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Stewardship · Treasury · Operations · Advisory

CFO Advisory · Melbourne

A CFO for your business, before you can justify hiring one full-time.

Book a call to talk through your numbers and what comes next.

Architectural / office photography
35+ Years of combined CFO experience
About STOA

A father-and-son practice · Two generations of CFO experience

We give growing businesses a CFO's judgement, scoped to exactly where they stand.

A bookkeeper records what happened. A CFO tells you what to do next. That second job is ours, at a scale a growing business can actually afford.

Why STOA

Senior people at the table.
Advice in plain words.
The same two partners, every time.

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Partners, and you work with both
EY
Where Henry trained
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Junior staff between you and us
Photography, at work, the detail
What we do

Senior finance, scoped to what you need.

Engagements run from a few days a month to full-time project work. We scope to what you need and tell you when you do not need us.

01

Fractional CFO

Ongoing senior financial leadership, part-time, without the full-time salary.

02

Capital raising

Numbers, model and story ready before you face investors or lenders.

03

Modelling & forecasting

Three-way models and scenarios you can take to a board, a bank, or an investor.

04

Board & reporting

Board reporting your directors will trust, with a clear view of what to do next.

05

M&A & exit

Buying, selling, or getting ready for sale, with the financial work that holds up to due diligence.

06

Finance function

Build the team, controls and systems so your finance function keeps up as you grow.

The partners

You work with both of us, on every engagement.

Noel Renwick, Founding Partner of STOA
Noel Renwick Founding Partner

Noel has been a CFO for the better part of three decades, across manufacturing, distribution and professional services. He has run finance through company growth, restructures, acquisitions and sales.

  • Chartered Accountant
  • Former CFO · 30+ years
Henry Renwick, Partner at STOA
Henry Renwick Partner

Henry is a serving CFO in the technology sector, so the practice stays current on how finance is run today: modern systems, real-time reporting, and the demands of investors. He trained at EY.

  • EY-trained
  • Chartered Accountant
  • Serving CFO
Insights

Notes from the finance chair

Practical reading on the financial calls that growing businesses have to get right.

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Capital · 6 min read

When to raise, when to wait: reading your own runway

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Reporting · 5 min read

The four numbers your board actually wants to see

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Growth · 7 min read

Outgrowing your bookkeeper: how to tell, and what to do.

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Get in touch

Let's talk.

Book a call to talk through your business. There is no cost and no obligation. If we are not the right fit, we will point you to someone who is.

Or email us directly at hello@stoafinance.com.au