Foundation
Finance & compliance
For businesses that want reliable books and lodgements handled on a fixed monthly fee.
- Bookkeeping and reconciliations
- BAS and IAS preparation
- Payroll and STP oversight
- Monthly management accounts
Fractional CFO & finance advisory · Sydney
Senior finance leadership, without the full-time hire.
Ryan Advisory gives growing Australian businesses an experienced CFO for the days they need one. Reporting you can rely on, cash you can see coming, and a finance function ready for investors, lenders and growth.
Services
Three ways to work together
Start where you are. Many clients begin with compliance and step up to a CFO retainer as the business grows, with project work alongside when a specific need comes up.
CFO Partner
Fractional CFO
For businesses with $2m to $75m revenue that need a senior finance lead, on site or remote, one or more days a week.
- Board reporting and KPIs
- Budgets, forecasts and 13-week cash flow
- Banking, lender and investor relationships
- Oversight of your finance team
- HR, IT, systems and risk advisory
Projects
Scoped engagements
For a defined need, priced as a fixed project or by the day.
- Capital raising and investor reporting
- Finance diagnostics and system changes
- Tax structuring and R&D tax incentive
- Offshore expansion and transfer pricing
Beyond the numbers
The parts of the business that usually land on the CFO's desk
Smaller businesses rarely have a specialist for every function. These are included in the CFO Partner retainer as named services, not afterthoughts.
Strategy & capital
Funding and growth
Capital structure, debt and equity raising, investor reporting, and support through licensing and funds-management requirements.
People
HR oversight
Payroll controls, employment cost planning, contractor arrangements and policy frameworks, coordinated with your HR providers.
Systems
IT and finance systems
Xero and reporting stack design, access controls and information security, and vendor selection for systems that grow with you.
Review & refer
Risk, insurance and contracts
A finance lens over your insurance programme, key contracts and risk register, with referral to specialist brokers and lawyers where advice is needed.
How an engagement starts
From first conversation to a finance function that runs
Step 1 · Weeks 1–2
Diagnostic
A review of your reporting, cash, systems, tax position and controls, with a short written summary of what matters most.
Step 2 · Weeks 3–4
Plan
An agreed scope, reporting calendar and priorities for the next two quarters, sized to your budget.
Step 3 · Ongoing
Embed
Regular days with your team, month-end reporting on schedule, and a finance lead your board and investors can call.
- Principal
- Robert Ryan
- Experience
- 25+ years in finance leadership
- CFO
- Boost Media International, 2012–2026
- Earlier
- Senior Manager, BDO / PKF Sydney
- Qualified
- Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ)
MBA, Deakin University
Registered tax agent
About
A CFO who has sat in the chair
Robert Ryan spent fourteen years as CFO of Boost Media International, leading finance, tax and corporate matters across multiple jurisdictions. That included share issues, convertible notes and a capital raise: preparing investor materials, running due diligence and data rooms, acting as company secretary and reporting to shareholders.
Before that he was a Senior Manager in the BDO / PKF practice in Sydney. Ryan Advisory brings that experience to businesses that need a senior finance partner but not a full-time executive.
Multi-jurisdiction taxTransfer pricingR&D tax incentiveTreasury & working capitalCapital raisingInvestor reportingFinance transformationCompany secretarial
Contact
Let's talk about where your finance function needs to be
A 30-minute introductory call is free. Tell us about the business and what's on your mind, and we'll say plainly whether we can help.
Mobile0410 327 767
Based inSydney, NSW · working with clients Australia-wide
Privacy policy
How we handle your information
Ryan Advisory Pty Ltd (ABN 13 702 281 105) respects your privacy and handles personal information in line with the Australian Privacy Principles.
What we collect
We collect the details you give us when you contact us or engage us, such as your name, business, email and phone number, and the financial, tax and business information needed to deliver our services.
How we use it
We use your information to respond to enquiries, deliver and invoice our services, meet our legal and professional obligations, and keep you informed about our work with you. We do not sell your information or use it for unrelated marketing.
Who we share it with
We share information only where needed to deliver our services, for example with the ATO and other regulators, your other advisers, and service providers who support our work, such as accounting software and bookkeeping support, some of whom may be located overseas. We require them to keep it confidential and secure.
Security and access
We store information in secure, access-controlled systems and keep it only as long as needed for our services and record-keeping obligations. You can ask to see or correct the information we hold about you at any time.
Contact and complaints
For any privacy question or complaint, email rob@ryanadvisory.com.au. If you are not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.
Last updated October 2026