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Stuart is an experienced
finance executive who has worked
with a wide variety of Companies. He has been involved in
areas such as company turnarounds, strategic planning,
staff management and development, systems implementation and
upgrading financial control and management reporting processes.
He has a Counselling Certificate and is
currently taking a part time Diploma in Counselling at Leicester
University.
He is a registered NFEA Business Mentor
and supports entrepreneurs on a voluntary basis, through the
Centre for Enterprise in Leicester.
Stuart qualified as a Chartered Certified
Accountant in 1979 with Unilever plc. He held a number of
senior positions in a variety of sectors and an interest in
interim management roles subsequently led him to serve an
extended period, latterly as Finance and Services Director
with a business operating in the vocational training sector.
He now supports SME’s in part time roles and has a special
interest in the psychology of personal development.
- Vocational training provider
- £20m t/o. FD role. Worked closely
with the MD to turn the business around including restructuring
the finance function and reintroducing traditional banking
facilities.
- Private motor vehicle group
- Working as a consultant, reorganised their
Head Office finance structure and implemented a new consolidation
and executive information system
- Gas pipeline business -
Working as an adviser, performed operational finance reviews
of their banking services and property management
- International services group
- Senior manager role. Managed a highly professional,
internationally mobile and risk based operational audit
function.
- Motor vehicle dealer group
- Internal consultant. Managed a decentralisation
project including the implementation of new computer systems
into 18 dealerships
- Truck dealer group -
Group Accountant. Managed a decentralised accounting function
on a group basis. Organised and facilitated a best practice
transfer programme across all business activities. Extended
business systems development including the replacement of
computer systems.
- Vehicle assembly plant (Nigeria)
- Commercial Manager. Achievements included the
implementation of centralised accounting for nine distribution
outlets and the integration of systems following the merger
of two divisions.
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