Karen Dent

Karen Dent has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Karen is currently working as the Head of Financial Control at Railpen, where they lead the Financial Control team and supports the company through a period of transformation. Karen'sresponsibilities include financial reporting, coordination of external audits, and driving continuous improvement.

Before joining Railpen, Karen worked at ENGIE as an External Financial Reporting Manager. In this role, they led the External Financial Reporting team and oversaw risk management procedures. Karen also played a key role in implementing IFRS 16 and managing balance sheet due diligence projects.

Prior to ENGIE, Karen worked at PwC, where they gained experience in external and internal audit management across various sectors. Karen later became a Delivery Centre Manager, responsible for performing detailed financial statement technical disclosure reviews for a range of clients.

Overall, Karen Dent's work experience highlights their expertise in financial control, reporting, audit management, and driving process improvements.

Karen Dent graduated from Newcastle University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Business Accounting and Finance. Before attending university, they completed their A Levels at South Tyneside College from 2001 to 2003 with distinctions in Business Studies (A), English Literature (A), French (A), and Mathematics (C). Prior to that, Karen attended Harton Comprehensive School from 1997 to 2001 where they obtained 12 GCSEs.