Stuart Anderson

Commander
DISC Type : D

Chief Financial Officer at RCPA

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Overview

Stuart Anderson is the Chief Financial Officer at RCPA, leveraging extensive experience in finance across manufacturing and asset-intensive sectors like construction materials, racing, and media. A graduate of The University of Queensland and a Chartered Accountant, he is a strategic partner to leadership, focused on driving profitability, capital discipline, and sustainable growth.

His non-executive director role at Insurance and Membership Services (trading as COTA Insurance) involves chairing the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee, where he helps guide the organizations strategic objectives to provide insurance for older Australians.

Unique fact: He led a project to offshore Holcim Australia & New Zealands accounting functions to a regional shared services center in Manila.

Personality Overview

Impact-Driven

Decisive

Very Quick

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

Strategic Finance
As a CFO and trusted partner to CEOs, his executive roles have centered on financial strategy, FP&A, capital discipline, and supporting sustainable growth.
Cost Management
His experience in multi-site manufacturing focuses on cost accounting, margin improvement, and cost reduction initiatives across national operations.
Risk & Governance
He serves as the Chair of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee for Insurance and Membership Services, overseeing organizational governance and risk management.

Media Appearances

Stuart has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2023
Chief Financial Officer at RCPA
9-2021
Non Executive Director at Insurance and Membership Services
6-2017 - 1-2023
Financial Controller at Racing Queensland
9-2016 - 6-2017
Accounting Project Lead at Holcim Australia & New Zealand
2-2016 - 9-2016
Corporate Controller at Holcim Australia & New Zealand

Education

Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Dual Bachelor from The University of Queensland

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Insights For Selling To Stuart

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Stuart is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Stuart

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Stuart move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Stuart take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Stuart

Personality Compatibility


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