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Clare Power

Investor

CFO at Folklore Ventures

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

About

Clare Power is the CFO of Folklore Ventures, an Australian venture capital firm managing four funds that invest in ANZ founders from early stage onwards. She brings over fifteen years of finance experience across audit, banking, and listed company roles at organizations including Deloitte, PwC, and Income Asset Management Group, where she served as CFO for three years. Her background spans financial reporting under AASB and IFRS standards, financial controls, business forecasting, regulatory compliance, and team leadership across corporate and growth-stage environments.

Experience

  1. Folklore VenturesCFOcurrent2024 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  2. Income Asset Management GroupCFO2021 — 2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  3. Income Asset Management GroupFinancial Controller2020 — 2021Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  4. BTFinancial Controller - Super, Investments, Platforms and Operations2018 — 2020Greater Sydney Area
  5. Deutsche BankVice President - Country Finance, Australia2014 — 2018Sydney, Australia
  6. Deutsche BankVice President2008 — 2014Greater Sydney Area
  7. Deutsche BankAssistant Vice President, Cost and MIS2005 — 2008Greater Sydney Area
  8. Uniq plcGroup Accountant - Treasury2001 — 2004London, Greater London, United Kingdom
  9. PricewaterhouseCoopersTransaction Services2000 — 2001
  10. DeloitteAudit Senior1997 — 2000

Education

  1. University of Cape TownPost Graduate Diploma of Accounting1996
  2. University of Cape TownB Business Science (Finance), Finance & Accounting1992 — 1995
  3. Pretoria High School for Girls

Skills & more

Remuneration1Cost Management1Business Partner SupportCost ControlFinancial ForecastingFinancial ModelingBusiness StrategyProcess ReviewBusiness Process ImprovementAudit ManagementStrategic InitiativesFinancial Performance
+12 moreManagement AccountingExecutive LeadershipBudgetingFinanceFinancial ReportingIFRSAccountingInvestment BankingFinancial PoliciesBig Four Accounting FirmsInfluencing OthersRelationship Building
  • Chartered AccountantSAICA
  • Associate Membership Programme in Corporate Treasury Management (affiliated to UK Association of Corporate Treasurers)University of South Africa (UNISA)
  • Organisational Coaching Level 1 and 2 certificationInstitute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (IECL)

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