Caris Cummings
About Caris Cummings
Caris Cummings serves as the Finance Director for Organizational Planning & Strategy at Transamerica, a position she has held since 2020. She has extensive experience in finance and accounting, having worked in various roles at Transamerica and Aegon over the past two decades.
Current Role at Transamerica
Caris Cummings serves as the Finance Director for Organizational Planning & Strategy at Transamerica. She has held this position since 2020, contributing to the company's financial strategy and organizational planning efforts. Her role involves overseeing financial operations and ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals.
Previous Positions at Transamerica
Cummings has held multiple roles at Transamerica prior to her current position. She worked as a Senior Tax Manager/Tax Controller for one year from 2016 to 2017. Following this, she served as Senior Manager of Financial System Accounting from 2017 to 2019 and then as Director of Accounting, Financial Systems from 2019 to 2020. Each of these roles contributed to her extensive experience in financial management and accounting.
Education and Qualifications
Caris Cummings earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from The University of Iowa in 2005. This educational background provided her with foundational knowledge and skills essential for her career in finance and accounting.
Experience at Aegon
Before her extensive tenure at Transamerica, Cummings worked at Aegon. She began as a Tax Intern from 2004 to 2005, then progressed to a Staff Tax Accountant from 2007 to 2011. Her experience at Aegon helped her develop expertise in tax accounting and financial systems.