Finance Manager

Stephanie Lea Blue, CPA

786-***-**** *********@*********.***

EXPERIENCE

Kindness Matters 365

**** - ****

Independent Contractor, Accounting & Finance

Responsible for all internal accounting and finance activities: AP, AR, prepaids, amortization schedules, reconciliations, sales tax remittance, accruals, financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP, budgeting & planning

Implemented change in accounting method from cash basis to accrual; set up procedures to improve internal controls

Researched and vetted new tax accounting firm; prepared documentation and work papers for outside tax accountant

Designed and built models to track, report, and analyze budget and fundraising activities

Presented monthly results and budget to Board of Directors; reduced overall accounting services expenses by 81%

Advised CEO and Board of Directors on financial operations

NBCUniversal International (Subsidiary of Comcast) Coral Gables, FL

2014 – 2016

Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Managed the development and communication of a complex multi-country and multi-currency annual planning cycle: Long Range Plan (LRP), Budget, quarterly key estimates, pacings, and variance analysis

Hired, trained, and supervised a team of three analysts

Managed the restructuring of planning models to accommodate the acquisition of two new channels, incorporating more than 15 countries and 7 currencies for full P&L

Improved exchange rate (FX) risk analysis 22% by more accurately estimating local currency exposure

Recommended and implemented first-ever expense tracking process across departments to reconcile forecasting with monthly results and improve/facilitate business analysis

Improved quarterly operating profit forecasting 19% by working across departments to restructure reporting and drive consistent accounting treatment

Calculated and tracked fixed asset depreciation

Implemented cross-regional reporting system, Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC); recommended template and process structure to align with business and reporting needs

Provided monthly analysis of variances and operating reviews to the VP of Finance

Worked with Controller to design reports for external partnership reporting for P&L, BS, and Cash Flow

Oversaw design and creation for first-ever Chart of Accounts (COA) for Accounting/Finance department

Received NBCUniversal International performance award

Randstad (formerly SFN Group & Spherion) Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2009 – 2013

Senior Financial Analyst

Led forecast process for East region and Franchise group; improved actuals tracking and fcst. accuracy

Designed and developed models to track performance, model sensitivity (SUTA, pricing, margin), and provide deep dive into sales; received Employee of the Month award; trained other analysts

Worked with Accounting and Director of Ops to simplify MEC branch update process; reduced turnaround time by 50%; documented procedures for the production of all financial reports

Modeled new accounts by dept id and account mix to incentivize Franchisees: recommended tracking changes in $ and not just # of accounts; new Clerical $ increased 17% & # of new accounts increased 14%

Analyzed month-end, quarterly, and YTD productivity and financial results for full P&L; advised mgmt. of variances and risks; reviewed forecast submissions and variances to goal with Sales GM and VPs

Produced timely and accurate reports for C-Suite and business unit owners tracking weekly, monthly and quarterly performance; built models for ad-hoc requests from Sales GM and VPs and other departments

Hewlett-Packard Miami, FL

2005 -2009

Global Lead/Senior Financial Analyst –Worldwide Supply Chain Finance (SWD - StorageWorks Division)

Led 20+ regional analysts in the consolidation, analysis and reporting of $1.5B of WW COS budget fcst, and actuals; initiated creation of COS model to standardize and simplify the compilation of fcst data

Presented and explained monthly performance results to Enterprise General Manager, regional Senior Managers and product line managers during month-end close review meetings

Researched variances for current flash, Q/Q and Y/Y deviations from most recent forecast; recommended and led solutions for recurring material variances

Saved $800K by challenging 3rd party provider price increases

Led first-ever initiative to correct systemic booking errors totaling over $16M to properly align OH costs

Realigned vendor rebate reporting structure to standardize and improve forecast accuracy

2007 -2009

Financial Analyst/Multi-Country Lead – Latin America Region (ISS – Industry Standard Servers)

Led 5+ country analysts in the tracking of ISS performance for Sales and Finance mgmt; explained variances versus annual budget and fcst; executed MEC processes; contributed to planning and forecast

Reduced pass-through contra revenue by 90% Y/Y for Sales; eliminated negative margin impacts by standardizing and centralizing reserve process for price protection and promos for countries

Launched analysis of revenue by PL; initiated weekly flash presentations; expanded weekly forecast review to include backlog aging and trend analysis

Worked with Bangalore team to create weekly report for tracking inventory to improve reserve accuracy

Released over $2M by improving reserve accuracy; allocated Regional Channel Sales revenue & costs to countries; calculated contra reimbursements

Approved special pricing discounts; decreased Turn Around Time; ensured correct Charge Code usage

Passed Audit: represented Tech. Solutions Group as Lead for internal audit (special pricing discounts)

Performed Marketing budget variance analysis related to monthly and quarterly actual results vs. budget targets; managed monthly & quarterly accounting entries; simplified budget mgmt. process

2005 – 2007

Project Manager/Contractor - Partner Sales Support/Latin America

Researched and presented current contractual discount landscape for Latin America; Interfaced with Finance, Partner Ops, Category Management, Field Ops, IT, Marketing and other stakeholders

Designed roadmap for optimization of contractual discounts across region, business units and channels

2005

EDUCATION

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business Austin, TX

Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil

MBA – Master of Business Administration, Double Degree Program

Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL

MA – Master of Accounting

Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN

MA – Master of Latin American and Iberian Studies

Centre College Danville, KY

BA – Bachelor of Spanish and History

ADDITIONAL

QuickBooks Online, SAP, BPC, Hyperion, Gusto, Blackbaud, eTapestry, Raiser’s Edge NXT

Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel (SumIf, SumProduct, H- and V-Lookups, Pivot Tables, Match, If, Tables, Concatenation, etc.)

Spanish and Portuguese

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