Katie Southerton

Katie Southerton is an accomplished finance professional currently serving as the Group Internal Financial Control Manager at Pets at Home since January 2022. Prior to this role, Katie worked as a Senior Internal Auditor at Thermo Fisher Scientific, conducting financial audits across EMEA from July 2019 to January 2022. Katie's previous experience includes serving as an Audit Assistant Manager at KPMG, where involvement in SOx and various auditing standards for listed entities across diverse industries was notable. Academic qualifications include an ACA in Accounting and Finance from ICAEW, a Graduate Diploma in Accounting from BPP University, and a BA in International Business Management with Spanish from Northumbria University, supplemented by international education in Spain. Early career roles featured positions as bar staff at Northumbria Students' Union and a commercial internship at GOLFBOO, showcasing a blend of customer service and digital marketing skills.