Stuart Robertson Email & Phone Number

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

SeatonHill provides organizations financial leadership with a strategic and operational focus by placing elite CFO talent to challenge the business and contribute to operational decisions to achieve results. With our curated talent, our financial leaders guide small and medium sized businesses through complex financial problems to mitigate risk and achieve organizational goals. We are the fastest-growing CFO services firm in the nation, offering the power of combined thought leadership and the support of the country’s top financial talent to the benefit of all our clients. SeatonHill has offices in Boston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Austin, Houston, New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, and Washington D.C.

Greater San Diego Area

Strategic planning and day-to-day operational leader of an aerospace engineering research and development firm that centers on oxygen removal from liquids and gasses. Spearheaded efforts that matured two primary technologies to readiness levels that allowed for licensing and selling to key clients. Forged lasting relationships with Fortune 500 companies, banks, attorneys, customers and government representatives. Overall responsibilities around strategic and operational performance of finance, business development and sales execution. Key contributor to FAR compliance efforts. Managed fiscal processes including accounting, finance, long-term planning, and budgeting processes. Negotiated and finalized terms for contracts with government and Department of Defense (DoD) clients. Interfaced with government agencies including DCMA and DCAA, ensuring clean audit results.· Negotiation of contracts with DoD entities - U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Joint Aircraft Survivability – generated $10 million in operating capital.· Sale and licensing of two primary technologies resulted in shareholder ROI exceeding 18x.· Garnered private equity funding for technological initiatives; increased shareholder investment by 125%.· Designed and implanted talent acquisition, performance management and targeted compensation policies that allowed for recruitment and engagement of skilled and relevant talent. Ultimately reduced turnover, increased retention and strengthened internal process/product knowledge.

Greater San Diego Area

Provided thought leadership and strategic planning involving all aspects a privately held print advertising publisher of Military Guidebook and Chamber of Commerce directories, covering locales such as Dallas, Austin, Seattle, Denver and Las Vegas. Accountable for $16-18 million in revenue and over 200 employees dispersed over 30 states in 10 offices. Designed and implemented initiatives driving employee engagement and retention; customer satisfaction; the transition to online publishing; process improvement; and Chamber of Commerce relationships. Managed various facets of the business including finance, sales and marketing, and business strategy; oversaw day-to-day activities, P&L, and served as a catalyst for ongoing growth and development.· Expanded offices and markets by 40% and increased sales by 50% in a declining market while maintaining level costs.· Seamlessly converted print plate production from film to computer-based systems, reducing production costs by 23% and reducing head count by 33%.· Devised strategies to use while transitioning printed guides online in the formative years of online publishing, allowing for the continuation of market share greater than 85%.

Greater San Diego Area

Full responsibility for month-end closes, including journal entries, reconciliations, financial statement footnotes, budget and forecast variance analyses; ensured compliance with policies and procedures. Determined schedules for annual audits and quarterly reviews. Oversaw HR functions for over 200 employees and managed the collections function.· Developed location-based financial reporting to better identify low margin projects. Implementation resulted in targeted improvement on overall margins by cost cutting and elimination of low margin projects.

Handled finance and accounting operations for a telemarketing-based software publisher focused on monthly subscriptions. Oversaw a department of 10 professionals that handled month-end financial reporting, cash management, and monthly invoicing and credits.· Reduced collections write offs by 15%.