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Gerard Byrne

Independent Audit Committee Member at Tourism Northern Ireland
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Seasoned finance professional with expertise in financial accounting, auditing, risk management, and internal audit.
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Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, GB
Skills
  • Financial Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Risk Management
  • Risk Assessment
  • Corporate Governance
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Gerard Byrne is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in financial accounting, auditing, risk management, and internal audit. He has held various positions in government and local councils, including Assistant Director of Finance and Systems, Independent Audit Committee Member, and Head of Internal Audit, Risk Management, and Performance Management. He holds a Chartered Accountant degree and has completed advanced certifications in investigative practice. He currently works as an Independent Audit Committee Member at Tourism Northern Ireland, where he is responsible for financial and management accounting, budgeting and treasury management, debtors and creditors, payroll, financial reporting and internal audit, risk management and investigations, performance management, and corporate and business planning.

Experience

  • Tourism Northern Ireland
    • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    • Independent Audit Committee Member
      • Aug 2022 - Present
      • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

  • NMD Business (Newry, Mourne and Down District Council)
    • Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    • Assistant Director of Finance & Performance
      • Jul 2022 - Present
      • Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

      Responsible for;Financial and Management AccountingBudgeting and Treasury ManagementDebtors and CreditorsPayrollFinancial Reporting and Internal AuditRisk Management and investigationsPerformance ManagementCorporate and Business Planning

  • Newry and Mourne District Council
    • Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    • Assistant Director of Finance and Systems (acting)
      • Jun 2021 - Jul 2022
      • Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

      Responsible for;• Financial and Treasury Management• Accounts Payable and Receivable• Payroll• Governance and Audit• Insurance and Risk• Procurement, Purchasing and Stores

  • Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
    • Lisburn, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    • Interim Head of Audit, Risk & Performance
      • Oct 2020 - Jun 2021
      • Lisburn, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

      Secondment- Head of internal audit, risk management, performance management, complaints, health and safety, equality and insurance

  • Newry and Mourne District Council
    • Ireland
    • Audit Services Manager
      • Jun 2016 - Oct 2020
      • Ireland

      Internal audit, risk management, fraud / whistle blowing investigations and insurance

  • Northern Ireland Audit Office
    • Belfast, United Kingdom
    • Auditor
      • Sep 2009 - Jun 2016
      • Belfast, United Kingdom

  • land and property services
    • craigavon
    • Property Valuer
      • Jun 2006 - Jul 2007
      • craigavon

      placenta student valuer

Education

  • 2009 - 2012
    CIPFA
    chartered accountant, accountancy
  • 2019 - 2020
    Bond Solon
    Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Investigative Practice
  • 2004 - 2008
    Ulster University
    Bachelor of Science (BSc), Property Investment and Development
  • 1997 - 2003
    Abbey Grammar School
    A Levels, Information Technology
  • 2022 - 2022
    William J Clinton Leadership Institute at Queens
    Leadership, Pass

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Industry Focus. “Leisure, Travel & Tourism”

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