Chris Carey

Findex and the Australian Agritech Association (AusAgritech) have announced their new partnership, with Findex joining the Association as Corporate Partners to bolster support of the rapidly growing sector and partner with the Australian Agritech Ecosystem Survey.

Findex is one of Australia’s leading providers of integrated financial advisory and accounting services and parent company of Crowe Australasia (Crowe). With more than 100 offices throughout regional, rural and metropolitan Australasia, Findex combines local insight with global reach to provide integrated finance and advisory solutions that enrich the lives of our clients and the communities they live in.

Findex has joined AusAgritech in recognition of the outstanding potential of the Association’s members and the potential $40Bn per annum value accretion that the sector can add to the Australian economy.

Chris Carey, Chief Growth Officer for Findex, said they were proud to partner with AusAgritech in accelerating the growth and national understanding of this key technology sector.

“Findex has a long history of supporting innovation in the tech and start-up sectors. In 2016 we founded Australian AgTech accelerator, SproutX, to support agritech startups through accelerator and pre-accelerator programs. Since then, SproutX has helped agritech startups generate over $17m in revenue and raise more than $15m in venture capital.”

While still a young sector, agritech’s growth potential on a national and international level should not be underestimated and value should be placed on better understanding the existing impact of the agritech ecosystem.

Chris continued, “More than 20,000 of Findex’s clients operate in the Agricultural sector, so partnering with AusAgritech to help the sector build technologies that deliver growth and sustainability for agribusiness is well aligned to the interests of our clients. We are excited to collaborate with AusAgriTech so we can continue our support of agritech companies and align them with our clients to connect insights and data that will help grow the sector.”

Tracey Martin, CEO of AusAgritech, said that while still a young sector, the backing of heavyweight partners like Findex demonstrates agritech’s growth potential on a national and international level.

“The Association and its members agree that the contribution of agritech to the Australian economy should not be underestimated, and with Findex joining AusAgritech as Corporate Partners we are more confident than ever that we will be able to work together to track, analyse and demonstrate the impact of agritech on the national economy.”

“We are proud and excited to partner with Findex to deliver these national level projects and initiatives, which will have profound impact on not only the future of agritech, but Australia as a whole.”

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Findex has appointed 46 new Partners and Associate Partners in Australia and a total of 57 across Australia and New Zealand – an increase of almost 50% on the previous year – with most appointments coming from internal promotions. Approximately half of the new appointments are based in regional locations, bolstering our commitment and on the ground support for regional clients.

The expertise of these talented new Partners spans the Wealth Management, Business Advisory, Tax Advisory, Risk Insurance, Audit and Consulting sectors of the business – bringing their in-depth industry knowledge and years of expertise to Findex.

“Findex employs almost 3,000 people throughout Australia and New Zealand with over 100 offices – many in regional areas – so we are a major employer. A large part of our success can be attributed to fostering career progression and providing opportunity to our talented cohort of emerging leaders across a range of disciplines, no matter where they reside,” says Chris Carey, Findex Chief Growth Officer.

“The Findex partnership team across Australia is one that we are extremely proud of as we move into the new financial year. These new appointments enhance our ability to service both regional and metropolitan areas with local, on the ground expertise and reflect the strong growth trajectory the business is on.”

Findex currently employs 2,700 staff across Australia and New Zealand, servicing a client base of over 250,000 clients, with over $17bn funds under advice. A Findex spokesperson says these recent appointments lay the foundations for a stronger more united support system across all of Australia.

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