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Tony Ho, CPA CFO & Systems Builder

I turn complex businesses into clearer, stronger systems.

A cross-industry CFO, CPA and systems builder. I connect finance, operations, technology and people to make businesses easier to understand, control and scale.

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Finance

Technology

Transformation

Brisbane / Gold Coast, Australia
$110M+ Group turnover at peak scope
$40M+ Annual turnover added during tenure
80+ Leadership scope across Finance, IT and HR
3 Business cultures navigated

01 · CFO operating system

Find the truth. Make it visible. Build what scales.

Across automotive, restaurants, eCommerce and financial services, my work follows one operating sequence: establish reliable numbers, connect them to operational decisions, build the systems that make execution repeatable, and align people around the change.

  1. 01

    Financial truth

    Reliable data, disciplined controls and reporting that can withstand external scrutiny.

  2. 02

    Operating visibility

    Economics connected to the decisions operators make every day.

  3. 03

    Systems and automation

    SOPs, platforms and governed automation that remove friction without weakening control.

  4. 04

    Scalable execution

    Boards, leaders and teams aligned around one repeatable commercial language.

02 · Selected transformations

Different industries. The same operating discipline.

01

Scale under pressure

Townsville Auto Group

Financial Controller

Rebuilt the financial foundation and auditable reporting during COVID, then helped lead the expansion of the group.

Group turnover during tenure

$70M
$110M+

$40M+ annual turnover added through the expansion

Starting point
Finance function in disarray
Reporting standard
Fully auditable foundation
Leadership scope
80+ across Finance, IT and HR
02

Align across cultures

MOS Burger Australia

Finance Manager / General Manager

Aligned Taiwanese, Japanese and Australian stakeholders around one agenda, led the product and operating reset, and rebuilt the supply chain.

One commercial agenda

  1. Taiwan
  2. Japan
  3. Australia

Cross-cultural alignment made the operating reset executable

Investment case approved
$3.5M
Core COGS reduction
50%+
Stakeholder environment
Taiwan, Japan and Australia
03

Systems and automation

eCom Capital

Commercial Director

Reconstructed the P&L, rebuilt invoicing and made the sales-to-dollar flow traceable, then introduced governed automation across reconciliation, audit and close workflows.

System direction

  1. Fragmented finance
  2. Traceable flows
  3. Governed automation

Control first, then automation, then scale

Business context
International service company
Operating scope
Finance, IT and sales operations
Systems impact
Sales-to-dollar traceability

Earlier foundations

The disciplines were built before the title.

04

Digitise the operation

CJ Motor Accessories

Accountant

Digitised third-party logistics for a $5M auto-parts importer, replacing paper processes with live order tracking.

$5M importer · Third-party logistics
05

Markets and client strategy

Mega Financial Holding

Portfolio Manager

Turned market analysis into practical portfolio strategy for retail and high-net-worth investors.

Major Taiwanese financial group
06

Foundation in advisory

Future Tailor

Personal Financial Planner

Built an early foundation in client advisory and personal finance before progressing into portfolio management.

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

03 · Complete career

From financial planning to group CFO leadership.

  1. Chief Financial OfficerAlpha Companies
  2. Commercial DirectoreCom Capital
  3. Financial ControllerTownsville Auto Group
  4. Finance Manager / General ManagerMOS Burger Australia
  5. AccountantCJ Motor Accessories
  6. Portfolio ManagerMega Financial Holding
  7. Personal Financial PlannerFuture Tailor

04 · Dual background

Commercial depth, technical fluency and a cross-cultural operating lens.

CPA discipline protects the numbers, Computer Science training shapes the systems, and experience across Taiwanese, Japanese and Australian business cultures helps turn strategy into execution.

Languages English · Mandarin Chinese · Taiwanese
Professional

Certified Practising Accountant (CPA)

CPA Australia · 2016

Finance

Master of Commerce (Advanced), Professional Accounting

The University of Queensland

Economics

Master of International Economics and Finance

The University of Queensland

Technology

Bachelor of Computer Science and Information Engineering

Tunghai University, Taiwan

Contact

Good systems leave people with clearer choices.

For professional conversations, the best places to reach me are email and LinkedIn.

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