particularly in capital markets and financial services. What I really enjoy about her is her personalised approach ... I also like her straight-up honesty that cuts to the chase."

Nicholas Benbow, Director, William Buck