Partnering for prosperity

We help founders, boards and management teams accelerate growth, manage operational risk, improve cash flow and meet their compliance obligations.

Dr Nigel Finch, Founder and Managing Director
A management team in a boardroom
About

Have the right people in your corner

Saki Partners works with businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to emerging ASX-listed companies. We provide corporate governance, financial management, data management and compliance services.

We are led by Dr Nigel Finch, who has more than 30 years' experience advising boards and management teams in Australia and overseas.

30+years advising boards and management teams
100+academic and professional publications
7services, from board advice to bookkeeping
SMEsNot-for-profitHealthHigher educationTechnologyProperty and real estate
About Saki Partners
How we work

Governance built in four steps

One size does not fit all. We tailor the work to the company, its stage in the business life cycle and the experience of its management team.

1

Defining governance roles

Who decides what, and who is accountable for it.

2

Improving board processes

Meetings, papers, minutes and the calendar that make a board effective.

3

Defining board functions

Strategy, oversight, risk and compliance, set out and understood.

4

Continuing improvement

Review, measure and refine as the business grows.

Dr Nigel Finch
Leadership

Dr Nigel Finch

MCom LLM MBA PhD CA FCPA FGIA FAICD

Dr Nigel Finch is the Founder and Managing Director of Saki Partners. He has more than 30 years' experience advising clients in Australia and overseas across manufacturing, mining, entertainment, technology, financial services, agriculture, not-for-profit, higher education and emerging markets.

He holds degrees in accounting, business and law, and a PhD in Accounting and Business Law from the University of Sydney. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of CPA Australia, the Governance Institute of Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a Professor of Management, and was previously Associate Professor of Accounting and Associate Dean at the University of Sydney.

Finch Guides, a five-volume series of handbooks for boards by Dr Nigel Finch, begins publication in December 2026 with Finch's Guide to Corporate Governance. About the series.

Publications

Six books, more than 100 publications

Goodwill Impairment Testing in AustraliaEmerging Markets and Sovereign RiskFundamentals of Corporate Finance (2nd edition)Contemporary Issues in Mining: Leading Practice in AustraliaBest Practices in Management AccountingFundamentals of Corporate Finance
All publications
“I don't believe there's a secret recipe for business success. It takes hard work, experience and a little bit of luck.”
Dr Nigel Finch
Contact

Get in touch

Sydney: Level 1, 60 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Melbourne: Level 19, 90 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

[email protected]