Renzo DemartiniMelbourne and Victoria
An AI consultant for Melbourne businesses, working remotely.
Chartered Accountant and finance executive, based in Canberra and working with Melbourne businesses remotely. I connect the systems a growing business already runs, automate the checking, re-keying and reporting, and advise owners, CEOs and boards, with a person still deciding.
In short
- Based in Canberra, working with Melbourne businesses remotely, by video and in your own systems.
- Four ways to work together, from a fixed-scope Diagnostic to board and investor support. The same services and fees as everywhere else on this site.
- Suited to groups with several entities, businesses preparing for a deal and teams that run on spreadsheets and re-keying.
- Email me or use the contact form. I reply personally within one business day.
01 How I work
Four ways to work together, all of them remote.
Diagnostic
A short, fixed-scope review, usually one to two weeks. A written priorities report, and a debrief by video with you and, if you like, your board.
The DiagnosticLead the change
Part-time, hands-on leadership over months, alongside your team and in your systems, until the change holds.
Lead the changeOngoing adviser
A retained adviser to the CEO or founder, on a monthly rhythm: the numbers reviewed, the decisions tested and the plan held to account.
Ongoing adviserBoard and investor support
Due diligence, integration oversight and board papers, for a board or an investor who needs an independent view on a deal or a business.
Board and investor support
02 Who it suits
The Melbourne businesses this work fits.
The work depends on how the business is built, not on its postcode.
- Groups with several entities
One set of numbers for the board.
Several ledgers and a consolidation that takes days. The finance fleet I built runs consolidation, live unit reporting and the close, with a person approving every money decision.
- Owner-led businesses preparing for a deal
Numbers a buyer will read closely.
Clean reporting and a clear view of what drives margin, in place before due diligence starts.
- Teams that run on spreadsheets
The same data typed three times.
Systems that do not talk to each other. Connecting them, with a person still approving, is usually the quickest saving.
- Businesses that have just acquired another
The first 100 days.
A stable first month and one set of numbers by day 100.
When the job is one workflow at a fixed price, Works Better does the build.
03 A local fact
Victoria in one number.
In 2025-26 the number of businesses in Victoria rose by 19,581. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, July 2022 to June 2026, released 18 August 2026.
Every one of those businesses will hit the same point: the work that grew it by hand stops scaling. That is where connecting the systems pays off first.
04 The rhythm
What a remote month looks like.
The shape of a typical month for an Ongoing adviser, not a timetable. The scope is agreed in writing before work starts.
- Early in the month
The month, closed
The numbers land within days of month-end, and we review them on a video call with the CEO or founder.
- Through the month
Decisions, tested
Working time with the CEO to test the decisions on the desk: pricing, hiring, spending, capital or a deal.
- Before the board meets
The board pack
A short pack that leads with the decisions rather than the data, with commentary that explains movements.
- When the board meets
The finance view, by video
I join the board or its finance committee by video and answer the questions they raise.
05 Working with me
Working with me from Canberra.
- I’m based in Canberra and work with Melbourne businesses remotely. Melbourne and Canberra share a time zone, so the working day lines up.
- I work in your systems and accounts, so your data stays with you.
- Every engagement is agreed in writing before work starts. A Diagnostic usually takes one to two weeks.
- Fees. A Diagnostic is a fixed fee, from A$4,950; leading the change is from A$6,500 a month; an Ongoing adviser is from A$3,500 a month; and Board and investor support is a fixed fee per deal, from A$7,500, or a monthly retainer. I confirm the fee in writing once we’ve agreed the scope. No hourly billing.
- I also work with Sydney businesses remotely, and I’m based in Canberra.
- The best way to reach me is email, at hello@renzodemartini.com, or the contact form.
06 Track record
The track record behind the advice.
16 years in finance, from the ledger to the boardroom, and leading finance and operations since 2018.
- A$40MRevenue in four years, from under A$10M, as CFO. Read the case study
- 21→5Days to close the month as CFO, then 10 to 5 as Head of Finance at the next business. Read the case study
- 5×An acquisition’s A$500K price, returned in EBIT within 18 months. Read the case study
- A$100KA year in cost synergies from an acquisition. Read the case study
Not sure which of these you need? Most engagements start with a Diagnostic: one to two weeks, a fixed fee, and you’ll know what to fix first.
Start a conversation07 Questions
Common questions.
Do you work with Melbourne businesses?
Yes, remotely. I’m based in Canberra, and the engagements, fees and track record are the same as on the rest of this site.
How do the meetings work?
By video, with shared access to your systems and written reports. What we review, and how often, is agreed in writing before work starts.
Can you work with a group that has several entities?
Yes. I lead group finance at a multi-entity group, and the finance fleet I built there runs consolidation, live unit reporting, the close and supplier bills, with a person approving every money decision.
What does it cost?
A Diagnostic is a fixed fee, from A$4,950; leading the change is from A$6,500 a month; an Ongoing adviser is from A$3,500 a month; and Board and investor support is a fixed fee per deal, from A$7,500, or a monthly retainer. No hourly billing.
Keep reading
Related reading.
- Finance controls
Connect business systems: where a CEO should start
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How a month-end close went from 21 days to 5
A slow close is rarely one big problem; it is many small waits, and the fix is to remove them in the right order.
Read → - Reporting
Management accounts and reporting that drive decisions, and that a board can trust
Design the report around one decision, then run five checks before an automated report reaches the CEO and board, and test them by breaking the report on purpose.
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