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Stuart Patch

Fractional CFO | Commercial Leader | Trusted Business Advisor

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Helping Business Owners Make Better Financial Decisions

I work alongside SME business owners and leadership teams to provide strategic financial leadership, commercial insight, and practical support without the cost of a full-time CFO.
My focus is simple: helping businesses improve profitability, strengthen cashflow, and make confident decisions that support sustainable growth.

About Stuart

As businesses grow, financial decisions become more complex. Many owners reach a point where they need greater visibility, stronger planning, and more strategic financial leadership, but don't require a full-time CFO.

Drawing on extensive senior executive, commercial, and financial leadership experience, I partner with business owners to provide the insight, structure, and confidence needed to navigate growth, manage change, and improve business performance.

My approach is practical, collaborative, and focused on outcomes. I believe finance should provide clarity, not complexity. By translating financial information into clear and actionable insights, I help business owners understand their numbers, identify opportunities for improvement, and focus on the actions that create long-term value.

Whether you're looking to improve profitability, gain better control of cashflow, plan for growth, or overcome business challenges, my goal is to help you build a stronger, more resilient, and more valuable business.

Stuart

Why Clients Work With Me

1

Strategic Leadership

Experienced senior executive and trusted adviser to leadership teams.

2

Commercial Focus

Focused on improving business performance, not just reporting numbers.

3

Practical Advice

Clear, actionable recommendations without financial jargon.

Experience and Credentials

  • Over 20 years of senior executive leadership experience
  • Extensive expertise in finance, strategy, commercial management and business partnering
  • ​Trusted Advisor to executives, business owners and leadership teams
  • ​Experienced in helping organisations improve performance, strengthen governance, and make informed business decisions.
Stuart is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA), a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), and a member of the Institute of Project Management, combining technical expertise with practical commercial experience to help businesses achieve lasting results.

What Clients Say

As our business grows it is important we have structured planning sessions with our executive team. Over the last year, Stuart from Patchway has helped facilitate a number of these for our business.  Stuart takes the time to get across our business subject matter, which ensures throughout the session he uses relevant language that resonates with our team.  He also helps during our preparation meetings to create a process and an agenda that works to deliver our desired objectives for the sessions.

During the sessions, Stuart engages naturally with all of our team members, keeping our sessions effortlessly flowing and on point. He has an exceptional ability to draw out comments from the team, let the discussion flow and when necessary, gently steer the discussion back on track.  

 

Our team love the sessions and think and speak highly of Stu. Without doubt the sessions Stuart has created for our business are now a staple and I would have no hesitation in recommending him and Patchway to other businesses. 

Phil Whitehead - owner
Red Retail Group

Contact Us

Sydney, Australia
Email: info (at) patchway.com.au

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