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Byronvale Advisors
Byronvale Advisors is a boutique management consulting company established by it's principal Stephen Barnes in 2006.

Byronvale Advisors utilises its extensive background consulting in a wide range of industries, from startup businesses to multi-national conglomerates, and its extensive network, to deliver personalised and tailored advice.

Byronvale Advisors has over 20 years indepth experience advising and consulting to businesses from startups to multi-national conglomerates.

Byronvale Advisors is focused on providing high-quality service and customer satisfaction.

Specialties

Interim CFO and CEO * Business turnarounds and recovery * Working capital management * Business transformation and restructuring * Process improvement * Project management * Treasury Management * Capital Markets Advisory * IT projects * Business coaching *

Industries

Banking * Manufacturing * Property development * Electricity * Energy * IT software development * Small business startups * Residential Construction

About Byronvale Advisors 

Stephen Barnes - Director

BCom DipCom Dip Journ CA MAICD CFTP CSA(Cert).

Stephen has over 20 years senior executive experience. His background is eclectic, which enables him to see the bigger picture and find solutions to complex problems. Stephen started consulting to start-up businesses in 1991. He built, owned and operated a cafe at this time to gain a better understanding of the issues facing startup businesses. Stephen moved into the corporate world, first designing remuneration models for Westpac Bank, then moved to ANZ where he worked in operations and accounting in the Financial Markets area. Later, he was a Senior Trader trading FX and Derivatives during the Asian crisis and the inception of the Euro. Stephen developed new products for ANZ and also worked on a number of IT projects. Stephen finished his career at ANZ as Senior Financial Controller of the Global FX and Commodities division. Stephen moved to Deloitte where he was the Director of the Capital Markets Group, advising clients on hedge accounting, financial instruments valuation, and auditing treasury areas. He also consulted on Basel II and developed a data gapping methodology adopted by Deloitte and used globally. Stephen also worked with the Commonwealth Treasury on developing the Tax of Financial Arrangements (TOFA) legislation. While at Deloitte, Stephen consulted to financial services, energy, electricity, aviation, and manufacturing industries. After leaving Deloitte Stephen did some consulting in the electricity industry and worked as a project manager on a global IT accounting system implementation. Stephen joined Atlas Group Holdings, along with a group of senior executives, as Group Treasurer, to execute a turnaround. The turnaround was successfully completed and then Stephen was a member of the team involved in the divestment of the distribution business. In 2009 Stephen moved to the Portland House Group where he managed their Australian domiciled businesses including a hedge fund, an IT software development company in Australia and Hong Kong, a 755 lot residential property development, a commercial property portfolio, and a horse stud. More recently, Stephen has worked with a residential building group. Stephen has been a director of a number of companies and is currently on the Board and Vice President of the Finance and Treasury Association and on the Board of two Not-for-Profit organisations.

Visit Byronvale Advisors website www.byronvaleadvisors.com