Brad Stuart Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Chief Operations Officer as well as retaining position with the business as Chief Financial Officer

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

• Reported to the CEO and Board of Directors and managed a Financial Accountant, Assistant Accountant and Data Analyst.• Company secretary• Oversaw finance, payroll, inventory and logistics and partnered with stakeholders in marketing, eCommerce and the call centre for a group of three companies• Prepared Board papers, including consolidated financial results, balance sheet and cashflow with variances and commentary.• Prepared group budgets and forecasts and presented to the… Show more • Reported to the CEO and Board of Directors and managed a Financial Accountant, Assistant Accountant and Data Analyst.• Company secretary• Oversaw finance, payroll, inventory and logistics and partnered with stakeholders in marketing, eCommerce and the call centre for a group of three companies• Prepared Board papers, including consolidated financial results, balance sheet and cashflow with variances and commentary.• Prepared group budgets and forecasts and presented to the Board, highlighting growth drivers and cost variances.• Prepared revenue and margin analysis and worked with stakeholders to drive marketing initiatives, price increases, customer conversion, manage revenue leakage and minimize customer attrition.• Managed cash flow and working capital and prepared debt covenant reporting, sourced funding for business initiatives and managed banking relationships.• Oversaw the customer database analytics function and reporting.• Delivered the annual report and financial statements, prepared direct and indirect tax returns for the consolidated group and managed the external audit. Show less

North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

Integral part of the Management team (Owner, CEO and myself) that ran the whole operation. When taken over in 2005 it was a boutique beer range with 1 sku, minimal distribution network and all product manufactured by a contract manufacture. At its peak we had multiple reps on the road and other promotional staff representing the brand, half a dozen SKU’s, distribution through both Woolworths and Coles liquor businesses as well as other next tier chains and approx. 100 independent outlets. We… Show more Integral part of the Management team (Owner, CEO and myself) that ran the whole operation. When taken over in 2005 it was a boutique beer range with 1 sku, minimal distribution network and all product manufactured by a contract manufacture. At its peak we had multiple reps on the road and other promotional staff representing the brand, half a dozen SKU’s, distribution through both Woolworths and Coles liquor businesses as well as other next tier chains and approx. 100 independent outlets. We also built a purpose-built multimillion-dollar Restaurant/bar and microbrewery from the ground up in Byron Bay and setup all systems for both the restaurant/bar and the micro-brewery• In charge of all finance related functions and 2IC in regard to all operational/marketing functions and helped to establish Systems & Distribution networks• Oversaw Payroll, customer and supplier related activities (Commissions, rebates, etc) as well as helped to manage key customers such as Woolworths and Coles• Oversaw inventory, demand planning and relevant operational staff• Oversaw selection and implementation of POS for Restaurant/Bar• Key contact for financing related activities in regard to the Build of the Restaurant/Bar/Micro Brewery (Asset finance, term loans, overdrafts)• Key part of team that oversaw all marketing spends for the brand and strategic decisions• Strong experience in product costing, raw material & pricing activities Show less

Artarmon, New South Wales, Australia

Established my own consulting business to provide finance, accounting and business management support to SME's

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Cpa Program, Accounting And Finance

One of the youngest people to qualify for full CPA Status, age of 23

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Accounting And Finance, Near Distinction Average

Education record