Dr John Sing
About John
As a Company Director and Adjunct Associate Professor, John has a number of years of experience in both industry and academia. The combination of the technical accounting/auditing domain together with his education and business management qualifications integrate extremely well in bringing relevancy to his current role.
Prior to establishing his own consulting and professional development training company, John had worked for over 6 years as Chief Financial Officer within the Queensland Public Sector where he was responsible for leading and implementing the Government’s financial and economic reform agenda. This included overseeing the organizations transition from cash based to accrual accounting, financial reporting in accordance with international accounting standards, management reporting to the CEO and governing board of directors, risk and project management (strategic and operational) and commercializing the water and wastewater business units.
John has conducted numerous project management, leadership, risk, financial and related courses for both private and public sector organizations in Australia, North America Europe and Asia Pacific. He was recruited to industry after having been a full-time academic where he has researched and taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the domains of financial accounting, auditing, project and risk management. He is currently involved in the development and delivery of specialized governance for directors, project management, finance, financial accounting and risk management programs in a number of national and international destinations. He is also currently delivering post graduate award courses in finance and project management.
Core Capacity
- Organisational/Strategic Reviews
- Strategic & Business Planning
- Accounting, Financial Management & Audit
- Efficiency Improvements
- Risk Management
- Corporate Training & Capacity Building
- Strategic Asset Management
- Project Management
Qualifications
- Doctorate of Business Administration (SCU)
- Thesis – Inherent risk: A model and empirical tests
- Masters in Accounting (UNE)
- Graduate Diploma in Education
- Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
