Cindy Garner

Background

About Cindy Garner

Agile senior financial professional offering 20+ years of experience developing worldwide teams, managing large and rapidly changing workloads while applying sound judgment to successfully achieve outstanding results. • Strong track record in start-ups, high growth, and mature environments. • Proven expertise in driving efficiency and productivity through internal control evaluation of financial systems, accounting processes, and operational accounting while seamlessly implementing and blending continuous process improvements. • Strong technical skills with financial reporting under US GAAP, IFRS, and IAS via Partnerships, Private Equity Firms, and Public Companies.• Effective communication skills, both written and oral, coupled with the ability to manage people and projects, both internal and external with the aptitude to listen to the needs of others, articulate issues clearly, and present discoveries and recommendations for review and action with a vision for future needs.• Proactive self-starter with a strong work ethic, positive and problem solving attitude with an aptitude for critical thinking coupled with advanced time management skills to handle multiple tasks and deliverables simultaneously in a dynamic, fast-paced, high growth and rapidly changing environment.• Recognized for my stellar ability to collaborate, develop, lead, influence, and motivate cross-functional teams spanning finance, operations, sales, legal, and shared services, including leveraging corporate and third-party resources.• Able to build strong, sustainable relationships and to perform effectively under high-pressure situations.Specialties- Financial Reporting Financial AnalysisSoftware IntegrationERP ImplementationProcess ImprovementGlobal Partnership/AllianceGeneral AccountingCost AccountingIntercompany AccountingCash ManagementAudit ManagementContract NegotiationsRevenue RecognitionMergers & AcquisitionsLeadership & MentoringFinancial Review & AnalysisSarbanes-Oxley (SOX)Budget & ForecastingStrategic Planning & ExecutionSoftware-QADOracle r12SAP R/3Microsoft Dynamics Great PlainsFRx & Crystal ReportingComputer Associates ASK ManManQuickbooksBill.comCognosHyperionSolium ShareworksADPSage FAS Fixed AssetsBusiness ObjectsMicrosoft WordAdvanced ExcelPowerPoint