Stephanie Azevedo

Work History

Manager Finance

LensCrafters, Luxottica Retail

03.2022

Lead the sales forecasting process by analyzing trends, validating inputs, partnering with cross-functional partners, driving efficiencies, and proactively communicating with brand leadership
Create sales forecasts for over nine thousand stores worldwide, using pertinent real estate and additional information from cross functional teams
Utilize sales forecasts to create daily and weekly sales goals by store for field use to hit their projections
Interprets sales drivers to assess performance, identify opportunities, provide recommendations, and drive change throughout the organization
Establishes proactive working relationships with business partners and develops methodologies to automate and streamline sales forecasting
Advise and assist with sales goal adjustments for general managers, regional managers, and store managers on a daily basis
Assists team with development of complex Excel spreadsheets, automation formulas, and custom formatting of reports
Take part in special projects and create ad hoc analysis for necessary use of data to enhance performance
Partners with field leaders to highlight opportunities in sales trends
Day to day ownership of project delivery, proactively building trusted working relationships with finance functional leaders, business leaders, external partners to drive alignment, increase collaboration and optimize project operations
Provide weekly updates to executive team on routine finance functions and project statuses, communicate with direct reports to formulate annual performance goals in determination of year-end bonus achievements
Manage the month-end close process to ensure accurate reporting and account activities, providing commentary to bridge the gap between actuals versus budget and forecast

Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis

AVENU Learning

01.2020

Creating programs that connect Universities and students to access high quality, affordable education, globally
Through an integrated online educational platform delivering in-house translation and localization for each course curriculum
Advance partner P&L’s and associated reporting needed to communicate enrollment results against plan
Negotiate and execute year-long contracts with third-party vendors, reducing operational costs by 26%
Communicated business KPIs to support monthly and ad-hoc decision making by providing data-driven insights for internal and external stakeholders
Collaborated with Sales, Marketing, Customer Service and Data to develop and implement company-wide initiatives
Built waterfall revenue models, to assist decision-making for Marketing and Partner Sales strategies
Modified Partner Revenue models, analyzing student enrollments and course statistics
Partnered with Marketing team to implement a 20% cost savings in variable and G&A spend
Delivered various reports and analysis to Business Unit President that assisted in tracking metrics pertaining to changes in the business and identify early performance trends
Forecast vs
Budget variance analysis
Supported CFO in monthly and quarterly reporting pack for the Board of Directors, providing insight on company performance
Prepared VAT reports from sales monthly, and submitted quarterly VAT returns to Mexico and Colombia’s tax authorities
Billing Report reconciliation provided to our Partners, cumulating 4 universities’ raw data for each course and semester
Unearned Revenue Reporting to ensure accurate accounting transactions and revenue recognition
FreshDirect

Finance and Operations Manager, Consultant

TradeDuel

Remote, NY

01.2020 - 01.2022

TradeDuel, Rockstar Technologies, Domain knowledge in FinTech, gamification and investing in the Stock Market
Provides financial expertise surrounding business plans, operations, and marketing initiatives, to support product development and strategy
Responsible for content creation and road-map implementation, leading the launch process and adapting strategies to attract the target audience
Strong understanding of regulated Margin guidelines, Day-Trade rules, and complex option strategies
Responsible for generating investment ideas, conducting due diligence, and executing financing opportunities
Analyzed portfolio investment strategies for seed investors as part of the target market monetization analysis and planning
Contribute positively to the client experience by developing and sharing operational process enhancement ideas to the broader organization
Built business plans to determine long-range profitability, burn rate, and revenue streams for Pro-Forma Financial modeling
Assembled advisory members, including CEO and attorneys, to assist in the operational success of the company valuation
Pitch Deck creation and presentations for investors, providing logistics, growth opportunities, and KPI reporting
Experienced with outsourcing and leading co-located teams
Advocate new tools and innovation in Finance and operations
Support in daily IT operations and recommended process to follow industry regulations
Agile project manager, utilize Contentful as a roadmap in assisting IT with the creation of product output and ideas
Researched target market risks and opportunities in areas of investment

Senior Financial Analyst

FreshDirect

New York, NY

11.2017 - 01.2020

Work closely with team members and C-suite executives in a collaborative environment that requires effective communication, project planning, hitting deadlines and managing expectations to grow FreshDirect’s manufacturing operations with over $500M in annual sales
Responsible for the Enterprise P&L comprising of two business divisions, FreshDirect and FoodKick, by working closely with accounting and operations team on monthly close of actuals and comprehension of historical financial performance
Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly forecasts to update P&L results and monitor KPIs on an ongoing basis including, orders, sales, COGS, variable, and fixed expenses
Generate P&L budget and forecasting models to support AOP and LRP initiatives
Established departmental reporting to reinforce internal controls and fiscal responsibilities for management between 12 corporate divisions
Created weekly labor reports by department to lead discussions with C-suite executives on cost cutting initiatives
Reduced overhead expenses by over 30% in one year ($8M) by executing operational controls
Deliver streamlined departmental P&L packages to senior management to identify risks and opportunities
Assist in the development and maintenance of models needed to track, report, analyze, and forecast financial and operational performance
Key member of Investor Relations assisting in five funding rounds, Series I-M, raising over $500M in equity
Supports execution of the preparation and analysis of quarterly reports to provide summarized financial information to investors

Financial Analyst

Saks Fifth Avenue

11.2015 - 01.2017

Build and execute key financial reports for Saks US & CAN (Stores; Admin; Digital), adhering to GAAP and IFRS compliance and reporting, statement analysis, trend forecasting, and planning
Keep abreast of ERP databases such as Oracle Hyperion, to support work for consolidation of Saks financials during month end close, forecast, and semiannual planning
Reduced annual administrative costs by 20% in the first 6 months by creating budgets with strict guidelines and timetables
Collaborate with business partners to produce accurate P&L statements across over 50 Store locations, while managing deadlines
Prepared and managed detailed general and administrative report analyses for C-Suite executives across over 20 business unit divisions
Assisted in reducing the Month End Close processes from 6 days to 3 days
Demonstrate ability in leading cross-functional teams for various projects like budgeting, forecasting, and P&L analysis to support business operations

Financial Analyst

TransPerfect Translations

06.2011 - 11.2015

Prepares financial forecasting and cost reduction presentations for senior management by incorporating detailed reports along with trend analysis in over fifty-seven global divisions for TransPerfect’s $500MM marketplace
As a team member contributed to 18% growth over one year ($60M) by implementing strategic models to maximize profit
Managed a team of two, ensuring elevated levels of accuracy and performance on daily operations
Advanced analysis and review of financial transactions for troubleshooting and correcting errors in the organizations’ financial database
Evaluate actual monthly and quarterly results against the projected revenue target, for use in future financial and company-wide planning
Provided accounting support for a $1M subsidiary such as recording, monitoring, and reconciling general ledger activities
Liaise across various department groups to maintain smooth and accurate reporting of monthly financial data and daily tasks
Oversee global sales and product distribution data used to support operational efficiency through analysis of KPIs and data-management procedures
Collaborated with IT to develop a new tracking system and pricing control on key figures resulting in accurate data entry and improved reporting by 12

Summary

Overview

Work History

Manager Finance

Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis

Finance and Operations Manager, Consultant

Senior Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

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