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Barden’s Recently Qualified Accountants Team (most of who are qualified accountants, just like you) are here to help you make your very best first step as a qualified accountant.
Below you’ll find out more about each of the team. Drop a quick email to one of our team and they’ll take it from there…
Aideen Murphy ACA CTA | Partner | Expert in Tax, Treasury & Practice Careers | Barden Munster
Aideen Murphy is a Partner within the accounting and tax talent advisory and recruitment practice in Munster, leading the Tax, Treasury and Practice area of the business,
She trained through a Big 4 firm, qualifying as an accountant, and further went on to study tax, in which she qualified in in 2012. Aideen spent a number of years, post qualification, working in both practice and industry before moving to recruitment in 2015
Aideen is a subject matter expert in tax, treasury and accounting careers, is an active member of the Women in Tax committee and regularly contributes to publications on the tax profession. Aideen advises leadership teams within Accounting Firms along with CFOs and tax leadership teams in Munster on attracting and retaining world class teams.
Contact Aideen at aideen.murphy@barden.ie or via LinkedIn.
Ed Heffernan | Managing Partner | Barden Ireland
Ed Heffernan is Managing Partner of Barden Ireland. In 2014 he founded Barden, with Elaine Brady. He has worked for many years in recruitment both locally and internationally, within the accounting and tax space.
Ed has worked with 1000s of accountants nationally on career moves and is a regular contributor to industry publications, including Accountancy Ireland & Accountancy Plus.
A UCC grad Ed holds a number of qualifications in personnel management, human resources and later completed an MBA with Trinity College Dublin.
Contact Ed at ed.heffernan@barden.ie or via LinkedIn.
Jonathan Olden | Managing Partner | Barden Munster
Jonathan Olden is Managing Partner of Barden Cork. He began his career in the legal sector, spending the first 6 years with one of Cork’s largest legal firms. During his time there he qualified as a solicitor and gained excellent and practical in-house experience advising and representing a range of clients.
In 2010 Jonathan moved to the recruitment sector specialising in finance recruitment. Since then he has recruited in Cork and Dublin, within the legal, accounting and finance space.
In 2017, together with Ed Heffernan and Elaine Brady, he established Barden Cork. He now leads a team of 8 recruitment experts covering accounting & tax, financial services, IT and legal recruitment.
Contact Jonathan at jonathan.olden@barden.ie or via LinkedIn.
Marissa Maher | Associate Director | Expert Recruiter in Accounting & Supply Chain Careers | Barden Ireland
Marissa Maher is an Associate Director with Barden. She is part of our team in Cork, and is an expert in recently qualified accounting careers and recruitment in particular supporting those in the accounting and finance market who are seeking new roles in Cork.
Marissa Maher joined Barden in December 2017. Marissa is both QFA and CIPD qualified, since 2010. With this, and her experience working within financial services, she has a unique insight into finance, accounting and professional service markets.
Contact Marissa at marissa.maher@barden.ie or via LinkedIn.
Sarah Barry ACA | Partner | International Appointment | Barden
Sarah Barry ACA is a Partner with Barden’s international practice. She is an expert in international careers and specialises in the recruitment of accounting, finance and legal professionals across the world.
She is a graduate of University College Cork, holding a BA in Economics and Computer Science, and an MBS in Business Studies. Sarah then went on to complete her Chartered Accountants Ireland qualification working with KPMG.
Contact Sarah at sarah.barry@barden.ie or via LinkedIn.
Siobhan Sexton ACA | Business Lead | Expert in Recently Qualified Accounting, Tax & Practice Careers | Barden Munster
Originally from Cork, Siobhán trained in KPMG Cork in the Tax Department and she is ACA qualified since 2017.
Siobhán also worked as part of the Management Consulting team in KPMG Dublin during her training contract. She worked predominantly on pharmaceutical, IT and construction clients.
This experience gives her a unique insight into the finance, accounting and professional service markets.
Following the completion of her training contract with KPMG, Siobhán joined Barden Dublin in March 2017 as part of the Recently Qualified Accountants team.
In 2018 she took a sabbatical to travel to and work in Canada. During her time in Canada Siobhán worked with both Michael Page and Robert Walters Recruitment. On returning to Ireland, Siobhán relocated to her hometown of Cork and now works with our Recently Qualified Accountants team in Barden Cork.
Contact Siobhán at siobhan.sexton@barden.ie or via LinkedIn.
Get in Touch With Us
Barden is where recently qualified accountants go before they start looking for a job.
When you meet Barden you will be meeting Ireland’s most experienced financial recruitment and talent advisory team, many of whom are themselves accounting and tax qualified.
Your future is too important to leave to chance. Take control, get informed and plan your professional future with Barden. Drop us an email at hello@barden.ie and we’ll get in touch to arrange a time and date that suits you to start planning your professional future.