Stephanie Vasquez
Services
Experience
Experience
Essential Accounting LLC
CFO / Controller / Owner
Feb 2018 - Present
We provide day-to-day accounting, custom reporting, financials, month-end close, payroll, and more—but what truly sets us apart is our approach.
With a strong background in operations and process optimization, we don’t just manage your numbers—we help you build a business that runs smoothly, scales smartly, and thrives financially. From setting up the right systems to ensuring compliance and efficiency, we take a proactive role in your company’s financial success. If you want an accounting partner that adapts as you grow and builds a strong foundation for the future, we’re the perfect fit!
Some Essentials All Natural Skin Care
Owner
Sep 2015 - Present
Some Essentials is a company making all natural skin care. Your skin is your largest organ - take care of what you put on it.
R.C. Becker & Son Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
Nov 2015 - Mar 2022
Manage Finance, Accounting, Legal, Facilities, HR, and IT for mid size construction company located in Santa Clarita Valley.
Tempest Telecom Solutions
Controller
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Manage Finance and Accounting for a large Telecommunications company located in Santa Barbara.
• Accounting Team Build Up - Revamped accounting team ensuring ownership, accountability, and accuracy
• Cash management - increased working capital by forecasting and decreasing DSO
• Procedures - Renovated old financial processes to create more efficient work flow while increasing accuracy and checks and balances.
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Non Profit Charter School Organizations
Chief Financial Officer / Advisor
Oct 2013 - undefined NaN
• Facilitated and closed a $26 million dollar S&P Bond financing for land and construction
• Decreased financial close from 20 days to 10 day while increasing school location P&L and balance sheet accuracy
• Set up company structure / accounting policies, controls and procedures / budgets / board packages
Stay Green, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
Apr 2010 - Oct 2013
Head of Corporate Office as part of the Executive Team managing HR, Admin, Accounting, Finance, IT, Purchasing, Reporting, Fleet Management and Customer Service.
• Strategic planning – Develop and implement annual company strategic initiatives
• Cash Flow Management – cutting down AP lag time by 5%
• Debt Restructure plan saving 1% in interest
• Company recovery plan – Created and implemented cost cutting controls netting a reduction of losses by 30%
• Acquisition – Integrated 60 new employees and over $2m in revenue.
• IRS audit / EDD hearings – minimizing company exposure
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Red Engine Jeans
VP Finance & Operations
Oct 2005 - Apr 2010
• Oversee all aspects of Accounting, Finance, Reporting, HR, IT, Shipping, and Operations – including Payroll, AR, AP, Month end, Customer Service, Shipping, Inventory Control, Reporting, System set up and Computer/ printer issues
• Led management team in identifying and correcting critical problems, lowered overheard expenses, and improved policies.
• Increased inventory accuracy and controls as well as quarterly inventory counts.
• Managed client services, account receivables and minimized chargebacks for over 400 locations.
• Saved $50k a year in factoring AR and Credit card fees.
• Built a call log database with analysis and reporting that showed the President where the improvement would be needed from sales force.
• Created Sales reports to analyze trends and growth.
• Worked with Marketing to create coupons, giveways, and online presence to increase brand awareness.
La Petite Academy
Western Division Controller
Sep 2003 - Sep 2005
• Led Colleges and Management team in new budgeting and forecasting model built from the ground up.
• Created and implemented new policies to conform to Sarbanes and GAAP reporting.
• Increased productivity and accuracy by standardizing reports across all divisions.
• Utilized P&L analysis to make decisions on improving operations as well are providing direct financial analysis and support for over 140 locations across 8 states.
• Audited locations for state and federal regulation conformity. Built budgeting model utilizing Access to build budgets from ground up – starting with rooms within schools rolling up to district level.
Universal Studios
Senior Financial Analyst
Nov 2000 - Sep 2003
• Prioritized and allocated workload to achieve deadlines.
• Guided Directors and VPs to establish cash flows and working capital targets.
• Handled California Sales tax audit leading to a positive outcome.
• Implemented inventory controls and ordering process with a multi-level criteria database
• Led High Level Management to the decision of outsourcing customer service
• Completed all Accounting and Financial month/ year end reporting, analysis and reconciliations.
• Created an operating plan for a $20 million dollar business unit before deadline.
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
Financial Analyst
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Leadership Development Program; Multiple Departments: Overhead budgets, Accounts Receivables, Cost Accounting, Pricing, Financial Planning, and Forward Pricing
• Introduced and approved by CFO a proposal for new collections department and procedures.
• Created several databases to automate reports saving over 50 hours of cumulative manpower.
• Collected over $3 Million Dollars in outstanding receivables in less than four months.
• Worked with Directors to build overhead budgets.