TURNAROUND.
RESTRUCTURE.
TRANSACT.
Jane Martin is a highly qualified CFO, CPA and MBA (Entrepreneurial Management) with deep expertise in corporate turnaround, distressed restructuring, M&A, PE-backed environments, and commercial business launch — available for contract and interim engagements across Australia.
BUILT FOR COMPLEXITY.
DEPLOYED IN CRISIS.
Jane Martin is a CPA and MBA (Entrepreneurial Management) with a career spanning manufacturing, timber, property development, and global operations. She brings a rare combination of commercial rigour, hands-on crisis management, strategic transaction capability, and the practical experience of launching businesses from the ground up.
Jane has led businesses through DOCA exits, capital restructures, and complex M&A processes, delivering measurable results in high-pressure, asset-heavy environments — including 70% revenue growth and 90% profit growth following a successful DOCA exit in the construction materials sector, and five years as Group CFO across international timber operations spanning the USA, Europe, and Australia.
Jane is experienced in PE-funded environments — raising PE capital, managing investor reporting, EBITDA optimisation, covenant compliance, and presenting financial performance to PE boards. She is equally comfortable as a board member and as the CFO presenting to a board, and understands the discipline and transparency that institutional investors demand.
Equally at home building businesses from inception as she is stabilising them in crisis, Jane has architected full commercial and financial infrastructures for new ventures: capital raising, supply chain design, pricing models, financial systems, and go-to-market strategy. She also has a particular talent for diagnosing why a business is losing money — and fixing it.
TURNAROUND & DOCA EXIT LEAD
Construction Materials — Manufacturing SectorFull DOCA process, cashflow stabilisation, multi-site scale-up. 70% revenue growth and ROI >8× within two years.
GROUP CFO — GLOBAL OPERATIONS
Timber & Reclaimed Materials — InternationalUSA, Europe & Australia — $1M+ monthly FX managed, ±3% forecast accuracy, $1M+ ARR digital channel built from zero.
CFO — GOVERNANCE & TRANSFORMATION
Timber Processing — National Multi-Site18 regional sites, 12% EBIT improvement, $8M working capital secured, Lean methodology deployed.
TURNAROUND & DISTRESSED RESTRUCTURING
- ✔DOCA process management end-to-end
- ✔Administration strategy and creditor negotiation
- ✔Cashflow stabilisation and working capital triage
- ✔Operational restructuring for margin recovery
M&A & CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS
- ✔Buy-side acquisition search, target identification and financial assessment
- ✔Sell-side preparation, vendor due diligence and deal readiness
- ✔Business valuation, financial modelling and scenario analysis
- ✔Deal structuring, negotiation support and transaction management
- ✔Debt and equity capital raising — IM, pitch deck, investor engagement
- ✔Post-merger integration (PMI) — financial systems, reporting and governance
- ✔Management buyout (MBO) structuring and advisory
- ✔Distressed asset acquisition — financial triage and value assessment
INTERIM & CONTRACT CFO
- ✔Rapid deployment financial triage
- ✔Board-level reporting and governance
- ✔Financial systems implementation (Xero, ERP)
- ✔Investor-grade forecasting and reporting
ASSET-HEAVY INDUSTRIES
- ✔Manufacturing and primary industry
- ✔Timber, forestry and supply chain
- ✔Property development and construction
- ✔Multi-site and multi-entity operations
PE-BACKED & BOARD ADVISORY
- ✔PE capital raising — fund identification, IM preparation, investor engagement
- ✔PE-backed CFO — EBITDA optimisation, covenant compliance, investor reporting
- ✔Board membership — governance, fiduciary oversight, strategic input
- ✔Board presentations — financial performance, risk, and strategic recommendations
- ✔Audit committee and remuneration committee participation
- ✔Multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction governance frameworks
- ✔ESG, WHS and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions
COMMERCIAL LAUNCH & PROFIT DIAGNOSTICS
- ✔New business and product launch from inception — full financial architecture
- ✔Supply chain design, supplier negotiation and pricing model development
- ✔Go-to-market financial strategy and commercial infrastructure build
- ✔Profit diagnostic — identifying the root cause of financial underperformance
- ✔Margin analysis, cost-to-serve and contribution modelling
- ✔International treasury and FX management
INTERIM CFO
Full-time embedded engagement for businesses in crisis, transition, or rapid growth. Typically 3–12 months.
Distressed businesses, post-acquisition integration, CEO transition periods
CONTRACT CFO
Part-time or project-based financial leadership. Structured around your business needs and budget.
SMEs needing senior finance capability, capital raising, system implementation
PROJECT ADVISORY
Scoped engagement for a specific transaction, restructure, or strategic initiative.
M&A due diligence, DOCA strategy, capital structure review, PE capital raising, board reporting
Fees are structured to reflect the scope and duration of each engagement. Indicative fee structures are provided on request.
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PERSPECTIVE.
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LET'S DISCUSS
YOUR SITUATION.
All enquiries are treated with complete discretion. Whether you are managing a distressed situation, preparing for a transaction, or need senior financial leadership, reach out for a confidential conversation.