Stephanie Hanson

About Stephanie Hanson

Senior finance executive with 20+ years of rapid promotion due to excellence in quantitative analysis, complex financial forecasting, building high performing teams, and multimillion-dollar budget management. Demonstrated C-level / Board / cross functional leadership, translating complex financial topics into consumable actions. Passionate about leveraging technology to increase analytical capabilities, drive productivity, and improve operational performance. Excel at developing top-tier finance talent and delivering measurable results; focus on authentic leadership, leading with humor and grace. Executive mentor and advocate of female talent. Finance Function Transformation: Adept at spearheading transformation of the financial function from a siloed, back-office team to a key business partner to organization, leveraging people / process / technology. Managing through Change – Highly experienced in maintaining team focus and performance through changes in executive leadership, global restructuring, and M&A activity including post-acquisition integration and alignment. Technology Integration: Champion of finance process simplification through automation, allowing more time for analytics and business decisions that accelerate enterprise wide outcomes and reporting. Communications Skills: Respected for working with senior executives to support big picture objectives including data-flow optimization, internal control tightening, and analytics; trusted by peers and team members to be a responsive advocate. Integrative Team Building & Alignment: Skilled at building and leading high-performing finance and operational teams, in person and remote, through strong emotional intelligence and authentic leadership. Comprehensive Project Management & Tracking: Leans in to complex project management with ability to flex for the unexpected; from initial planning, gathering requirements, and defining KPIs through to project completion by leveraging on-going monitoring and risk mitigation.

Experience

1. VP, Business Transformation and Operations

   athenahealth

   Mar 2025 — Present

Education

• American University - Kogod School of Business

  BSBA, International Marketing and Finance

  1997 — 2000

• Northern Illinois University

  MBA

  2005 — 2006

• American University

  International Marketing & Finance

Skills

• Budgeting
• Analytical Skills
• Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• Financial Reporting
• Contract Negotiation
• Financial Analysis
• Human Resources
• Business Planning
• Analysis
• Strategy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Budgets
• Finance
• Project Management
• Financial Modeling