ACCA Ireland

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 In this month's 𝐀𝐁 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞, we look back at some of this year’s interviews, showcasing members’ wide range of roles and skills, along with many fascinating career and life experiences. Here are some highlights from the past 12 months: 🔹Louise Johnston: Finance director for Northern Ireland’s Strategic Investment Board and current ACCA Ireland chair, talks about the diverse roles of accountants. 🔹Martin Hannigan: Director of finance, IT, and governance at Barnardos, shares the rewarding impact of working in the non-profit sector. 🔹Michelle Vance: CEO of Lily O’Brien’s, discusses the importance of affordability and consumer budgets in the chocolate industry. 🔹Tim Whyte: COO and CFO of Choice Hotel Group, emphasizes the importance of customer satisfaction in hospitality. 🔹Helen Redmond: Director of finance and support services at the Irish Heart Foundation, reflects on the challenges and rewards of working for an NGO. 🔹David Woodward, FCCA, MBA: director at Savvi Credit Union, highlights the multifaceted role of credit union professionals. 🔹Tim O'Mahony: CEO of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, talks about the life-changing impact of guide dogs. 🔹Lucky O’Loughlin FCCA: Finance director, UK and Benelux with Verve, the Live Agency, shares his journey from a family of doctors to a career in finance. Read the full interviews in the December 2024 issue of 𝐀𝐁 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞. https://lnkd.in/gDPTa_mz

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and explore the rewarding world of non-executive directorships? Whether you're just starting to consider this path or actively seeking your first role, our exclusive NED Series of webinars will provide you with valuable insights and practical advice to achieve your goals. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ejTd7KZ9   Join ACCA and NEDonBoard for these 3 essential sessions:   𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Thursday, January 09, 2025 🕛 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 12:00 PM GMT Discover the wide range of opportunities available as a non-executive director, from corporate boards to charitable organisations. Gain clarity on how your skills and experience can align with these diverse roles.   𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Wednesday, February 05, 2025 🕣 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 8:30 AM GMT Qualified accountants have unique skills that are highly valued in the boardroom. Learn how to leverage your financial expertise to stand out and secure a non-executive position.   𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Thursday, March 06, 2025 🕛 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 12:00 PM GMT Learn how to overcome common challenges and navigate the competitive NED recruitment process with practical strategies and tips to secure your first non-executive role.   Why Attend? ✔ Understand the NED landscape ✔ Leverage your skills for boadroom success ✔ Build a clear strategy for your NED career.   You can register for one or all three of the webinars. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ejTd7KZ9

As 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a year of global milestones and great achievements within our ACCA Europe community. From 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗔 to reaching 𝟮𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲, it’s been an extraordinary year. Watch this short video from Caitriona Allis, our Head of ACCA Europe, as she shares the highlights. #ACCAEurope #YearInReview #2024highlighs

🎄 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐀 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 📸 Thank you to everyone who made our ACCA Ireland Christmas Lunch a success!📸 Check out the photo album to relive the wonderful moments: https://lnkd.in/eV3zBSQr We've helped to raise over €15.5k for Multiple Sclerosis Ireland, who shared their gratitude: "𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 – 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓! 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑴𝑺, 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆, 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝑴𝒊𝒅-𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒃, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒏𝒆-𝒕𝒐-𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆." If you couldn't attend but would like to contribute, donations are open until Wednesday: https://lnkd.in/em4ukuWW Thank you for your generosity and support! 🎅✨ Louise Johnston, Joe O'Regan FCCA, Stephen Kenny, Orla Carolan, Ciara Lee, Desislava Yordanova, Anand Kumar Pandey, ACCA, Yan Barry FCCA, Martina Rock, Pat O'Neill, Elizabeth L., David McCann, FCCA, Ronnie Patton FCCA, Michelle Hourican, Cathal Cusack FCCA, Philip Maher, FCCA, Gráinne Murphy FCCA, Stephen Doyle FCCA, Stephen Noonan MBA, Aidan Clifford, Laura Cameron, Helen Foy, Sean Kavanagh, Michael Shiel, Shane Walshe, Lloyd Meredith

🎄 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐀 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 ✨ A massive thank you to all who made our lunch another memorable festive afternoon! 🙌 🌟 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬: A heartfelt thank you to our incredible speakers, Emer Maguire for bringing so much fun and laughter. Your presence made the day unforgettable. Special thanks to PeopleSource for their continued invaluable support as sponsors - we couldn't have done it without you! ✨ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: A massive shout out to Multiple Sclerosis Ireland. Together, we have so far raised €15,495 to support their initiatives. Special thanks to Melanie Cunningham for all her support. For those who couldn't make it and would like to contribute, you can still donate here. https://lnkd.in/eZEKQDGz 🏉 𝐀𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬: We would like to say a massive thank you to BDO Ireland for donating a signed Leinster jersey, Multiple Sclerosis Ireland for the four-ball at Lahinch golf course, and PAT Business School and Tadhg Furlong for the signed Ireland rugby jersey and ball. Your contributions helped us raise a lot of money for this fantastic cause. Special thanks to Ronnie Patton FCCA for all his help with the auction and raffle. 🎁 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬: A massive thanks to all the generous souls who donated prizes for our raffle! Thank you Tanya Crosbie Photography, Leopardstown Racecourse, AccountancySchool.ie, AML HQ, ICD Business School, Friel Stafford, InterContinental Dublin, Print Bureau, Engage People Recruitment, PeopleSource, and Datatrails 🏨 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: A huge shout out to the InterContinental Dublin for hosting us and ensuring everything ran seamlessly. 📸 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦: Stay tuned for a full photo album of memories from the day coming later this week. 🙏 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬: To everyone who attended, your presence made the day extra special. We're already looking forward to next year's lunch and can't wait to see you again in 2025! 🌟 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬: A big thank you to our 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫, Louise Johnston, for hosting the afternoon and all her hard work behind the scenes. Wishing each and every one of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from The ACCA Ireland Team! 🎉🎅 Joe O'Regan FCCA, Desislava Yordanova, Michelle Hourican, Philip Maher, FCCA, Gráinne Murphy FCCA, Cathal Cusack FCCA, Stephen Doyle FCCA, Stephen Noonan, Aidan Clifford, Sean Kavanagh, Michael Shiel, Laura Cameron, Shane Walshe, Lloyd Meredith

𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2024 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐩 This month's roundup, from Aidan Clifford, advisory services manager at ACCA Ireland, covers several key updates: • 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬: Changes to audit exemption for late annual returns, effective January. • 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨-𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: New EU regulations to curb criminal use of crypto-assets. • 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬: Handy links to commonly forgotten tax credits and allowances, including flat rate expenses, home carer credit, and remote working allowance. For detailed insights, read more in 𝐀𝐁 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gRkgG2J5

🌟 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐉𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰!  🌟 This month in 𝐀𝐁 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞, we're delighted to be able to celebrate another one of ACCA Europe's 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, Jibin k Jacob ACCA, a Manager at PwC Ireland in Dublin. Jibin’s journey highlights his passion for tackling complex financial challenges and continuous learning. As a manager at PwC Ireland, he leads projects in financial reporting and regulatory compliance, specialising in IFRS, US GAAP, and financial instruments. His ACCA qualification has equipped him with essential skills, and the Leaders of Tomorrow programme has further enhanced his leadership abilities and professional network. Please join us in celebrating Jibin’s achievements and wishing him continued success! 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑱𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒏'𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 https://lnkd.in/gd_4_EdG 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑨𝑪𝑪𝑨 𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆'𝒔 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒆: https://lnkd.in/eAd9_45m

🎄 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞! 🎄 It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – the ACCA Ireland Christmas lunch is just one week away and we're very excited to share with you our fantastic auction prizes 🎁: 🏉 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐲 donated by BDO Ireland ⛳ 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 donated by Multiple Sclerosis Ireland 🏉 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 donated by PAT Business School ⏰ Ticket bookings close at 5 PM today – don't delay and miss your chance to jingle and mingle, whilst also supporting a wonderful cause! 🎟️ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐍𝐨𝐰! 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/erER_qh3 Let's make this Christmas special by supporting MS Ireland. See you there! Louise Johnston, Joe O'Regan FCCA, Stephen Doyle FCCA, Ronnie Patton FCCA, Michelle Hourican, Cathal Cusack FCCA, Gráinne Murphy FCCA, Philip Maher, FCCA, Orla Collins, FCCA, Desislava Yordanova, Anand Kumar Pandey, ACCA, Doreen Brennan, ACCA, Orla Carolan, Stephen Noonan MBA, Aidan Clifford, Lloyd Meredith, Laura Cameron, Helen Foy, Michael Shiel, Sean Kavanagh, Shane Walshe

🌐 Meet Joe O'Regan FCCA, Vice Chair of ACCA Ireland, a member of ACCA's International Assembly 🌐

Don't miss the chance to join us today for the 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗔 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻! https://lnkd.in/dFMbGDQe An ideal opportunity for aspiring ACCA students to explore the journey, get their questions answered, and hear valuable insights from the 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗔 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺. We’re also excited to welcome Katarzyna Nojek, ACCA member from #Poland, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 at 𝗧𝗮𝗴𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲, who will share her inspiring career story and practical advice for those just starting out in the finance profession. 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁—𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dFMbGDQe If you can't join us live, register now to be sent the recording after the session. 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱? Tag them or share this post! We look forward to seeing you there! #ACCA #ACCACareers #ACCAStudents #ACCAQualification #FutureLeaders #ProfessionalDevelopment #CareerDevelopment #Accounting #Finance #Business #Management #FinanceProfessional #ThinkAhead Petr Castka Victoria Volotovska 🇺🇦 Silvia Feldiorean Marios Evripidou Laura Cameron Katarzyna Czylok-Dabrowska Anna Pinchinat-Miernik