About

We are Not-for-Profit and NDIS Provider Transformation Specialists, servicing Early Childhood Intervention, Aged Care, Disability, Community Housing, and General Charitable Organisations.

Driven by values and a desire to share knowledge, we are known and highly regarded as THE Not-for-Profit and NDIS Provider Transformation Specialists – in fact, we are the “go to” advisory firm for our sector.

Over many years, we have developed our proprietary CINCH Transformation Program and have completed over 71 projects – resulting in a further 5,575 people in need being supported.

Breaking these results down further, we have achieved an average 7.4% uplift for the Not-for-Profit organisations and NDIS Providers we have partnered with.

Our process covers everything from organisational review, understanding unit costs, assistance with NDIS claiming, leadership coaching and change management, to boardroom level reporting, analysis, and continuous improvement projects.

When we partner with you, we strive to help you help more people with the resources you currently have. In addition, we support you in change that improves results and take advantage of growth opportunities, so you can support more people in need.

Founded by seasoned chartered accountant and business transformation specialist David Hubbard, CINCH Transform, is a team of committed, multi-disciplinary experts across accounting, finance, operations, systems development, leadership, culture, and change management.

Everything we do at CINCH Transform, is about supporting you to make the best financial, operational, and strategic decisions for your organisation.

In short, we want you as a Not-for-Profit organisation, or NDIS Provider to succeed, so you can support more people who need it most.

Meet the Team

David Hubbard

Founding Director

David is the Founder & Director of CINCH Transform and alongside the decades of knowledge and international experience he brings to his role and every CINCH client, David brings an intelligence, clarity, an approachability that’s uncommon in financial services, and a real heart for non-profits and the work they do.

David creates something unique for his clients, away from traditional management accounting and finance, his passion and skill is making what’s truly possible for an organisation – from increased revenues, profits, cash surpluses, controls, productivity and most importantly for David, supporting more people in need – real.

Real shifts in results, key drivers, programs, completion rates, strength of the business and indeed, bank balances.

Thanks to the CINCH Transformation Program, David and his team can quite literally see what’s possible for your organisation with absolute clarity and, in working with leadership and your front line team, can and do have others get on board with what’s possible too … This makes real financial and organisational change, often previously seen as impossible, absolutely doable.

David is also deft in building strong, positive client relationships – more like partnerships – and making the financial numbers much more relevant and meaningful for the key leadership and in fact, front line team of any non-profit.

Nicole Richardson-White

Nicole Richardson-White

Head of Business Transformation & Leadership

Nicole offers extensive leadership, change management, business coaching and HR experience. She is an experienced facilitator and qualified Coach. Her leadership development programs provide organisations with a strong focus on mentoring, mindset, accountability and healthy conversations for their staff. Nicole has a keen interest in understanding the key drivers of any organisation so that change initiatives or leadership programs are in line with the strategic plan.

For over 22 years, Nicole has worked in Australia and internationally with experience gained across a range of sectors including NFPs, early childhood intervention, mining, heavy engineering, travel, travel technology (IT), pharmaceutical, health care, contact centres and local government.

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Leah Bemrose

CFO

 Leah is passionate about business transformation and understanding how you operate in your business. With this understanding, Leah provides valuable recommendations through reporting and financial/operational efficiencies which allow you to service more people. Leah is organised and experienced in business leadership, accounting management, internal controls, audit and vCFO services. 

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Katrina Clarke

Finance Manager

Katrina has financial systems and reporting experience from the legal, hospitality, tourism and local government sectors. In addition, Katrina has assisted with due diligence for the sale of a business, transformed insolvent businesses for sale, managed new business onboarding, system setup, integration, and partnered with management to maintain financial sustainability during the global financial crisis and COVID-19 economic climates. Katrina has lived experience with early childhood intervention. 

Stacey

Stacey White

Assistant Accountant & Payroll Consultant

 

Stacey is an experienced Assistant Accountant with over 15 years Back of House knowledge, including Accounts Payable, Receivable, month end accounting and Payroll. She has financial systems experience  across Hospitality, Motor Vehicle, Waste Management and Mining industries, assisting in budgets, system setups and integrations of Payroll and financial systems.

Stacey is passionate about making positive changes and transformations and providing support to the CINCH Transform team and clients. 

 

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Grace Palmer

Assistant Accountant

 

Grace has four years of hands-on accounting experience and is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a focus on Accounting. Skilled in both internal and tax accounting, she brings a comprehensive understanding of financial management to the team. Driven by a commitment to improvement, Grace is enthusiastic about driving positive change and delivering valuable support to teams and clients alike. 

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Caleb James

Transformation Analyst

 

Caleb has a passion for purpose-driven work and is committed to empowering teams to make better decisions using data. With a background in strategic planning and analytics within the media industry, he has a proven ability to interpret a wide range of different data, identify significant trends and communicate operationally critical insights to stakeholders at all levels of an organisation. Caleb has experience in forecasting, budget planning, scenario modelling, return on investment analysis and diverse forms of operational reporting.

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Leslie Hopping

Coach & Training Facilitator

Leslie is an energetic and positive facilitator who researches the needs of the individuals and groups that she works with to achieve exceptional results. Leslie motivates people to attitudinal and behavioural change through facilitated programs and individual coaching. With over 25 years experience in private practice, public health, Aboriginal medical services and small business, Leslie has an exceptional knowledge of what it takes to run a business responsibly to help serve communities that need us the most. 

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Maree alexander

Administration Officer

Maree provides Administration and Operations support to the CINCH team, ensuring that they have everything they need to focus on what they do best.  Coming from a creative background, Maree likes to think outside the box to find solutions. 

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