Nicholas Shaw

Finance professional with operational perspective, adding value to the numbers

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

About

Experienced finance professional with the classic blend of skills from the chartered profession, commercial enterprise and Not-for-profit sectors. Big 4 technical training via PWC, commercial best practice via several multi-national pharmaceutical companies, married with the NFP culture of driving outcomes that are not always bottom line based but instead focused on services that benefit people’s daily lives. Team oriented, building high performing teams with a strong sense of Finance’s stakeholder support role. Broader operational skills that make for a player that can manage more than just the numbers. Well suited to small to medium size organizations or teams. Authentic, unpretentious, consultative, who keeps things simple. Adding value to the numbers for non-accountants. Delivering sound financial management advice to Leaders based on analytical evidence while ensuring compliance and high governance standards. Using digitisation, automation and process reengineering to ensure the organisation works smarter not harder.

Experience

  • Finance HR Admin Manager at MWP Community Care
    Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    Finance, HR, IT, Admin, Investments, Compliance

  • Chief Financial Officer at Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
    Nov 2016 - Apr 2024 · 7 yrs 6 mos

    Build teams, transform financial processes, ensure compliance, lift financial acumen for Leaders

  • Chief Financial Officer at Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
    Jul 2007 - Nov 2016 · 9 yrs 5 mos

    Also CFO for Centre for Eye Health and Royal Guide Dogs Australian Modernise processes, transform IT, build HR capacity, manage facilities

  • Financial Controller at The Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology - AIFST
    Jan 2004 - Jul 2007 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Food Science Australia

  • Financial Controller at Daikin Australia
    Dec 2002 - Dec 2003 · 1 yr 1 mo