DIRECTION | ACTION | SUCCESS

CFO Insight is an independent consulting business which provides small to medium operators with access to skilled and experienced CFOs and business professionals.

We’ve never been a compliance focused business – we’ve always positioned ourselves as a business consultancy that is here to help identify problems and provide best practice solutions. However, we do partner with the best. ​ We are a small team with a close network of skilled and experienced business professionals who are willing and able to support you.

Established in 2006

CFO Insight (formed June 2006) has provided CFO level support to over 50 businesses ranging from start-ups to $80m; from local businesses to businesses with a global reach.

We love what we do and how we help our clients succeed.

Our Goal

We know that there are business owners out there who want their business to perform better.

Our Goal is to find them and have fun helping them build better performing business.

Our Team

Phil Barnes
Managing Director

Mob: +61 405 800 767
Email: philip@cfoinsight.com.au
As either a non-executive director or consultant, Philip's mission is to reach businesses and ensure they get the right advice at the right time so they can be successful. Simple.

After 25+ years working in many industries and types of businesses (private, listed & government), he has established a few simple truths....
  1. People don't start businesses to fail, however, for want of the right advice at the right time, too many do.
  2. Success can only come with clarity, direction and hard work.
  3. Clever ideas and solutions to problems can be found within businesses, you just need to ask the right questions and listen.
  4. Doing business must be fun.
Philip has a particular interest in helping Australian tech startups commercialise in the Nth American market by navigating the regulatory and financial framework. He is currently working with his eighth client helping them launch their exciting product in the Canadian market.

DAN Dugan
Senior Advisor

Mob: +61 439 904 625
Email: dan@cfoinsight.com.au
Dan’s passion is to assist business owners analyse their numbers and provide recommendations and insights into underlying trends, forecasting or budgeting patterns that may need to be addressed or even celebrated. All to provide the platform for better performing businesses.


Dan is a CA qualified accountant with over 15 years’ experience working in various accounting, finance and consulting roles, including the big 4 accounting firms where he specialised in delivering a growth platform for small to medium sized businesses. Like Phil, Dan has worked on both sides, which gives him a unique knowledge both from an accounting and industry point of view.

We're Here for You

"Philip is always available at the other end of the phone."
"He is a person that just gets on and does the work whenever that is required and has been excellent in working to time restricted schedules, as often occurs in business transactions."