Les Stevens Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

• iBASIS is a leading IT services and solutions provider of voice, mobile data, IoT, security and A2P messaging to all major domestic and international telecom carriers, with over $1.0B in annual revenues and 300+ global.
• Reporting to the COO and VP of IS/IT, responsible for governance and financial control of PMO IT, Network Engineering, Operations, Product Development and Business Process Improvement projects and strategic programs
• Oversee spend of $7.0M in CapEX budget and its allocation to IT/IS, NetOps, Product, Customer and IoT projects
• Act the Finance Business Partner to all Business Units supporting development of business cases and project plans
• Serve as the lead program manager for strategic, enterprise, cost optimization and service improvement programs
• Work cross-functionally on strategic programs, innovating solutions to problems and implementing them

Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

• Responsible for managing the day-to-day business operations supporting iBASIS’ over 200+ direct to consumer Retail Prepaid calling card products and online international calling services with over $100.0M in annual.
• Produced monthly financial reporting and data analysis package for Retail Prepaid Business Unit
• Performed analysis of customer usage, market data, card activation and costs to support and drive decision making
• Partnered with cross-functional teams to implement security, compliance and performance improvements to customer e-commerce payment platforms (CyberSource/VISA, PayPal) and customer-facing UIs in customer portal
• Managed several key customer accounts to ensure excellence in service delivery, growth in revenue and margin
• Responsible for negotiating calling card production, creative, marketing, website development and customer support vendor contracts, ensuring pricing, terms and deliverables aligned with budget and new product GTM plans

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

• Responsible for managing General Ledger accuracy in accordance with US GAAP for the USA and six foreign entities
• Managed monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing cycle, including supervising execution of closing checklist and delivering daily reporting requirements to CFO and senior leadership
• Researched non-standard/non-recurring journal entries for appropriate accounting treatment and evidence
• Produced monthly consolidated financial reporting package, with in-depth analyses of OpEX and CapEX details
• Worked cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product, Procurement, Network Engineering and IS/IT teams to produce rolling forecasts with solid actual data for revenue, margin, fixed costs and OpEX
• Developed automated reporting in BI/Business Objects and ERP system to streamline monthly reporting processes

Maynard, Massachusetts, United States

• SalesDriver.com was a Private Equity financed start-up, developing innovative software for the management of incentive campaigns and rewards fulfillment, through the use of its customizable, turn-key platform and.
• Responsible for managing General Ledger accuracy in accordance with US GAAP for the USA and Canadian entities
• Managed monthly and annual financial closing cycles and processes
• Produced monthly consolidated financial reporting package, with in-depth analyses of OpEX and CapEX details
• Managed Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payable, T&E Reimbursements and produced related analyses
• Calculated salesforce commissions based on relevant data and tracked salesperson performance vs. quota

Hudson, NH

• Matrix/ThermoFisher Scientific was a developer, manufacturer and reseller of laboratory equipment and consumables used in clinical, biotech, pharmaceutical, diagnostic and environmental testing and research settings
• Responsible for managing General Ledger accuracy in accordance with US GAAP for the USA entity
• Managed monthly and annual financial closing cycles and processes
• Produced monthly financial reporting package and related analyses
• Managed intercompany Accounts Receivables and produced related reconciliations
• Managed intercompany Accounts Payable and produced related reconciliations

Mba, Finance, Operations And Project Leadership

Bs, Accounting