Stephen Birrell Email & Phone Number

Adelaide, SA, AU

Adelaide, Australia

• As Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and previously Group Financial Controller (GFC) I provide trusted financial and strategic support and guidance to the Board and Executive team.
• Responsible for all facets of Risk Management from identification through to creation of policies and procedures
• Implemented a full system review – addressing weaknesses in existing systems across all areas, and recommending and implementing changes
• Successful stakeholder engagement with staff, investors… Show more As Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and previously Group Financial Controller (GFC) I provide trusted financial and strategic support and guidance to the.
• Successful stakeholder engagement with staff, investors, banks, external auditors and tax advisors across Australian, US and European sites
• Ability to analyse and comply with Listed company Governance requirements, including Annual General Meetings, Annual Financial Accounts and ASX Listing Rules

• As Principal of a specialist consulting firm, I provided support to clients in all areas of their business, focusing on assisting clients achieve their business objectives. Key contracts included:
• General Manager at Harris SmokehouseI oversaw the transition of a start-up family business, ranging from providing leadership, guidance, strategy, brand building and distribution network creation; facilitating a.
• General Manager at Harris SmokehouseI oversaw the transition of a start-up family business, ranging from providing leadership, guidance, strategy, brand building and distribution network creation; facilitating a.
• CFO | Company Secretary at Reclaim Industries I provided strategic support to the Board during the final stages of a recapitalisation program to ensure the ongoing viability of the company. The company has since.

As CFO and Company Secretary I provided financial and statutory support to the Board, ensuring ASX and ASIC compliance, equity raising, investor relations and overall control of all finance and operational functions for both Head Office and our European subsidiary. Assisted in FDA application for clinical trials and introduced regular IP audits to ensure.

I oversaw the functions of HR, Purchasing, Finance and Logistics as well as provide strategic support to the Managing Director. The primary focus was building systems ensuring information flows are accurate and timely in order to make commercially astute business decisions · I was instrumental in assisting to prepare the business for sale and integration.

I assisted in greenfield site development including construction, processes, procedures and certifications · I was instrumental in the design and implementation of an award-winning IT system · Successful implementation of KPI’s and improved distribution procedures · Positive stakeholder management of competing shareholders · Experience in export of fresh.

As the Financial Controller I was responsible for managing local and international outsourced manufacture

As Director of the first, Third-Party Logistics company specialising in e-commerce to be accredited by Coles Myer, I gained vital experience in start-ups and retail requirements (POS systems, department store warehouse requirements) · Implemented a large scale IT system and created cloud-based service offerings

As Finance Manager I facilitated brand building and maintenance of the Guerlain brand in Australasia, providing expertise in the import and export of brands · I was responsible for international reporting and audit · Implemented a large scale IT system · Realised retail information requirements such as POS systems, department store warehouse system

As Management Accountant, I was responsible for monthly Board reporting and gained experience with licensed product agreements and reporting Was also a key part of the design and implemenation of a company wide ERP system

Melbourne, Australia

As Company Accountant I was instrumental in the creation of an information system for a large number of service engineers · I was responsible for international reporting and audit · I facilitated the motor vehicle fleet management

Melbourne

As Company Accountant I gained vital Merchant Banking experience including multiple financing structures and reporting

Bachelor Of Business, Accounting

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