Cynthia Cynaumon

Cynthia Cynaumon has over 23 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, financial management, and consulting roles. Cynthia began their career as a Group Finance Manager at TEN: The Enthusiast Network and later served as a Finance Operations Manager at Hooked On Phonics. Cynthia then worked as an Accounting Controller/Finance Director at LA Weekly and as a Corporate Controller at Evolve Media, LLC. Cynthia joined Analysts In A Box as a Director before transitioning to a role as a Senior Finance Manager at TEN: The Enthusiast Network. Cynthia also worked as a Director at Analysts In A Box.

In 2011, Cynthia joined Pacific Life as a Financial Management Consultant, where they were responsible for budget and forecast expertise for the corporate IT shared services department. Cynthia collaborated with C-level executives to design the bottom-up budget reporting structure and develop marketing materials for customers. Cynthia achieved a historically low actual-to-budget variance and developed an IT chargeback methodology model.

Cynthia later joined Analysts In A Box as a Financial Management Consultant, focusing on fractional financial management for private companies. Cynthia improved cash flow by simplifying invoices and reduced accounts payable aging. Cynthia also reconciled budgets for multiple cost centers across various allocation methodologies.

In 2018, Cynthia joined Vaco as an Interim FP&A Manager at Iteris, where they worked on a Hyperion implementation project for Precision Castparts Corp. Cynthia wrote custom mapping rules to implement Oracle EPBCS and validated plant data submissions for compliance.

Cynthia is currently serving as the Director of Financial Planning and Analytics at Iteris, Inc. In this role, they have revised forecast models and developed balance sheets for successful divestitures. Cynthia has also focused on improving pricing and resource allocation through product profit and loss reporting. Cynthia trains cross-functional teams in budgeting methodologies and leads business unit reporting changes. Cynthia's tenure at this role started in August 2023.

Cynthia Cynaumon has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with a field of study in Accounting from Chapman University. Cynthia also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Chapman University with an emphasis in Finance. In terms of additional certifications, Cynthia obtained a Salesperson License from the California Bureau of Real Estate in September 2017. Cynthia has also pursued certification as a Certified Management Accountant from the IMA | Institute of Management Accountants, although the specific details of obtaining this certification are not provided.