Empowering women business owners to champion their financial independence
At Pallas, we envision a world where women have equal access to financial resources and opportunities, enabling them to thrive in business and life, contributing to a more inclusive and equitable economy.
“Simply put, when women do well, everybody does better” - Madeleine M. Kunin.
.png)
Hi! I’m Shaye.
Holistic business advisor. Former accountant. Super-mum of girls. Your success-without-the-burnout wing-woman.
By teaming up with me, you're not just gaining a partner; you're embracing the insight and empathy from someone who intimately understands the unique pressures we face as women in business. With my very own phoenix story (and I’m happy to share over coffee one day), starting from financial square one at 30 years old, with two young children following a poor husband choice and despite all the financial knowledge one could expect from a career as a chartered accountant and daughter of a financial adviser, I’ve learned that it's all about empowerment. My journey as a fellow woman entrepreneur equips me to offer support that's both heartfelt and strategically savvy, ensuring you're never navigating alone.
My path as a Fellow Chartered Accountant weaves through the intricacies of accounting, leadership, and advisory roles, all fueled by a commitment to financial insight and transformative growth. Founding Pallas is a milestone in my journey, blending technology, strategic vision, and a profound belief in the transformative power of women-led businesses. This venture isn't just a business; it's a mission to empower, a bridge to success built on years of expertise and a deep-rooted desire to see women entrepreneurs thrive.
Add paragraph text. Click “Edit Text” to update the font, size and more. To change and reuse text themes, go to Site Styles.
CASE STUDY
The financial foundations for global growth
Type: Membership organisation
Industry: Healthcare
Reach: Global
A start-up membership organisation with an enormous appetite for global impact and ambitious strategic plan required solid financial foundations and a trusted partner in finance, board influencing and innovative ideation.
YOU: For a highly experienced Executive Manager, we are their trusted advisor, sounding board and ideation partner on all key strategic decisions.
PEOPLE: Recruitment of a brilliant transactional accountant to manage the day-to-day finance requirements.
PROCESS: Foundational financial controls, delegations of authority, lean but effective financial review and control cadence including rolling cash flow forecasts and projections for confident strategic decision making.
TECHNOLOGY: Foundational finops technology stack, introduction to safe and ethical AI to get more from the very lean staff membership, automated, simplified Board reporting.
We’ve facilitated a 70% reduction of time spent managing transactional finance, the EM’s peace of mind to deliver reliable, meaningful financial commentary to the Board and the delivery of a highly lucrative new membership pricing strategy.
We are now focused on supporting this organisation through its next phase of rapid growth and global impact.
CASE STUDY
Fast finance, governance and people ‘fixer-upper’ for rapid scale
Type: Manufacturing
Industry: Defence
Reach: AUS (initially)
A start-up manufacturer of life-saving equipment for high conflict environments racing through R&D of game-changing innovations towards large-scale production without pausing to build the key foundations of the business.
YOU: For an incredibly passionate, design and outcomes driven Managing Director, we are their central source of all corporate governance, corporate finance, compliance, people and culture advice, allowing full dedication to their greatest impact activities.
PEOPLE: Identification and mitigation of key people compliance risk, including establishment of clear reporting lines, individual role clarity, expectations clarity, compliant employment contracts, HR policy suite.
PROCESS: Foundational financial controls, delegations of authority, lean but effective financial review and control cadence. Significant financial data tidy up, including chart of accounts rebuild, building meaningful, automated reporting and establishing mission-critical procurement controls, process and delegations of authority.
TECHNOLOGY: Implementation of foundational finops technology stack and foundational payroll and people systems.
We now take on this organisation’s end-to-end tax compliance obligations, including transactional accounting, payroll, income tax and GST in addition to the ongoing advisory solutions.
We’ve been pivotal in ensuring this is a viable business, now with the foundational stability to execute its life-saving mission.
We're here
Sharing the mental load, so the journey feels lighter.
"We don't have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to." - Brene Brown
Email: hello@wearepallas.io
We work with businesses Australia wide