Steve Parkes works with ERA Group to help businesses take a closer look at their costs, suppliers, and overall spending performance. By bringing fresh insight and a practical perspective, Steve supports organisations in finding efficiencies, improving value, and making smarter commercial decisions.
Steve Parkes, CPA works with ERA Group to help businesses take a closer look at their costs, suppliers, and overall spending performance. By bringing fresh insight and a practical perspective, Steve supports organizations in finding efficiencies, improving value, and making smarter commercial decisions.
Steve is a charismatic and visionary financeexecutive and profit-focused leader who helps organizations turn expenses intomeasurable bottom-line gains. He partners with C-suite executives to optimizecosts, boost operational efficiency, and unlock hidden cash flow opportunities withoutlayoffs or disruption to employees, products, or customer service.
Steve previously served as a Chief Financial Officer, wherehe led financial strategy, profit enhancement initiatives, mergers &acquisitions, capital raises (>$500M), business transformation, and sustainablevalue-creation across complex global organizations. His experience as a formerCFO allows him to approach client engagements with a deep understanding ofexecutive priorities and operational realities. Today, he leverages ERA Group’sglobal network of expense category specialists to drive sustainable costoptimization across industries including:
· Healthcare
· Manufacturing
· Mining
· ITServices and Infrastructure
· Hospitality& Retail
· ProfessionalServices
· Marketing,Advertising and Media
Steve’s background includes extensive leadership infinancial management, global operations, board positions, and board-levelcollaboration across all types of ownership structures including publiccompanies, private equity-backed portfolio companies, privately held companies,and startups. His hands-on experience in senior financial roles shapes thepractical, results-driven approach he brings to every client engagement.
Steve is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds aBachelor of Business Administration in Accounting.
Outside of work, Steve enjoys traveling and spending timewith his family, outdoor pursuits like camping, hiking, and boating, strengthand fitness training, and sports including soccer, surfing, swimming, tennis, padeland squash. Above all, he loves running adventures with his family husky, Zara.
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