Caranua was established by Legislation in 2012 to support the needs of people who experienced institutional abuse in Ireland as children.

Traidlinks’ vision is to diminish poverty in developing countries by inspiring, supporting and promoting enterprise and contributing sustainably and equitably to local and world trade.Traidlinks is an Irish not-for-profit company and registered charity in Ireland.With its origins in the Irish government-led Private Sector Forum of 2004, it aims to strengthen Irish-Ugandan partnerships in business and trade development.Traidlinks has been established in Uganda since 2008 and is… Show more Traidlinks’ vision is to diminish poverty in developing countries by inspiring, supporting and promoting enterprise and contributing sustainably and equitably to local and world trade.Traidlinks is an Irish not-for-profit company and registered charity in Ireland.With its origins in the Irish government-led Private Sector Forum of 2004, it aims to strengthen Irish-Ugandan partnerships in business and trade development.Traidlinks has been established in Uganda since 2008 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.Responsible for financial function of the company's operations in Dublin and Uganda. Show less

DAA is an airport management company with turnover of €600m+, net assets €1bn and currently investing €2bn in new facilities. Principal activities include the management, operation and development of Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports in Ireland, domestic and international airport retail management, and airport investment. Group Head Internal AuditDetermining, driving and managing the planning and implementation of the group's internal audit, compliance and risk management programme… Show more DAA is an airport management company with turnover of €600m+, net assets €1bn and currently investing €2bn in new facilities. Principal activities include the management, operation and development of Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports in Ireland, domestic and international airport retail management, and airport investment. Group Head Internal AuditDetermining, driving and managing the planning and implementation of the group's internal audit, compliance and risk management programme covering DAA's Irish and International business portfolio;Highlight - Designed and presented to the Board a new Risk Management Framework for DAARepresenting the IA Department at Board Audit Committees and in meetings with Senior Management;Highlight - Refined Corporate Risk Register into a "Business Risk Radar" for the Board Audit Committee.Leading and Managing the Group Internal Audit Department including administering resources and developing staff of seven;Highlight - Designed and implemented a Service Level Agreement between Internal Audit and the business.Preparing a Risk-based Audit Work programme taking cognizance of external audit and other assurance services' coverage;Reviewing the results of audits performed and ensure that the rating and summary are a fair reflection of the state of the system reviewed;Ensuring that audit recommendations provide an appropriate balance between risk/materiality and control/administrative cost. Show less

Ireland’s largest University with over 20,000 students and a combined annual budget of c. €300m, including €82m in funded research activities. Implemented a robust set of policies and procedures to govern the University’s Research Capacity Fund, which utilised Contribution income from externally funded research contracts and periodic internal budgetary allocations, under a multi-annual strategic Overhead Investment Plan. Designed and administered a suite of internal funding Schemes to… Show more Ireland’s largest University with over 20,000 students and a combined annual budget of c. €300m, including €82m in funded research activities. Implemented a robust set of policies and procedures to govern the University’s Research Capacity Fund, which utilised Contribution income from externally funded research contracts and periodic internal budgetary allocations, under a multi-annual strategic Overhead Investment Plan. Designed and administered a suite of internal funding Schemes to support the Research Community at College, School and individual Principal Investigator levels.  Prepared quarterly reports on the Research capacity fund to the Finance Committee of the Governing authority. Established agreements with major funding agencies on the governance of their overhead contributions and provided periodic reports thereto. Managed the Office’s financial programme initiatives, including project leading an Activity-Based Costing pilot study and assisting in the University’s Resource Allocation Model Review. Developed a comprehensive flowchart of the Research Project lifecycle to guide the design and implementation of the Research Management System. Designed the Terms of Reference for new Governance structures to drive the research Agenda within the University. Participated as a member on the Research Finance Group and Seed Funding Committee. Negotiated and monitored annual budgets for the VP for Research’s portfolio consisting of five units and four PRTLI-funded Research Institutes. Compiled budgets for incoming researchers under strict confidentiality. Show less

 Introduced standardised accounting system (Dynamics) for three service companies and two charitable entities in Irish, UK and South African jurisdictions and presented Annual Financial statements for audit and consolidation into US GAAP Accounts. Guided the redesign of the internal audit function for the Foundation that included procuring a new provider, drafting appropriate terms of reference and audit charter. Executed the disposal of three Irish commercial concerns to maximise… Show more  Introduced standardised accounting system (Dynamics) for three service companies and two charitable entities in Irish, UK and South African jurisdictions and presented Annual Financial statements for audit and consolidation into US GAAP Accounts. Guided the redesign of the internal audit function for the Foundation that included procuring a new provider, drafting appropriate terms of reference and audit charter. Executed the disposal of three Irish commercial concerns to maximise income for charitable grant-making, including Board meetings, contracts and immediate treasury management of incoming funds. Assisted in the design and modification of grant policies and procedures to support the recently adopted spend-down strategy, including a revised payment cycle and specification of the new multi-currency database (MyGifts). Pioneered the development of a standard template for the collation and presentation of financial information in significant grant proposals. Designed management reports for grant activity to remove foreign currency fluctuations, including provision of information for budgetary control and hedging. Organised the refurbishment of Georgian premises in Dublin (€1.2m) and the fit-out of new offices in Belfast (£0.4m), including negotiation of contracts/leases. Show less

Head of Internal AuditResearched and advised the Secretary and Audit Committee on developments in international corporate governance best practice, including establishing an up-to-date charter appropriate to the organisation's role and responsibilities.Designed and conducted an Audit Needs Assessment to ensure the optimum coverage based on scope, resources and organisation's activities and context, resulting in a programme of audits, based on a five-year audit cycle.Planned… Show more Head of Internal AuditResearched and advised the Secretary and Audit Committee on developments in international corporate governance best practice, including establishing an up-to-date charter appropriate to the organisation's role and responsibilities.Designed and conducted an Audit Needs Assessment to ensure the optimum coverage based on scope, resources and organisation's activities and context, resulting in a programme of audits, based on a five-year audit cycle.Planned, researched and conducted individual audit assignments throughout the organisation, utilising new methodologies and software, resulting in the presentation of a formal report to senior management and the Audit Committee, including recommendations/action plan as agreed with functional managers.Highlight - Transformed the function into a pro-active source of consultancy advice on new business initiatives in addition to fulfilling internal control compliance requirements. Approximately 20% of audit assignments were at the request of business units.Implemented a cascade agreement with the Department of Finance to operate audits of EU Structural Funds. Show less

Preparation of Annual Financial statements for Forfas, IDA Ireland and Forbairt.

Managed large accounts and capital/construction payments.