Michael Stephens Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, MO, US

At Kratos Intelligence we have finance, accounting, operations and data experts who help businesses identify areas of opportunity and optimize their businesses. Our team of experts utilizes data from diverse systems and platforms to provide intelligent analysis.

Overland Park, Kansas, US

Kansas City, Missouri, US

Kansas City, Missouri, US

Santa Clara, California, US

• Project managed, designed, developed and architected SOX compliant operational/finance data warehouse for $130M retail business enabling real-time visibility to key performance indicators (including: marketing funnel.
• Project managed, designed, developed and architected custom Corporate Performance Management tool for $450M+ FinTech business
• Capabilities include: Budgeting/Forecasting, Consolidation/Rollup, Detailed/Summary Profit/Loss Statements with Drill-Down analysis, Multi-Dimensional Analysis, Scenario Management include What-If analysis, KPI.
• Key business partner to lead team, FPA, Decision Support to gather/analyze data across diverse information systems and provide to executives/end-users in a digestible manner.

Burlington, MA, US

• Head of Finance for $70M fitness education business unit.
• Key member of team who successfully acquired and integrated a $20M adjacent fitness business.
• Designed and developed operational/marketing data warehouse providing real-time visibility to lead team for key KPI metrics. Worked with lead team to establish KPI targets and implemented automated performance.
• Responsible for all finance related functions including M&A, post-acquisition integration, financial planning, analysis, decision support, management reporting, international expansion, compensation plans, operations.

Kansas City, Missouri, US

• Head of Finance for $50M digital video advertising subsidiary and international operations
• Designed and developed Operational/Financial System enabling real-time tracking of Revenue/Direct Costs/Gross Profit/Commissions across multiple regions, clients, advertisers, platforms and sales members.
• Responsible for all finance related functions including post-acquisition integration, financial planning, analysis, decision support, management reporting, international expansion, compensation plans, operations.
• Lead consultant to Corporate FP&A and Financial Systems teams

Kansas City, Missouri, US

• Manage and further develop proprietary SQL based Business Planning and Consolidation system
• Manage team of financial analysts
• Manage numerous financial reporting processes including (monthly reporting package, board presentations, bank presentations, investor presentations, planning review presentations…)
• Manage and perform financial reporting and analysis for presentations to senior executives, as well as provide business leaders with the necessary financial information to assist in decision making, revenue generation.
• Manage the semi-annual budget process, daily/weekly forecast and LT financial forecast.
• Partner with channel analysts and department owners to develop operating models, analyze business cases, prepare budgets/forecasts and review performance measurement

Kansas City, Missouri, US

• Developed proprietary SQL based Business Planning and Consolidation tool resulting in cost avoidance of up to $2M.
• Work closely with executive management to define strategy, establish budgets/forecasts, and measure execution
• Perform financial reporting and analysis for presentations to senior executives, as well as provide business leaders with the necessary financial information to assist in decision making, revenue generation and cost.
• Developed numerous forecasting processes including a consolidated rolling 3 month net income projection that is reviewed by management on a daily/weekly basis and is used to make key business decisions.
• Key member of due diligence team that completed several successful acquisitions and integrated the targets into the consolidated financial reporting system and other business processes
• Developed and largely automated numerous financial reporting processes including (monthly reporting package, board presentations, bank presentations, planning review presentations…)

Kansas, US

• Created numerous tools to help Euronet accurately assess operational requirements and improve financial forecasting (Monthly Reporting Package, Dashboard, Forecast Template, Bonus Achievement…)
• Work closely with senior management to define strategy, establish budgets/forecasts, and measure execution
• Perform financial reporting and analysis for presentations to senior executives, as well as provide business leaders with the necessary financial information to assist in decision making, revenue generation and cost.
• Key member of due diligence team that completed several successful acquisitions and integrated the targets into the consolidated financial reporting system
• Attend monthly meetings with division leaders to evaluate key indicators, including market conditions, sales projections, and emerging risks and opportunities
• Developed product profitability reporting process and implemented it across 20+ business units

Leawood, Kansas, US

• Developed processes which resulted in significant time savings and increased accuracy, including but not limited to: legal invoice tracking system, performance based stock reporting system, non-current assets.
• Managed and analyzed consolidated processes including, but not limited to: accounts receivable aging and provision analysis, non-current asset roll-forward, equity roll-forward, and foreign currency gain/loss analysis
• Assisted the corporate controller in facilitating the close process
• Assisted in the preparation of the corporate forecast and budget processes
• Analyzed and explained corporate financial results on monthly, quarterly and annual basis when compared to relevant prior periods and forecast
• Managed the internal control review process ensuring accurate reporting and identifying risk; served as reviewer for 3 medium risk entities

Leawood, Kansas, US

• Managed and maintained corporate accounting records
• Performed month-end journal entries and assisted with the closing process
• Managed and reconciled all corporate balance sheet accounts including: cash, fixed assets, intangible assets, prepaid expenses, investments, receivables/payables, debt, other liabilities and equity
• Assisted with the internal control review process to ensure accurate reporting and identify risk
• Analyzed and explained corporate financial results on monthly, quarterly and annual basis when compared to relevant prior periods and forecast
• Assisted internal audit in conducting an FCPA/SOX audit of our Indian subsidiary

Monroe, LA, US

• Indentified a process fracture resulting in roughly $300,000 a month in additional revenue
• Created efficiencies and process improvements eliminating over 40 hrs of work a month
• Reduced Tax and USF liabilities by a combined $50,000 a month
• Performed month-end journal entries and assisted with the closing process
• Established and performed a variety of complex bank and account reconciliations
• Managed and supported various Sarbanes Oxley controls, tests and requirements

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Business/Management

Bachelors Of Arts, Accounting