"I love tax & accounting just as much as a day at the spa"

Lara Clark

about me

Hello, I’m Lara Clark, CA(SA), and crunching numbers and analysing data runs in my blood and gets my heart pumping!

I spent 5 years at Africa’s top university, UCT, getting two degrees – Business Science: Finance and Accounting and Bachelor of Commerce: Honours in Accounting. I tutored maths, accounting and tax from high school to university level, eventually becoming the Head Tutor for Taxation – it was a role that I loved and thrived in! At the end of my Honours year, I graduated with distinction – the only person out of 400 people to achieve this while being a head tutor!

During my audit article years at EY, one of the big 4 accounting firms, I was appointed as the auditor in charge for my two biggest clients. I led teams of over 15 people, I held meetings with CFO’s, I did extremely technical work and I LOVED it all. I then went on to work at EY’s New York offices, living in Times Square and immersing myself in the New York hustle!

Having worked tirelessly for 8 years, pouring my heart and soul into propelling my career forward, I realised that educating and sharing my knowledge is more important to me than the top floor corner office!

I am currently the co-founder (with my husband) of two successful businesses where I have learnt how to practically apply the accounting and finance knowledge that I have learnt in the corporate world to our small private businesses. So, I have been in your shoes and I know what it feels like to be overwhelmed and anxious about where to begin and what to do!

I understand how confusing numbers, formulas and accounts can be, but don’t worry! I have broken down the necessary concepts that are needed to record and understand your numbers into simple, easy to interpret templates and workbooks that anyone can use – you don’t have to be a math nerd to get it.

I’ve taken my 8 years of experience and given it to you in the form of short, practical, useful courses!

what our graduates are saying:

Modupe Oloruntoba
Modupe Oloruntoba
Writer & Creative Content Consultant
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“Lara gets it. She really gets it. The fear and confusion and overwhelm, the feeling of not knowing where to start and just wanting to do your actual work. The easy to understand content laid out over 6 weeks allows you to wade in slowly, get clarity and take action bit by bit, which gets you past the overwhelm. Lara answers all the questions you have about the technical stuff, issues specific to your business, and will even help you customise her thorough templates to what you need. I feel equipped to fix my bad records and get it right going forward.”
Nureen Hassan
Nureen Hassan
Colleague
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“Having worked with Lara for a few years, I know her as a driven, thoughtful and intelligent individual. Her passion and need to make a difference always impressed me, and it was always a pleasure working with her. I have no doubt that any course she creates would be insightful and useful to anyone who would use it, and highly recommend you giving it a try.”
Tori Duckitt
Tori Duckitt
Kiss, Blush & Tell
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"Lara has such a knack for teaching accounting and tax. I so appreciated the time she took to understand my business, making the entire process super personal, which is exactly what I was looking for. I love having a deeper understanding of my business and actually enjoy doing income statements now, who knew!"
Ann Eckard
Ann Eckard
Annateewear
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"Lara is a fantastic instructor and her knowledge and enthusiasm makes it easy to learn and understand the intricacies of bookkeeping. She has really empowered me to be a better businesswoman. The great thing is that she goes the extra mile to answer any questions that might be unique to your business, which helped me a lot. Now I have the freedom to focus on my designs and at the same time be rest assured that I know what is going on in my finances"