Experience

Alliance Explore Flooring

• Ireland
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Aug 2020 - Present



Local Enterprise Office Mayo

• Ireland
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• LEO Mentor

  • May 2020 - Present



Various non profit and sporting groups

• Ireland

• Fundraiser - Ongoing

  • Dec 2003 - Present

  On a voluntary basis work for various non-profit organizations in terms of fundraising and raising awareness of their cause. On a voluntary basis work for various non-profit organizations in terms of fundraising and raising awareness of their cause.



Crean Contract Flooring

• Ireland
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Director

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2020

• Financial Controller

  • Mar 2007 - Sep 2015

  Oversaw the day to day accounting functions for:- Commercial flooring divisions in Ireland & UK- Three flooring retail outlets- Wholesale flooring divisionCashflow management for all entities.Improved efficiencies and reduced costs across all businesses.Responsible for the development, programming and implementation of unique accounting software and delivering the support for same to the group.Directed invoicing, accounts payable activities and payroll.Debt management and collection while maintaining customer relations.Maintaining relationships with trade creditors to include agreeing terms.Liaising with credit insurers and financial institutions.Responsible for all accounting staff and providing support to all staff in the group on various day to day tasks and issues.Preparing and filing of all Revenue and HMRC tax returns.Attendance, compiling and completing all Revenue and HMRC audits.Preparing and completing year end audit files for all entities.Helped steer the company through the challenges of the global financial crisis and subsequent recession in Ireland. Show less

• Accounts Payable Specialist

  • Dec 2005 - Mar 2007



DMIT

• County Galway, Ireland

• Managing Director

  • Dec 2003 - Dec 2005

  Co-founder and Managing Director of an Accounting, I.T. Training and Consulting Company. Trained companies in all areas of their accounting functions to include recommending changes to their accounting and I.T. function systems and procedures with a view of improving efficiency and gaining a better control of costs. Also delivered accounting and I.T. courses to companies, non profit organisations and the general public to include: HTML, Web Design Software, Payroll manually and computerized, Accounting Software, AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, programming VB. Show less



CBMS

• County Galway, Ireland

• Accountant

  • Jul 2000 - Dec 2003

  Preparation and filing of returns with the Revenue Commissioners on behalf of various companies and sole traders. Duties included: - Registering new companies, - Sole traders, - Partnerships with the Revenue Commissioners. - Creating monthly and quarterly management accounts for clients. - Cashflow and budgeting reports - Meeting the Revenue Commissioners on behalf of clients who maybe be in arrears with their taxes. Filing of all tax heads to include: - VAT, RCT, PAYE PRSI, VIES, Intrastat, Corporation Tax, Personal Taxes. - Compiling and filing of end of year sole trader and partnership accounts. - Meeting with auditors to complete year end company accounts. Visiting clients workplace and implementing and advising clients on suitable systems and controls which they should have in force. Show less



Michael Byrnes & Associates

• Ireland

• Financial Training Executive

  • Jun 1999 - Sep 2000

  Working in conjunction with FAS and various Enterprise Boards we: - Developed and delivered Financial training courses, - Provided training and mentoring to SMEs and non profit organizations in areas of accounting and payroll, - Established and implemented for each business payroll and accounting procedures. An in depth knowledge of: - Accounting and payroll was required, - Experience using MYOB, Sage, QuickBooks, TasBooks and Thesaurus, - Strong people skills were needed. Show less