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Leo Almada

Director-level Finance & HR Operations leader specializing in governance, HRIS, and e-commerce finance

New York, NYHead of Finance and HR Operations11 years experienceDirectorMedia & EntertainmentNonprofitAdvertising
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Currently at Magnum managing a small global team (NY/London/Paris) and leading analytics operations, including financial reporting for a Shopify-based ecommerce platform. Partnered directly with a newly appointed CFO and COO during a significant org change involving elimination of three global director roles, coached the COO through difficult conversations, and supported a senior promotion that included navigating an H-1B visa process.

Experience

Head of Finance and HR OperationsMagnum Photos
Client Finance ManagerArea 23
Finance & HR Operations ManagerMagnum Photos
Assistant Finance ManagerMagnum Photos
Business ManagerThe Studio NYC
BookkeeperWeylin
HEAD OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONSMagnum Photos NY

Education

Baruch College - Zicklin School of Businessbachelor, Business Administration & Management
BMCCassociate
Universidad de Palermobachelor, Business Administration & Management
Zicklin School of Businessbachelor, Business Administration & Management

Key Strengths

  • Manages a global team of 3 across New York, London, and Paris
  • Built/structured an analytics function: clarified roles/ownership, established workflows, aligned priorities
  • Owns financial reporting for an ecommerce platform on Shopify
  • Drove organizational change with CFO/COO during leadership restructuring and role eliminations
  • Executive coaching: trained COO to handle difficult change-management conversations
  • Improved team morale and efficiency by promoting leaders with strong soft skills (linked to revenue impact)
  • Managed multiple concurrent cross-functional initiatives across finance, HR, and legal using shared project trackers with owners/milestones/outcomes
  • Drove executive alignment via structured weekly check-ins and visibility into interdependencies/roadblocks
  • Improved executive decision-making with KPI dashboards and centralized reporting for CFO/department heads
  • Hands-on ecommerce analytics: built Excel KPI dashboards fed by Shopify exports
  • Balanced strategic projects (NY office buildout) with operational responsibilities (month-end close and reporting)
  • Trusted with highly sensitive information (compensation, governance materials, board-level financial reports) and uses controlled-access practices

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Languages

EnglishSpanishItalianPortuguese

Skills

Strategy & OperationsHR OperationsPeople OperationsProcess OptimizationOperations OptimizationBudgetingForecastingFinancial ManagementE-commerce FinanceRevenue RecognitionTaxationFinancial ReportingPerformance DashboardsDecision SupportGovernance