John Stott project director
John will ensure your strategies, policies and procedures and business systems are automated and effective and up to date and leading practice. John can also provide interim finance and systems manager support. Services are competitive consulting hourly rates or contracting daily rates to suit the job.
John is an experienced business consultant and finance professional, with in-depth knowledge of:
Business process transformation
Strategic and business planning
Financial modelling
IT business systems and reporting
Media and communications analysis and strategies
Tender writing
Email: john@housingaction.net.au. M: 0422296782. Twitter @JohnRStott
John hails from North Yorkshire, England and grew up in social housing in a village near York. Following his success in gaining a degree from Manchester University in Business and Commerce John moved to London in the late 80s.
John was based for the first 4 years of his career in Lincoln Inns Field, Holborn at a medium sized Chartered Accountants, Finnie & Co. The firm specialised in housing associations and John became an audit specialist in this sector managing audits of all sizes of organisations. He worked regularly on key clients such as the Notting Hill Genesis, Sanctuary Housing and Catalyst Communities Housing Association.
3rd largest Housing Association in London and south east UK. Managing 170,000 homes. Formerly Notting Hill Housing Trust
Leading international television content producer and distributer; Baywatch, American Idol, The X Factor, The Bill, Neighbours.
Number 1 ranked young Australian University. Dynamic and innovative university with strong research performance and a leading reputation for engagement with business.
For over 25 years John held senior business and accounting roles both nationally and internationally for a range of leading organisations such as Freemantle Media and Fairfax Media (Sydney). More recently he has focussed on the non-government sector working as contractor for Argyle Housing, the University of Technology Sydney, Powerhouse Museum and NSW local government (Shellharbour and Wollongong).
John has also held senior business manager roles for a range of leading organisations such as iTouch Australia (2004-2006), Fairfax Media (2007-9), and the Powerhouse Museum (2014-15) based in Sydney. These roles also encompassed market sector and competitor analysis, media promotions, website building and analytics and communications strategies.
John has now come full circle working with community housing organisations since 2016 specialising in Aboriginal housing since 2017. Projects include:
National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation, NSW
Project Manager NHFIC and CHIA capacity building program launched May 2019. Responsible for consultant panel, webpage build, and workshops. Guidance of community housing organisation with program administration and consultants choice. Liaising with NHFIC on grant administration 2020.
SGCH, NSW
Market positioning analysis nationally and in NSW. Benchmarking analysis by tenancy, financials and social media presence. 2020
Hume Community Housing, NSW
Working on Hume and Tharawal Housing service level agreement 2019. Market positioning and competitor analysis nationally and in NSW. Benchmarking analysis by tenancy, financials 2019.
HousingFirst, Victoria
Business continuity plan, marketing and communications framework and business process transformation, 2018 and 2019. Tender writing support Build and Operate 2019
Community Housing Industry Association, National
Back-office review and implementation of cloud finance and memberships systems 2019. Interim finance, communications and strategic support and membership systems review and policies and procedures 2020.
Westside Housing, SA
Successful tender writing, strategic and financial for social housing transfer in 2019. Business process improvement water charges 2018.Property Development feasibility study software analysis and recommendations 2019.
Housing Choices Australia, National
Market positioning and competitor analysis nationally. Benchmarking analysis by tenancy, financials 2019
Tharawal Housing Aboriginal Corporation, NSW
Compliance, business and financial planning services to successfully register Tharawal Housing as a Community Housing Provider in 2019. Tender writing a successful EOI as a Growth Provider in 2019. Strategic planning, mentoring and tender writing 2020.
Bridge Housing, NSW
Market positioning and competitor analysis nationally and in NSW. Benchmarking analysis by tenancy, financials and social media presence. 2020
Argyle Housing, NSW
Interim Chief Financial officer and project manager Kypera financials 2017. John was principally responsible for board reporting, systems upgrade and enhancements, 2017-18 budget and management reporting
The above projects have built on John’s extensive financial modelling and business analysis skills, and allowed him to understand the contemporary delivery of community housing across several jurisdictions. In many assignments John has been the key researcher coordinating interview, focus groups, workshops, data analysis and online surveys.
As well as holding a Business and Commerce degree from Manchester University, John is an associate member of the Chartered Global Institute of Management Accountants. In addition, he holds a master’s degree in International Studies and Research from the University of Technology, Sydney.