Annel Henderson

Annel is a proven strategic and tactical financial leader who guides and supports teams while building systems and processes that enhance operational visibility by providing platforms that lead to reliable and relevant financial reporting. She has broad experience with GAAP and federal, state and local tax reporting requirements and compliance. She is a skilled problem solver with the ability to delve into detail while keeping a global perspective.

Annel has 25+ years’ experience as an accounting and financial leader showcasing a thorough understanding of corporate accounting and in-depth knowledge integrating processes, workflows and systems. She has developed accounting systems from the ground up and has been responsible for all accounting and finance operational functions.

Prior to joining Panorama, Annel had extensive accounting experience in structured financial investments and mortgage operations including loan origination, servicing, mortgage loan securitizations, servicing rights, bond securitizations and bond investment portfolio holdings. She was at the forefront of niche investment strategies in various portfolio holdings of rated and unrated bond securities and the subsequent workout of portfolio securities. Annel developed customized reporting systems for tracking the unique securities, and was instrumental in modeling a new security structure for a Wall Street firm takeout of a $100M portfolio of subordinated debt securities – one of the first collateralized debt obligation security issuances.

At Panorama as Controller, Annel is responsible for all accounting and finance functions, and has designed and developed revenue and resource forecasts. Annel has worked as a consultant on several client projects including successful implementation of a loan level accounting system for a mortgage company, and selection of an enterprise software system for a large international accounting firm.

Annel is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She earned her Master of Accounting & Financial Management from the Keller Graduate School of Management and was a member of the Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society.