Stuart Wickens Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Strategically partnered with divisional Senior Managers and Directors to manage $123m funding of capital projects, $119m of annual property leases and $11m of Office of the Secretary annual operational expenses.
• Analysed monthly financial results, prepared corresponding financial dashboards, and presented results to Senior Managers and Directors, providing succinct messaging and directing focus to key metrics.
• Partnered with key business stakeholders and utilised finance experience to critically analyse and support preparation of bottom-up FY 2023 and FY 2024 budget submissions. Managed consolidation of bottom-up budget into.
• Improved Property Lease reporting by consolidating the scope of responsibility, streamlining processes, and creating an end-to-end overview. Analysed cost base and collaborated with internal and external stakeholders.

Sydney, Australia

• Developed understanding of NSW Government/ Treasury control and reporting environment and learnt thorough knowledge of project and intra government financial systems.
• Consolidated, reviewed and analysed forecasts provided by agencies and project teams to ensure compliance with funding source reporting requirements. Monitored limits relating to borrowing, consolidated funds, capital.
• Provided year end analysis to manage final cash balance and optimisation of restricted fund source consumption.

Sydney, Australia

• Conducted an in-depth review of Consolidated Corporate Services management reporting dashboards. Applied financial acumen to historical processes to identify knowledge and process gaps. Distinguished between reliable.
• Prepared of monthly reporting, project tracking and payroll analysis model for Finance Business Partner.

Sydney

• Submitted FY 2019 departmental budget; collaboratively reviewed the submission to ensure adherence to departmental costing models, controlled change tracking and delivered a $18m YoY reduction of net expenses.
• Implemented a new payroll analysis model to improve both efficiency and quality of variance analysis, and provide a comprehensive Group IT wide view of payroll.
• Managed monthly finance meetings with Infrastructure Service Delivery cost centre managers. Prepared and delivered financial dashboards, identified and communicated issues or risk to achieving budget.

Sydney, Australia

• Rebuilt and managed stakeholder relationships with National Sales Director and National Operations Manager of the Corporate Real Estate (CRE) business within the Domain Group.
• Prepared, analysed and presented monthly profit and loss statements to the CRE stakeholders, supporting to high performance exceeding revenue targets.
• Supported the CRE business by reinstituting monthly and weekly sales revenue dashboards, incorporating detailed breakdown and insight into the drivers of sales, and identified redundant information.
• Improved the model for calculation of monthly sales team incentive payments, increasing the accuracy of calculation through additional corroboration of data.
• Evaluated and updated financial processes to capture revenue post-separation from parent company Fairfax Media.
• Networked with Business Intelligence, Operations, Marketing teams to understand available data sources and improving the accuracy of monthly deferral and accrual calculations.

Sydney, Australia

• Member of the 2016 Financial Review Client Choice award winning business.
• Developed and managed important relationships, with existing and new clients. Understood client needs and perspectives and provided appropriate service accordingly.
• Managed workflow and work scheduling to meet ATO and client deadlines. Managed challenging issues and conflicting priorities professionally and logically.
• Prepared monthly management reports, budgeting and cash flow analysis for premium clients.

Sydney, Australia

• Delivered monthly advice and support to Enterprise Service cost centre managers, achieving FY 2015 budget.
• Developed FY 2016 ‘bottom up’ departmental budget, critically reviewing source data and collaborating with business stakeholders.
• Provided monthly analysis to support to Group Support Units to understand IT specific drivers of costs.

Sydney, Australia

• Assisted in the delivery of three quarterly ES consolidated forecasts to Group Finance with significant improvements in transparency and accuracy from previous submissions.
• Created a new model for reconciliation of monthly budget transfers between ES departments and group business units, improving completeness of tracking and timeliness of analysis.
• Delivered FY 2015 ES consolidated Budget to Group Finance.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Built strong relationships with stakeholders in divisional and Group finance functions
• Provided ongoing analysis and support to key stakeholders, liaising with Decision Support to understand and interpret monthly result
• Engaged with Data Maintenance to ensure that the key reporting system, INEA, was maintained and in line with customer expectations
• Reviewed divisional input into the Groups monthly Flash and Board Reports
• Achieved deadlines in accurately preparing financial and management reports, including flash and board reporting

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Provided value adding expert service, including advice across budgeting, forecasting, strategy reviews, investment appraisals, performance monitoring
• Worked with finance Business Partners to draw out actionable insight and support with delivery of requested financial projects and analysis. Interacted with finance Business Partners and commercial/distribution.
• Supported delivery of the UK Retail financial projects, to identify and communicate key messages to internal finance customers and Business Partners

Sydney, Australia

• Facilitated the automation of monthly and weekly commission reporting processes, reducing turnaround by more than 5 days per month and increasing accuracy
• Developed financial experience calculating commission payments to financial advisers, processed and reconciled commission receipts, maintained and reviewed sales database
• Completed fundamental accounting processes; month-end accruals, reconciliations and provisions, produced month end profit and loss statements and balance sheets and provide commentary
• Gained exposure to regulatory reporting, assisting with the preparation and lodgement of Business Activity Statements (BAS’s) and annual tax and Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) returns to meet legislative requirements
• Provided ongoing support and guidance, and developed strong relationships with key customers
• Assisted in the integration of subsidiary (OnePath) policies and process into parent (ANZ) company policies and procedures

Sydney, Australia

• Managed and maintained relationships with a selection of elite ANZ financial planners, providing support for a variety of investment, insurance and superannuation products.
• Exceeded task management and quality targets, most recent result- 94% (target- 93%)
• Contributed to a 21% decrease in excess phone contacts
• Demonstrated anticipatory behaviour, by ensuring adviser awareness of new products, legislative changes and industry trends
• Developed initiatives to enhance the adviser’s relationship with OnePath Australia while reducing unnecessary contact.
• Strengthened relationships with key advisers through proactive phone contact

Sydney, Australia

• Provided telephone support for superannuation and investment products, through in-depth product information, knowledge of new products and problem resolution.
• Formed of strong relationships within the adviser network
• Included for quarterly high performance employee recognition
• Promoted to Relationship Manager
• Increased sales and customer retention opportunities for key advisers
• Provided accurate and timely information to advisers

Bachelor Of Accounting, Accounting

Higher School Certificate

Activities and Societies: 2nd XV Rugby, Bronze Medallion Surf Lifesaving, Athletics