Nancy J. Fuchs

About Nancy J. Fuchs

Collaborative, transformative financial executive and leader, skilled at assessing and advancing the tactical capacity and capability of back office financial operations in alignment with corporate strategy. Proficient at leveraging existing and new technologies to deliver efficient, transparent and compliant value-driven processes. Experienced at evaluating and aligning human capital for ensuring the development and retention of inclusive, collaborative highly engaged teams. Strengths include building, developing and mentoring effective teams, instituting continuous improvement philosophies for general ledger, balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow management, and facilitating deployment of efficient, scalable technologies while significantly improving internal controls, transparency, compliance and financial performance. Maintains a high level of integrity, transparency and ethics. Aligns financial operations with organizational strategy in a collaborative, inclusive manner. Highly proficient in managing the efforts and activities of people and capital resources to reduce costs, improve productivity, solidify internal control and enhance operational effectiveness. Direct industry experience includes: For profit and nonprofit entities; private equity; broadband service providers, telecommunications, power generation, and other utilities; technology and engineering services; manufacturing and distribution of medical supplies and devices; nonprofit organizations, including financial services, affordable housing, employee benefits, health and human services, and higher education. Areas of focus include: Interim leadership; audit and vendor relationship management; project and program management; back office shared services operations; strategic planning; acquisitions, reorganizations and divestures; organizational restructuring, development & design; technology enabled talent utilization; matrix organizations with collaborative environments. Technical skills include: Accounting, financial, MD & A, audit management; general ledger and balance sheet reconciliation; budgets, forecasts and models; treasury/cash management and debt covenant compliance; contract administration and project management; technical governance, systems, security and compliance; deployment of scalable, enabling technologies; Human Resources planning, employee coaching, learning & development.

Experience

1. CFO Services - Executive Consultant

   CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

   Feb 2021 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US

   Consulting and Accounting Solutions Team (CAST)

Education

• Saint John's University

  BA, Business Administration

  1981 — 1985

• College of St. Benedict

  BA, Business Administration

  1981 — 1985

• Columbia Business School

  Executive Education

• University of St. Thomas

  MBA, Accounting and Finance

  1992 — 1998