Stephanie Nance
Dallas,Texas
Summary
Personable, gritty and strategic thinker with proven ability to manage complex projects and drive organizational goals. Demonstrates strong leadership and communication skills, coupled with deep understanding of policy implementation and stakeholder engagement. Committed to leveraging these skills to create significant positive impact in dynamic environment.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Business Strategy (Finance)
Smart Business Concepts
10.2022 - Current
- Leads both client-facing and internal presentations, delivering financial insights, performance insights, and strategic recommendations to business owners, executive teams, and cross-functional teams.
- Business partner to companies in various industries and sizes, conducting cash flow forecasting, client profitability, employee profitability, pricing analysis, budgets, forecasts, loan applications etc.
- Acts as an M&A liaison for clients on both the buy and sell sides, managing financial discussions, performing valuations, and preparing Quality of Earnings reports
- Identify opportunities to leverage existing or new technology that will enhance success strategies and mitigate risk for clients
- Conducted comprehensive internal audit, focusing on profitability, operations, personnel, and process improvements to drive efficiency and growth
- Key member of leadership team, overseeing both strategy and accounting teams, actively participating in leadership meetings, and conducting 1-on-1 sessions to ensure goals are achieved for both the organization and team members
- Women in Tech, Featured speaker on financial statement basics & budgeting methodology, 2023
Global Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Michelman, Inc.
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Recommend strategy shifts for the remainder of the year after presenting the enterprise-wide monthly forecast to senior leadership and providing insight into measurement against key objectives
- Act as finance liaison for all other corporate departments, the senior leadership team, and the five regional teams by truly understanding needs and objectives from the top down
- Chief of Staff duties - owning and executing key initiatives that are priorities of senior leadership
- Leads various ad hoc analytical projects while completing gap analysis
- OKR tracking by analyzing global and regional trends, then collaborating with regional marketing to make recommendations on pricing to promote profitable growth within the group
- Monitor sales compensation results against preset goals
Corporate Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis
Six Flags Entertainment Headquarters
11.2015 - 08.2021
- Keep six members of senior leadership accessible and open to both capital expenditures and operational budget proposals by representing the voices of park leadership
- Collaborate on ongoing cross-departmental growth plan based on trends, promotions, and PY data
- Develop a variance bridge monthly, highlighting deviance from objectives and results
- Provide revenue recognition, compensation reporting, and goal tracking for 26 theme parks
- Provide support in various stages of the M&A process
- Manage enterprise-wide budgets, forecasts, and other financial Corporate Alliances, Marketing, Information Services, and all corporate departments
- Consolidate monthly forecasts for the enterprise, including a detailed weather analysis, labor reports, and other analytical support to senior leadership
Corporate Buyer/Planner
Six Flags Entertainment Headquarters
01.2013 - 11.2015
- Assist in the development of national vendor account agreements
- Negotiate prices, rebating, freight, etc
- Transfers maintenance/warehouse items, OEM ride parts throughout parks
Education
MBA - Business Administration
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX01-2017
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
LeTourneau University
Longview, TX01-2012
Skills
- Client relationship management
- Problem-solving
- Profit improvement
- Cash flow management
- Budget/forecasting development
- Sales forecasting
- Project management
- Operational efficiency
Timeline
Head of Business Strategy (Finance)
Smart Business Concepts
10.2022 - Current
Global Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Michelman, Inc.
08.2021 - 06.2022
Corporate Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis
Six Flags Entertainment Headquarters
11.2015 - 08.2021
Corporate Buyer/Planner
Six Flags Entertainment Headquarters
01.2013 - 11.2015
MBA - Business Administration
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
LeTourneau University
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