Volvo Construction Equipment
Claire Watkinson has a solid and extensive work experience in various finance and accounting roles. Claire most recently worked at Volvo Construction Equipment, starting in 2019. Claire held the positions of Global Senior Leader Controls and Finance Governance from October 2019 to September 2022, and then transitioned to the role of Global Head of Internal Controls from September 2022 onwards. Prior to that, they worked at Jaguar Land Rover as a Finance Transformation Manager from November 2016 to May 2017. Claire also has significant experience at Caterpillar Inc., where they held several key roles including Continuous Improvement & Major Projects Manager, SAP Implementation Team member, UK Shared Services Accounting Manager, Manufacturing Operations Finance Manager, Transactional & Processing Manager, and Project Accounting Manager. Claire also worked at ABB as a Financial Controller from 1996 to 1998, at General Domestic Appliances as a Group Financial Accountant from 1994 to 1996, and at Hotpoint as a Management Accountant from 1992 to 1994.
Claire Watkinson has a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in Accounting & Finance from The Manchester Metropolitan University, which they obtained from 1988 to 1991. Claire also has completed courses in Swedish as a second language, such as "Grundläggande svenska som andraspråk nationell delkurs 3" at Eductus in 2019 and "Svenska för invandrare" at Folkuniversitetet from 2018 to 2019. Additionally, they have a certification from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), but the date of obtaining it is not provided.