Sara Garcia, Cpa, Cia
About Sara Garcia, Cpa, Cia
Sara Garcia is a Senior Treasury Manager at Advance Auto Parts, where she has worked since 2019. She has extensive experience in internal audit and risk assurance, with a strong educational background in business administration, accounting, and finance.
Work at Advance Auto Parts
Sara Garcia has served as Senior Treasury Manager at Advance Auto Parts since 2019. In this role, she focuses on simplifying processes for retail locations to improve cash flow and consolidation. She is responsible for financial analysis of transactional expenses within Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) expenses to identify opportunities and update forecasts. Additionally, she leads initiatives to enhance card processing capabilities, which drive revenue growth and cost efficiencies. Her oversight of treasury operations ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and effective management of banking and vendor relationships.
Previous Experience in Internal Audit
Before her current role, Sara Garcia worked as Internal Audit Manager at Advance Auto Parts from 2018 to 2019. She also held the position of Internal Audit Manager at Xerium Technologies, Inc. from 2016 to 2017. Earlier in her career, she served as an Internal Auditor at The Fidelity Bank from 2011 to 2013. These roles have contributed to her expertise in risk management and internal controls.
Career at PwC
Sara Garcia's career includes significant experience at PwC, where she worked in Risk Assurance. She began as an Experienced Associate from 2013 to 2014 and later advanced to Senior Associate from 2015 to 2016. Her time at PwC provided her with a strong foundation in risk assessment and assurance services.
Education and Expertise
Sara Garcia holds a Master's degree in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which she completed from 2017 to 2018. She also earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Finance from North Carolina State University between 2011 and 2013. Earlier, she achieved a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Business Administration and Management from Campbell University in 2008. Her educational background supports her expertise in finance and accounting.