Stuart James Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

• Step in to take over struggling accounts function at year end; Resolved long standing issues, identified system errors and weaknesses, recovered £120k of underdeclared VAT, restructured the finance function and achieved a clean YE audit• Implemented group restructure.• Subsequently retained to source a replacement industry specific finance package and project manage the implementation.

Farnborough

• Responsible for resourcing, on boarding and on going training of contract portfolio Financial Controllers and bookkeepers• Performance monitoring, KPI’s, business model development• Quality assurance program implementation and monitoring• Strategic planning and development of structure and process to facilitate scale up.

Colchester, United Kingdom

Business Improvement Specialist for the West Berkshire region, covering Reading and Wokingham on the Eastern side and out to Newbury on the West. Pro Actions Business Improvement (Wessex) Ltd. is a joint venture with Pro Actions (UK) Ltd. The combination of the two ensures local focus with a national outlook and resources.Pro-actions is a results-focused business improvement specialist providing the best support and advice to the SME sector. Our mission is helping business owners improve their businesses. Pro-actions works with business owners to understand the results of their business and identify where to make improvements - be that strategic direction, financial controls, marketing, sales conversions, business development, systems ... etc.Our services are delivered through a team of highly professional Business Improvement Specialists who guide and support the leadership team to achieve their full growth and profit potential.

• Founder of company distributing high end Hot Tubs into a fledgling market.• Established dealership framework including contractual agreements, TOB’s, product range, pricing & marketing strategy, online stock reservation and ordering, promotional packs and pricing• Competitor evaluation• Managed industry and retail exhibitions & distributor shows. • Established & managed finance function.• Maintained Logistics and Customer service function.• Negotiated $500k credit facility with US manufacturer (Jacuzzi Brands)• Set up $1m Forex hedging facility• T/o up to £4m with pbit of £250k at peak

Aylesbury

Specialist Management Consultancy & Recruiter in: - Engineering & Manufacturing- Finance & AccountsOutsouced HR ProjectsTailored Assessment Services

Association Of Chartered Accountants Fcca

Education record

Ba, Economics