Tag: Associate Director

GUEST COMMENT: Counter-offers are driving up Irish accountants’ salaries

After a difficult couple of years for accountants in Ireland, 2011 is already shaping up to be stronger. More firms are recruiting, but – perhaps more significantly – employers are much more willing to put their hands in their pocket to keep hold of good people. Our research shows that currently 22% of accountants securing [...]

Anglo’s ex-head of credit investment re-emerges in MD role at Nigerian bank

The former head of credit investments at Anglo Irish Bank has resurfaced at the local subsidiary of Nigerian firm, Afribank, making him one of the few senior members of the beleaguered institution to find gainful employment elsewhere. Andrew Curtin moved to the post of managing director at ANP International (ANPI) – an IFSC-based subsidiary of [...]

Ireland’s insurance boom

The Irish insurance industry is an increasingly fertile hunting ground for the jobseeker. Recruiters say there are plenty of jobs on offer in the sector, thanks to increased investment in life and pension policies and the emergence of new operators such as the Quinn Group. Life underwriters and pensions administrators are especially in demand, after [...]

M&A boom fuels corporate finance hiring

Are you an Irish M&A banker looking to return home? Recruiters say there are opportunities aplenty. Corporate finance professionals with experience in London or New York are especially favoured by employers, according to Charlie Cullen, a consultant at Dublin-based recruiter Coxfitzsimons&wilkes. “There’s always room for people returning to the Dublin market with M&A experience – [...]