NANY SANTIAGO
Newport Beach
Summary
Dynamic finance leader with a track record of enhancing profitability through strategic pricing and financial modeling. Proven success in delivering multi-million dollar cost savings and elevating forecast accuracy, directly impacting growth across diverse markets. Strategic partnerships with leadership ensure effective capital allocation and long-term business viability.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Assc. Manager, Finance
Taco Bell
Irvine
03.2026 - Current
- Finance lead for Latin America & Caribbean region, supporting financial strategy, pricing, and performance across 11 markets and 400+ restaurants.
- Build financial models to evaluate pricing, investment, and growth opportunities, incorporating revenue, margin, and cash flow impacts to support strategic decision-making across the Latin America & Caribbean region.
- Develop scenario, sensitivity, and three-statement financial models to assess market performance, forecast business outcomes, and support long-range planning and capital allocation decisions.
- Direct financial planning for four annual product experiences, building sales-lift, profitability, and cash flow models to evaluate investment returns and optimize portfolio performance.
- Influence launch and investment decisions through test-and-learn analyses, ROI assessments, and business case modeling, preventing low-return investments and improving capital allocation across the region.
- Partner with regional leadership and franchisees to evaluate development opportunities, leveraging financial modeling, cash flow analysis, and scenario planning to support growth and investment decisions.
Assc. Manager, Finance
Taco Bell
Irvine
03.2025 - 02.2026
- Led development and deployment of the first regional ARIMA-based sales forecasting model across 11 markets, achieving approximately ±3% forecast accuracy and establishing a standardized framework for revenue planning, cash flow forecasting, and annual operating plans.
- Developed scenario, sensitivity, and cash flow models that assessed market performance and forecasted business outcomes, enhancing long-range planning and capital allocation decisions.
- Received promotion for outstanding performance and leadership skills within the first year.
Senior Analyst, Sales & Supply Chain Finance
Chiptole
Newport Beach
11.2022 - 03.2025
- Owned planning and forecasting across $3B+ in cost of sales, identifying opportunities through sourcing and procurement strategies.
- Supported initiatives delivering more than $30M in annualized cost savings.
- Partnered on national pricing strategy, balancing margin expansion with transaction growth.
- Managed financial modeling and performance tracking for $300M+ in marketing investment.
- Led ROI analyses for major LTO launches, generating approximately 2–5% average sales lift.
Financial Analyst, Local Media Operations
TelevisaUnivision
Remote
08.2021 - 11.2022
- Built executive dashboards tracking revenue, ratings, and margin performance across markets, improving visibility and enabling faster, data-driven decisions.
- Analyzed salesforce performance across roles and markets, identifying opportunities that improved resource allocation and sales productivity.
- Led reporting and process improvements that reduced manual work and improved efficiency across financial operations.
- Developed competitive benchmarking analyses to support strategic planning and market positioning.
Financial Analyst, Corporate FP&A
TelevisaUnivision
Remote
08.2020 - 08.2021
- Rebuilt the company’s long-range planning model across the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, improving multi-year forecasting accuracy and executive planning visibility.
- Prepared and reported monthly financial estimates for restructuring, severance, program rights, receivables, and prepaid accounts, ensuring accurate executive reporting and planning.
- Implemented a streamlined headcount planning process integrating Workday and PBCS data, improving labor cost visibility and workforce planning capabilities.
Supply Chain Finance Intern
Mars Wrigley
Hackettstown
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Presented financial analysis and strategic recommendations to over 30 senior leaders, influencing key decision-making.
- Built brand-level forecasting models using historical data and trend analysis; created visualizations to illustrate insights.
- Developed site-level recommendations that enhanced brand-level visibility and provided greater cost granularity.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA05-2020
Skills
- Financial modeling
- Cash flow analysis
- Sales forecasting
- Scenario planning
- Strategic decision making
- Oracle (EPM, ERP, HFM, PBCS)
- SAP
- SQL
- Power BI
- DOMO
- OLAP Cube Engines
- AI-Enabled Analytics
- Process Automation
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Timeline
Sr. Assc. Manager, Finance
Taco Bell
03.2026 - Current
Assc. Manager, Finance
Taco Bell
03.2025 - 02.2026
Senior Analyst, Sales & Supply Chain Finance
Chiptole
11.2022 - 03.2025
Financial Analyst, Local Media Operations
TelevisaUnivision
08.2021 - 11.2022
Financial Analyst, Corporate FP&A
TelevisaUnivision
08.2020 - 08.2021
Supply Chain Finance Intern
Mars Wrigley
05.2019 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Pennsylvania State University