Karen Cooksey

Karen Cooksey is an experienced financial professional with a robust background in various financial roles across multiple organizations. Currently serving as the Senior Financial Accountant at REAch2 Academy Trust since June 2016, Karen has built a career that includes positions as Financial Controller at Burton and South Derbyshire College, Finance Manager at Trent College, and UK Financial Controller at Bombardier Transportation. Additional experience includes roles such as Treasury Accounting Manager at Six Continents PLC, Head of Commercial Finance at George Clothing (Asda PLC), and Commercial Manager at Bass Brewers. Karen began their career as a Management Auditor at Bass PLC and started as a Trainee Chartered Accountant at Deloitte. Karen holds a BA Hons in Modern Languages and Linguistics from the University of East Anglia.