EisnerAmper Ireland hosts Christmas Party and ‘DNA Awards’ for 2017

On 1 December 2017, EisnerAmper Ireland hosted its annual Christmas Party in The Greenery, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 where all staff enjoyed a three-course meal and drinks.  The agenda for the evening included EAI’s inaugural ‘DNA Awards 2017’.

The awards were presented to EisnerAmper Ireland’s staff members who have illustrated our DNA in action in 2017.  The winners were awarded with a crystal plaque to celebrate their achievements by Frank Keane, Head of International Business and Human Resources Partner.

The five elements of our DNA are Niche Markets, Specialist Services, Global Connectivity, People & Culture and Innovation.  The five winners for 2017 were:

• Aidan Lundy  –  Niche Markets
• Gavin Redmond  –  Specialist Services
• Hannah Willis  –  People & Culture
• Kate O’Riordan  –  Innovation
• Ian Wilson – Global Connectivity

To find out more about a career with EisnerAmper Ireland, check out our careers page.

EisnerAmper Ireland attend Insurance Ireland President’s Conference 2017

On Wednesday, 29 November, EisnerAmper Ireland’s Stephen Gormley, Tom Brennan, Brian Hillery and Evan O’Quigley attended Insurance Ireland’s (II) annual President’s Conference 2017 in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin 4.

The theme of this year’s conference was ‘InsurTech & Innovation’.  Speakers and panelists included Kevin Thompson, CEO, insurance Ireland, Frank Mee, President, Insurance Ireland, Ed Sibley, Deputy Governor, Prudential Regulation at the Central Bank of Ireland, Alastair Lukies, Chairman, Innovate Finance and UK Prime Minister’s Business Ambassador for FinTech and Jerry Fitzpatrick, CEO of Zurich Ireland.

The event was a great opportunity to connect with our Partners in II and to learn about the challenges and opportunities facing the Insurance and wider Financial Services industries.  Kevin Thompson, CEO at II, announced that EAI will co-host four events with II in 2018 as part of a partnership with its iNED council.

The EisnerAmper Ireland Academy 2017

EisnerAmper Ireland has a world-class focus on personal growth and development. We recognise that our people and our skills are key to EisnerAmper Ireland achieving our vision of being recognised as Ireland’s best professional services firm and our approach to education and training reflects this. Through the EisnerAmper Ireland Academy, we are committed to providing a comprehensive range of competency development and business and technical training throughout the year which includes:

• Monthly in-house learning afternoons;
• Exam and study practice sessions (Our Partners and Directors are lecturers with the CAI);
• Full day internal departmental technical training sessions;
• Offsite training day in March; and
• A day residential training programme in November.  The residential programme is specifically designed for professionals to accelerate their “on the job” learning and to ultimately become excellent advisers and practitioners. Participants acquire the necessary core awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to successfully pursue a career in practice.
• The Academy’s two-day residential training programme was held for the sixth year running in Seafield Golf & Spa Hotel, Gorey, Co. Wexford in November 2017.

The residential programme is specifically designed for professionals to accelerate their “on the job” learning and to ultimately become excellent advisers and practitioners. Participants acquire the necessary core awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to successfully pursue a career in practice.

The theme of this year’s programme was ‘The EAI High-Performance Lab’ and included workshops, technical training and team building and knowledge exercises reaffirming the five elements of our DNA (Niche Market Focus, Specialist Services, Global Connectivity, People & Culture and Innovation).

Speakers included Lisa Jacobs, a coach and former Irish International hockey player with 139 caps; Karl O’Neill, Chief Knowledge Instructor, Pilot Training and Standards with Aer Lingus; Job Dieleman, Regional Director for the Americas with Allinial Global; Saw Meng Tee, Founder & Partner at Saw Meng Tee & Partners PAC in Singapore; Niall Devine, CEO & Simon Hogan, Chief Software Engineer with FinReg Global Solutions; and Peter Cogan, Partner with EisnerAmper LLP and Co-chair of the Firm’s Financial Services Group.

Participants also enjoyed some downtime where they could avail of the award winning facilities the hotel has to offer and also enjoyed a three course meal in the beautiful surroundings of Marlfield House.

EisnerAmper Ireland hosts The Academy 2017 for sixth consecutive year

On 16 and 17 November 2017, the sixth EisnerAmper Ireland Academy residential programme was held in Seafield Golf & Spa Hotel in Gorey, Co. Wexford. The theme of the programme was “The EisnerAmper Ireland High-Performance Lab” and included workshops, technical & skills training and team building exercises.

The theme of this year’s programme was ‘The EAI High-Performance Lab’ and included workshops, technical training and team building and knowledge exercises reaffirming the five elements of our DNA (Niche Market Focus, Specialist Services, Global Connectivity, People & Culture and Innovation).

Speakers included Lisa Jacob, a coach and former Irish International hockey player with 139 caps; Karl O’Neill, Chief Knowledge Instructor, Pilot Training and Standards with Aer Lingus; Job Dieleman, Regional Director for the Americas with Allinial Global; Saw Meng Tee, Founder & Partner at Saw Meng Tee & Partners PAC in Singapore; Niall Devine, CEO & Simon Hogan, Chief Software Engineer with FinReg Global Solutions; and Peter Cogan, Partner with EisnerAmper LLP and Co-chair of the Firm’s Financial Services Group.

Participants also enjoyed some downtime where they could avail of the award-winning facilities the hotel has to offer and also enjoyed a three-course meal in the beautiful surroundings of Marlfield House . To learn more about the EisnerAmper Ireland Academy please click here.

If you’d like to join our team, see our career opportunities here.

EisnerAmper Ireland present graduate opportunities to LIT students

On Wednesday 15 November 2017, EisnerAmper Ireland’s Zoe Maloney, Trainee in Tax, Niamh Hickey, Senior in Financial Services and Laura Cowman, Human Resources Executive, visited Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) to meet with students and provide details about graduate opportunities with EisnerAmper Ireland and answer questions about our Accounting and Tax Graduate Programmes. The event was well-attended and a great opportunity to advise the next generation of Chartered Accountants on how to kick-start their careers.

If you want to kick-start your career in accountancy with real-world, hands-on experience, in a firm where dedication and commitment are recognised, valued and nurtured, please check out our Careers page or email recruitment@eisneramper.ie.

EisnerAmper Ireland takes part in roundtable discussion with Ibec, Australian Embassy and Irish Australia Chamber of Commerce

On Friday 27 October, Gavin Redmond, Supervisor in EisnerAmper Ireland’s International Business Team, attended a roundtable with Alison Burrows, Australian Chief Negotiator in upcoming EU-Australia trade negotiations.  The event, hosted by Ibec, was a collaboration with the Embassy of Australia in Ireland and the Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce.

On 13 September, the European Commission recommended that the EU launch trade negotiations with Australia.  In addition to guaranteeing access to the Australian market, the Commission hopes to secure a deal that will provide a solid platform for deeper integration with wider Asia-Pacific value chains.  The event was an opportunity to present the Irish business position and receive a high-level briefing on the proposed free-trade area (FTA). Among the items discussed were Brexit, Europe as a leader in Free Trade following the U.S.A.’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, opportunities and threats posed by the FTA and the mutual recognition of “behind-the-border” barriers to trade.

At EisnerAmper Ireland, we create business and compliance solutions to make trade happen.  This includes assisting and advising global technology and life sciences businesses, financial institutions and their advisors on internationalisation.  To read more about our services to the International business community, see our International Trade page.

EisnerAmper Ireland’s Funds Team Take Part in Hedge Fund Audit Training with EisnerAmper US

On Monday 23 October and Tuesday 24 October 2017, Claudia Osmar, Partner in EisnerAmper New York office, and Sheila Handler, Director in EisnerAmper New York office, travelled to Dublin to provide a two-day Hedge Fund Audit training session to members of EisnerAmper Ireland’s specialist Funds team.

The training session provided EisnerAmper’s Dublin team with specialist insights on issues impacting Hedge Funds as well as EisnerAmper LLP’s audit methodologies.  This trip reflects EisnerAmper Ireland’s global niche strategy and the collegiate nature of EisnerAmper Global in action.

At EisnerAmper Ireland, we create business and compliance solutions for Asset Managers, Funds & Investment Firms – providing audit, internal audit, risk & regulatory, tax and advisory services.  If you have any queries or if we can assist you in any way, please do not hesitate to contact Ray Kelly, Ian Wilson and Tom Brennan.

EisnerAmper Ireland hosts Governance and Regulatory Update for Fund iNEDs

On 5 October 2017, EisnerAmper Ireland hosted a Governance and Regulatory Update for Fund iNEDs in Shanahan’s on the Green, Dublin 2.  The evening provided a great opportunity to connect with Fund iNEDs and to introduce members of our team, including Nick Tsafos, Audit Partner in EisnerAmper’s New York office and Chairman of the Board of EisnerAmper Global.

Ray Kelly, Audit Partner, Ian Wilson, Audit Director and Tom Brennan, Risk & Regulatory Partner at EisnerAmper Ireland, spoke about

• Implementing EU Audit Reform – what iNEDs need to know to oversee compliance
• Key financial reporting considerations for iNEDs
• Distilling CP 86’s requirements – what iNEDs need to know about the Organisational Effectiveness role

At EisnerAmper Ireland, we create business and compliance solutions for asset managers and their Fund iNEDs – providing audit, internal audit, risk & regulatory, tax and advisory services.  If you have any queries or if we can assist you in any way, please do not hesitate to contact Tom Brennan, Ray Kelly or Ian Wilson.

EisnerAmper Ireland joins “Ireland: Gateway to Europe” in San Francisco & Palo Alto

EisnerAmper Ireland’s Cormac Doyle, Partner and Head of Tax and Jennifer Kelly, Partner and Head of Outsourcing travelled to San Francisco and Palo Alto to take part in “Ireland: Gateway to Europe“. Co-founded by EisnerAmper Ireland in 2012, “Ireland:Gateway to Europe” is a not-for-profit collective of Irish service providers who showcase Ireland as Europe’s premier investment location by providing international companies seeking to expand into Europe with a secure resource network for business expansion, and access to an experienced, professional network of service providers. 2017 is the first year the event has taken place, both in the UK in April and in the US in September.

On 27 September 2017, Ireland: Gateway to Europe hosted “An Evening Celebrating Transatlantic Culture” in the EisnerAmper San Francisco office. The evening consisted of drinks, canapés and discussions on building transatlantic work culture with Twitter, AdRoll and Netflix and welcomed alumni of Trinity College Dublin and Boston College.

The evening featured a ‘fireside chat’ with Patty McCord. Patty served as Chief Talent Officer of Netflix for 12 years and co-authored the Netflix Culture Deck, a presentation that has achieved more than 16 million views. According to Harvard Business Review, Netflix Culture Deck “reinvented HR” and Sheryl Sandberg has said it “may be the most important document ever to come out of Silicon Valley.”

EisnerAmper Ireland attends UCD and DCU Graduate Fairs

On Tuesday 26 September, Fabio Loyola, EisnerAmper Ireland’s HR Manager, Evan O’Quigley, Marketing Executive, Barry Horan, Semi-Senior in EisnerAmper Ireland’s International Business team, and Iain Fitzgerald, Trainee in EisnerAmper Ireland’s Financial Services team, represented the Firm at the UCD Business, Finance and Management Careers Fair in O’Reilly Hall, UCD.  The event was attended by 55 other companies and over 1,200 undergraduate students.

On Thursday 28 September, Audrone Medele, Semi-Senior in our Financial Services team, Thomas Territt and Sarah Ryan, Trainees in our International Business team, attended DCU’s Accounting, Business, Finance & Law Fair in in the Helix in DCU’s Glasnevin Campus.  The event was attended by over 50 companies.

Below are some photographs from both events.