Stuart Warner

Experience

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  PwC

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1997

  Accountant

  Chartered Accountant working in both external and internal audit as well as special projects and internal training programmes.Experience from SMEs to large multinationals in financial services, manufacturing, publishing, health and education sectors.

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  BPP

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2009

  Teaching accounting students for ICAEW, ICAS, ACCA, CIMA, AAT and CAT qualifications.Subject specialisms:- Business finance - Business strategy - Business management - Management accounting- Financial accounting- Audit and assurance - Economics - IT systems - Project management - Case study techniqueOther responsibilities:- Course material design and production (including e-learning)- Management of Virtual Learning Environments- Student counselling- Client management- Business development Show less

  • Head of Financial Awareness Training

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  • Head of E-learning

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2008

  • Lecturer in Business and Finance

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2005
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  HarperCollins Publishers

  Jan 2009 - now

  Learn the secrets of success from Dragons’ Den. This book tells you everything you need to know to move from small business to big business.● Evaluate your business and identify growth opportunities● Develop new products and enter new markets● Master the management skills you need to run a large teamComplete with an insightful foreword by Evan Davis,this book delivers practical and proven business know-how and includes fully illustrated case studies from Dragons’ Den so that you can avoid the failures and follow in the footsteps of the success stories from the much-loved TV series Show less

  • Author: Dragon’s Den – Grow your business

    Jan 2010 - now

  • Author: Finance Basics (Collins Business Secrets): The experts tell all!

    Jan 2009 - now
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  Financial Fluency

  Jan 2009 - now

  Finance Training

  Designing and delivering business finance training both face-to-face and online.We offer training courses, facilitated workshops, business simulations, e-learning and executive coaching.Contact me now via financial-fluency.co.uk/about/stuart-warner

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  AAT

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2014

  Non-Exec Board Member

  Co-opted member of the 'Member's Services' Board of the Association of Accounting Technicians.AAT is the UK's leading qualification and membership body for accounting and finance staff with 125,000 global members. Sponsored by CIPFA, ICAEW, CIMA and ICAS.

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  Synatus

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2016

  Partner

  Synatus is a group of experienced senior consultants, interim managers and trainers who are experts in their fields. The group attracts seasoned professionals from across the world who have experience of many different industries and sectors. Our Partners are all experienced business people and have commercial experience at a high level. Partners with similar skills and interests form Practice Groups within Synatus across a range of sectors and disciplines designed to provide comprehensive solutions to clients. Show less

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  BASIC (British American Security Information Council)

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2022

  Non-Exec Board Member

  Treasurer, trustee and board member.BASIC is a small and influential think tank which works collaboratively on progress towards national security doctrines that strengthen global governance and do not rely upon nuclear weapons.BASIC has built a reputation as a trusted and independent source of information, sharing ideas and perspectives to inform debate and foster creative solutions. BASIC works constructively with politicians, government officials, and other decision-makers in both nuclear weapon and non-nuclear weapon states, with a specific expert focus on the UK, US, Europe and the Middle East.BASIC is not a conventional advocacy organisation. Nor is it a traditional think tank. What distinguishes BASIC from other organisations is its uniquely non-partisan, dialogue-based approach. BASIC provides a discreet forum for constructive engagement between individuals from different geographical, political or cultural backgrounds on traditionally sensitive or complex issues. Show less

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  FT Press

  Jan 2014 - now

  The second edition retains all the features that make the book an easy to navigate reference guide to the world of finance in business. In addition, the second edition includes: • Questions at the end of each chapter to enable the reader to ‘reinforce and embed’ their understanding.• A new chapter that explains succinctly the limitations of financial statements, covering topics of reliability, relevance and trustworthiness.• A substantial new section to demonstrate the application of learning in practice, by using the financial statements of a real-life company (Greggs plc). Show less The Finance Book is aimed primarily at professionals from a non-finance background and will also appeal to those wishing to pursue a career in business or finance. Finance professionals will also find it to be a handy reference guide.• interpret financial terminology• understand financial statements• analyse financial performance• discuss finance concepts with confidence in the workplace• make more-informed financial decisions• ask the right questions to the right people Show less

  • Author: The Finance Book (2nd Edition)

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Author: The Finance Book (1st Edition)

    Jan 2015 - now

  • Author: 25 Need-To-Know Management Ratios

    Jan 2014 - now
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  Institute of Directors (IoD)

  Jan 2018 - now

  Finance for Non-Financial Directors - Course Leader

  The IoD Award in Finance for Non-Finance Directors, Level 8 (SCQF), is one of four modules of the IOD's Certificate in Company Direction qualification.

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  Academy for Board Excellence

  Jan 2021 - now

  Course Leader
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  The Boardroom

  Jan 2021 - now

  Advisory Board Member

  the Boardroom is a private club for female executives in Europe who aspire to be Board Members. It offers a continuous learning and development experience, through coaching sessions, peer learning, speaker series and workshops, while its members will have the opportunity to enjoy the luxury of a state-of-the-art clubhouses and formal dinners with influential guests.