Stephanie Callihan

Stephanie Callihan

Financial Analyst/Accountant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chief Financial Officer at Cotton Patch Cafe

  • Education

    • University of Arizona, Eller College of Management

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      Masters of Business Administration Management Information Systems
    • University of Arizona, Eller College of Management

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      Accounting
    • University of Phoenix-Southern Arizona Campus

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      Bachelor of Science Accounting and Business Management
  • Experience

    • Mister Car Wash

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2008
      Financial Analyst/Accountant

      Provide support to the Director of Strategic Initiatives in the preparation of monthly and quarterly budgets, cost and variance analysis, short/long term operational and capital projects, ad hoc reporting, and forecasts and pro forma computations. Assist in the identification, maintenance and interpretation of business trends through use and development of benchmark tools and exception based reporting on an operational unit, regional, and product line basis.Provide support to the Corporate Controller and Director of Accounting for the monthly close process, general accounting, audit related activities, and internal controls matters.Researched and resolved 4 months of unreconciled differences in $5M payroll and payable cash accounts. Show less

    • P.F. Chang's China Bistro

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2014

      Lead ad hoc financial and business analysis on new revenue and cost-saving initiatives. Prepared financial models with an integrated set of financial statements, assumptions, and metrics. Utilized data mining techniques to inform business analytics, trend analysis, and other decision-support analytics. Prepared budgets, forecasts, and periodic reporting for operational and executive leadership.Led operations management training classes for high-potential field operations leaders. Trained and mentored newly hired FP&A team members. Show less

      • Sr .Financial Analyst FP&A

        Jan 2011 - Jan 2014
      • Financial Accountant

        Jan 2008 - Jan 2011
    • GoDaddy

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
      Sr. Financial Analyst FP&A

      Repositioned FP&A from a reporting function to a strategic business partner, driving automation and analytics to improve accuracy and advance sales forecasting and financial reporting across 17 international geographic regions, 30 product lines, 3 sales channels, and 4 customer segmentations. Performed predictive modeling and analyzed ROI in marketing programs, pricing, new product rollouts, 3rd party licensing agreements and internal project prioritization. Financial consultant to senior management in preparation of board presentations and financial presentations, and analysis of new business opportunities, acquisitions and other projects.Co-developed a budget planning tool to gather high-level inputs and generate detailed line items with daily weighting allocations. Dataset was housed on a server and integrated into Business Intelligence reporting tools, providing ability to forecast revenue within 1%, while bringing visibility to gaps and opportunities. Show less

    • Cotton Patch Cafe

      Jan 2015 - now

      Recruited to establish the FP&A department and formalize financial analysis processes. Established KPIs and business metrics to analyze ROI and drive strategy across operations, sales and marketing, pricing structure, labor, and new site selection.

      • Chief Financial Officer

        Jan 2022 - now
      • Chief Administrative Officer

        Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
      • Sr Director of Business Insights and Technology | Director BI

        Jan 2018 - Jan 2021
      • Manager Financial Planning and Analysis

        Jan 2015 - Jan 2018
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CNSS No. 4012-National Information Assurance Training Standard for Senior Systems Managers

      National Security Agency
      Aug 2013
    • CNSS No. 4011-National Information Assurance Training Standard for Information Systems Security Professionals

      National Security Agency
      Aug 2013
    • CNSS No. 4016-National Information Assurance Training Standard for Risk Analysts

      National Security Agency
      Aug 2013