Claire Cousins

About Claire Cousins

Highly experienced within finance with Big 4 and Industry experience. I have been in a…

Experience

1. Interim Director of Accounting - Insomnia Cookies

   Krispy Kreme

   Aug 2022 — Present

   Insomnia Cookies is a material subsidiary of Krispy Kreme •Supported (and reported directly to) Insomnia Cookies CFO in rebuilding the Finance team after significant turnover, incl. the VP of Accounting and the Director of Accounting •Onboarded of new VP of Accounting and Director of Accounting •Managed the implementation of Financial Processes as Insomnia Cookies expands into 2 International locations •Managed the monthly close process- significantly reducing the reporting days as well as the accuracy of numbers •Implemented journal entry review process, standardized journal entry support requirements and Account Reconciliation templates •Collaborated cross-functionally with VP\'s to improve processes, data integration and driver a better understanding of results and underlying issues •Reviewed and approved journal entries •Implemented data validation steps for all data •Managed a team of 6 staff accountants, investing significantly in training •Managed external consultants incl. allocation and management of scope of work •Managed Balance Sheet cleanup project •Implementation of process improvements and SOX controls •Researched Accounting Guidance and best practices •User access reviews for key Accounting software •Managed Internal/External audit requests incl. audit methodology and designing audit steps

Education

• University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

  BComm (Economics), Economics

  2009 — 2010

• University of Johannesburg

  BComm Honours (Accounting), Accounting

  2005 — 2005

• University of Cape Town

  CPD, Accounting

  2007 — 2007

• Stellenbosch University

  BAcc, Accounting

  2002 — 2004

Skills

• Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Statutory Reporting
• Us Gaap
• Financial Reporting
• Technical Writing
• Due Diligence
• Internal Controls
• Internal Audit
• Financial Statements
• Sox
• Client Services
• Construction Accounting
• Accounting
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• International Business
• Sec Filings
• Revenue Recognition
• International Financial Reporting Standards (Ifrs)
• Big 4
• External Audit
• Financial Accounting
• Consolidation
• Audit
• Auditing
• Ifrs
• Customer Satisfaction
• U.s. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
• Restatements
• Process Implementation
• Technical Accounting
• Microsoft Excel
• Finance
• Team Building
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Excel