Claire Cousins Cpa

Claire Cousins has extensive work experience in accounting and auditing roles. Claire has a strong background in financial controls and compliance, internal audit, and external audit. Notable highlights include their role as Interim Director of Accounting at Krispy Kreme, where they successfully rebuilt the finance team and implemented financial processes for the expansion of a subsidiary. Claire has also held senior management positions at CommScope and Oldcastle, where they oversaw SOX compliance and managed audits across various product groups. Prior to that, Claire worked at KPMG, both in the US and in the Cayman Islands, where they led engagements, reviewed financial filings, and provided technical training. Claire began their career as an Internal Auditor at Lusitania Management Services and worked as an Audit Senior at Greenwoods Chartered Accountants. Claire is a CPA and CA(SA).

Claire Cousins CPA, CA(SA) holds a BComm (Economics) degree in Economics from the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, which they completed in 2010. Prior to that, they obtained a CPD degree in Accounting from the University of Cape Town in 2007. In 2005, they earned a BComm Honours (Accounting) degree from the University of Johannesburg, and in 2004, they completed a BAcc degree in Accounting at Stellenbosch University. Claire also possesses additional certifications, including a CPA license from the North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountants and the California Board of Accountancy, obtained in 2013. Claire is also a Chartered Accountant (South Africa), holding the SAICA CA(SA) designation since 2009. Additionally, Claire has completed a course in Learning Personal Branding from LinkedIn in 2021.