Governance, Risk & Assurance
Sydney Area, Australia
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- Director, Technical & Policy at Institute of Internal Auditors - Australia
- Founder at Todd Davies & Associates
- Subject Matter Expert at ASX Corporate Governance Council
- Past
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- Audit & Risk Director at Fairfax Media Ltd
- Board of Directors at Institute of Internal Auditors - Australia
- Senior Manager at KPMG Sydney
- Global Product Development Manager at KPMG LLP
- Senior Consultant / Manager at KPMG Perth / KPMG Consulting
- Accountant at EB Taylor & Associates CPAs
- Education
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- Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants
- Edith Cowan University
- Edith Cowan University
- BSHS
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Todd Davies’s Summary
After 20 years of advisory and consulting experience helping leaders to devise and implement major change programs I am now specialising in pushing the boundaries of converging strategy, risk, governance and assurance with a particular emphasis on resilience, strategic risk intelligence and emerging technologies.
Todd Davies’s Experience
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Director, Technical & Policy
Institute of Internal Auditors - Australia
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Repsonsible for all technical, policy guidance, position papers and advocacy related to risk, governance and internal audit for IIA Australia. Also responsible for the Chief Audit Executive program and thought leadership roundtables in Australia.
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Founder
Todd Davies & Associates
(Management Consulting industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Todd Davies & Associates is a boutique advisory firm working across a range of industries and sectors to unlock, create and protect value through a range of advisory services with particular emphasis on organisations wishing to create or respond to dramatic change.
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Subject Matter Expert
ASX Corporate Governance Council
(Capital Markets industry)
2004 — Present (5 years)
The Corporate Governance Council sets out the governance frameworks by which all companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange should operate. Organisations in other sectors draw on this group's work as best practice in governance. Worked with them from their first release of the Principles and Best Practice Recommendations through to the 2007 re-release with specific focus on pragmatic risk management guidelines which could be applied in all sectors and were harmonious with other jurisdictions and legislative requirements.
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Audit & Risk Director
Fairfax Media Ltd
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; FXJ; Publishing industry)
January 2003 — October 2007 (4 years 10 months)
Fairfax Media Ltd is the premier media company in Australia and New Zealand with operations in print, digital, radio and other new media.
I was brought into Fairfax as a change agent to create an internal audit function which would drive significant change through the business.
During my time there initiated and drove nearly 1,000 business improvements from inception through to completion and post-audit, resulting in a far stronger and more profitable company today.
We also implemented an approach to enterprise risk management focused on identifying and managing strategic risk at the group and business unit level.
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Board of Directors
Institute of Internal Auditors - Australia
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year)
Director at Large brought on to help re-engage and regain relevance to the corporate sector. Helped drive a process of renewal for the IIA in Australia which has helped the organisation experience rapid growth and success, including doubling in size over two years.
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Senior Manager
KPMG Sydney
(Partnership; Accounting industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year)
Client facing and business development role providing specialised risk, governance advice and internal audit sourcing across a range of industries - beverage, eletricity, property, telcos and others.
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Global Product Development Manager
KPMG LLP
(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Accounting industry)
1999 — 2002 (3 years)
Based in the greater New York area, I was responsible globally for developing and codifying best practices to help KPMG move their internal audit practice from a compliance approach to a position as trusted advisors and providers of real strategic insight, risk advice and value.
This work helped them move from last of the big 5 to first in 3 years and roll this out to 43 countries. KPMG still uses most of these methodology, technology tools, knowledge bases and knowledge management systems today which continues to give them an edge on their competition some five years later.
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Senior Consultant / Manager
KPMG Perth / KPMG Consulting
(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Accounting industry)
1992 — 1999 (7 years)
Various roles as described above. Initially in their Middle Market Advisory section, then Management Consulting, Operational Risk and finally a brief stint in Internal Audit.
Diverse range of experience gained in strategic planning, feasibility studies, market demand assessment, promotional strategies, strategic asset management, margin enhancement, project management and a range of other areas.
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Accountant
EB Taylor & Associates CPAs
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Accounting industry)
1989 — 1992 (3 years)
Small business taxation, accounting and advisory in Bunbury, Western Australia.
Todd Davies’s Education
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Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
Certified Internal Auditor , Internal Audit , 1997 — 1998
International gold standard qualification in Internal Audit.
http://www.theiia.org/certification/certified-internal-auditor/- Activities and Societies:
- Elected member NSW State Council
Director, Austalian Board of Directors
Fellow, IIA Australia
Member, Global Professional Issues Committee of the Professional Practices Council
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Institute of Chartered Accountants
Chartered Accountant , Accounting , 1993 — 1996
The CA program is the gold standard in the region for professional and public accountants.
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- Group Leader 1997 & 1998 - CA Program - Advanced Management Accounting (formerly known as the PY program)
Fellow - 2008
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Edith Cowan University
Graduate Diploma in Enterprise - National Enterprise Workshop , Start-ups and rapid growth companies , 1992 — 1992
The Enterprise Workshop was a national program which aimed to combine the basics of an MBA and cram it into a 6 month intensive program. Participants were given 3 months theory, and 6 months to develop a business concept and get it ready for rapid expansion and VC funding. Finalists were put in front of real VCs to make their pitch and a percentage were also funded and went on to list on the ASX.
It was a great program which I continued with as a lecturer, team leader, mentor and trail judge for many years.
http://www.enterpriseworkshop.com.au- Activities and Societies:
- Alumni President
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Edith Cowan University
Bachelor of Business, Majors in Finance, Accounting & Public Accounting , Accounting, Finance, Public Accounting , 1989 — 1992
- Activities and Societies:
- Activities Coordinator - Student Guild
Board Member, ECU Bunbury Campus
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BSHS
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