Advivo and Ascern Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Complete Financial Leadership for Growing Businesses

Brisbane, Australia October 2025 – Advivo Business Advisors & Accountants (Advivo) and Ascern (Outsourced CFOs) are proud to announce the launch of their strategic partnership, combining two complementary business advisory powerhouses to deliver a seamless end-to-end financial management solution for Australian businesses.

Advivo, a Brisbane-based three-partner accounting firm, is well known for being more than just accountants. With a strong focus on business growth and strategic advisory, Advivo works closely with business owners through regular monthly and quarterly meetings to develop growth strategies, set KPIs, and drive sustainable success. Their approach ensures time-poor business owners invest time working on their business, not just in it.

Built on a foundation of solid accounting principles, innovative practices, and disciplined compliance, Advivo’s expertise is complemented by a dedicated corporate advisory division for more complex and specialised projects.

So why partner with Ascern — the fractional CFO specialists?

Both David Harreveld, Director of Ascern, and Leon Stephan, Managing Partner of Advivo, identified a strong alignment between their businesses; shared values, similar client bases, and a mutual commitment to helping and educating business owners.

“This partnership is a natural fit,” said Leon Stephan, Managing Partner of Advivo. “Ascern’s CFO expertise perfectly complements our strategic and accounting foundations, giving clients access to a full financial ecosystem, from compliance through to high-level strategy.”

“Advivo brings scale, structure, and depth to the service offering,” added David Harreveld, Director of Ascern. “Together, we can deliver a truly integrated experience that helps clients not only manage their numbers but use them to grow and build a thriving company.”

Each firm recognised the other as the missing link in their service offering.

  • Ascern sought additional resources and specialist tax and structuring expertise for its clients — areas Advivo excels in.
  • Advivo had long considered adding a premium outsourced CFO service but lacked the time and internal resources to deliver this without impacting existing client relationships.

The partnership solves both challenges, enabling the two firms to expand their offering and elevate client value.

Key Benefits of the Partnership

The partnership between Advivo and Ascern will:

  1. Deliver end-to-end financial management, from accounting and compliance to strategic financial leadership and performance improvement.
  2. Enhance business growth support by combining Advivo’s strategic planning and KPI-driven advisory with Ascern’s proactive cash flow and forecasting services.
  3. Provide clients with a single integrated solution for strategic and operational financial needs.
  4. Free up business owners’ time to focus on growth while ensuring stronger financial control and governance.
  5. Leverage shared values and expertise; both firms are committed to education, transparency, and empowering businesses to achieve sustainable success.

Together, Advivo and Ascern create a seamless pathway for business owners to scale confidently, with the assurance of expert financial and strategic guidance at every stage of their journey.

For more information, please contact:

Leon Stephan, Managing Partner, Advivo Business Advisors & Accountants
(07) 3226 1800
www.advivo.com.au

David Harreveld, Director of Ascern – Outsourced CFOs
0466 551 776
www.ascern.com.au

Testimonials

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Concut Pty Ltd

“Advivo has helped me manage the finance side of my business so I can focus on other aspects of the business. With Advivo’s assistance, my books are tidy and controlled and it is comforting knowing that I have the full support of the entire Advivo office.”

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Flexitray Australia
Marie Warren

“My favourite thing about Advivo is how approachable they are. They’re very easy to talk to and really know my business. Also, their fixed fees make a huge difference as a small business owner – with other firms, you’re always afraid to call as it might cost you a fortune, but the team at Advivo make me very comfortable to reach out whenever I need help or advice.”

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Xtra Insights (General)

“We are very happy with Advivo – they have exceeded our expectations and it really has started changing our way of thinking about the business. From an operational side, we are now being innovative where we once weren’t. Advivo has fine tuned our business in every aspect, and this has improved our product development”

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WiseUp Energy Solutions
Sharon Musker, Founder

“We engaged with Advivo to work through a business insights workshop, to understand our sales process and how best to take the business to the next level. Working with Leon was a joy. He was easy to talk to, and he very quickly comprehended what the business was all about. He came up with some great ideas, aspects I hadn’t thought of, and new ways of looking at things. Our business service is new to the market, and now I understand how best to articulate our competitive advantage, the value that our business offers our clients, and have confidence to charge the right price.”

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Box Dark Industries
Phil Croft, Managing Director

“As a start-up about to go to market, our research and development has been quite expensive, and funding has come from many different places. Chris helped me ‘clean up’ and restructure, so now we are very neatly presented which makes us stand out from the start-up crowd looking for investors. Chris is our go-to advisor. He helped us make better use of our resources and always comes up with great creative ways to helps us attract new investors. He has been nothing short of excellent.”

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