Louise Santacruz
Executive Director, Dept. of Professional Practice
Louise is an executive director in the KPMG Department of Professional Practice where she works to develop and manage the firm’s online accounting content. Previously, she was a member of the KPMG New York Information, Communications and Entertainment Audit practice. Louise has over 15 years of experience providing financial statement audit, audit of internal control, and due diligence services.
Over the course of her career, Louise has provided professional audit services to several large multinational groups in accordance with PCAOB requirements, US GAAP and IFRS. Her audit experience ranges from SEC filings, carve-out financial statements, the successful conversion of a multinational company from local GAAP to US GAAP to IFRS, and the merger of two multinational music labels. She has a thorough understanding of SEC rules and regulations and has been involved in numerous debt and equity offerings, including an IPO.
Louise holds a BS degree from Georgetown University and an MBA degree from Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY. She is a licensed CPA in New York.