Rachel Cookson

Rachel Cookson, CPA, currently serves as a Senior Financial Reporting Analyst at Redwood Trust, Inc., a position held since September 2017. In this role, responsibilities include performing bank account and general ledger reconciliations, validating journal entries, maintaining sub-ledgers for financing facilities, and updating internal and external reporting files for SEC filings. Prior experience includes serving as a Staff Accountant at Bigelow & Company CPA, P.C., where Rachel specialized in preparing tax returns, financial statements, and conducting monthly bank reconciliations. Earlier, Rachel interned in the Lending Department of Partners for the Common Good, assisting with loan analyses and reporting, and volunteered with Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Rachel holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting from the University of New Hampshire and a Master's Degree in Accounting from Southern New Hampshire University.