Barden’s Recently Qualified Accountants Team (all 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 members. Drop an email to one of our team, and they will take care of you from there…
Siobhán Sexton ACA | Associate Director | Accounting & Finance | Recently Qualified Appointments | Barden Munster
Siobhán Sexton ACA is the Associate Director of the Accounting & Finance Recently Qualified Appointments practice of Barden’s talent advisory and recruitment firm in Munster.
After completing a Bachelor of Business Studies at UL, Siobhán began her career by training with KPMG’s tax department, achieving her ACA qualification in 2017. Following her time at KPMG, she transitioned into the realm of recruitment, joining Barden’s Recently Qualified Accountants team in Dublin in March 2017.
In July 2018, she embarked on an 18-month sabbatical to live in Canada, where she gained invaluable international recruitment experience and also did some travelling in Southeast Asia and South America. Upon her return to Ireland in April 2020, Siobhán rejoined the Barden team, this time in Munster, where she has since progressed to the position of Associate Director, supporting recently qualified accountants.
Connect with Siobhán at siobhan.sexton@barden.ie or via LinkedIn.
Conor Murphy ACA | Consultant | Accounting & Finance | Recently Qualified Appointments | Barden Munster
Conor Murphy ACA is a Consultant in the Accounting & Finance Recently Qualified Appointments practice of Barden’s talent advisory and recruitment firm in Munster.
Conor holds a degree in Economics from UCC and an MSc in Corporate Finance. He began his career at KPMG in Cork, working in audit and completing his ACA exams. After qualifying, he spent four years in Australia as a Finance Business Partner for a ski resort while living in Melbourne. Post-COVID, Conor relocated to London and transitioned from finance to recruitment.
Conor joined the Barden team in May 2024 to support Jonathan Olden in developing the emerging practices team and transitioned into the Recently Qualified team in November 2025. His background in Big 4 and industry accounting positioned him perfectly to transition into this new role and advise recently qualified accountants on their next career steps.
Connect with Conor at conor.murphy@Barden.ie or via LinkedIn.
Aideen Murphy ACA CTA | Partner | Tax & Practice | Barden Munster
Aideen Murphy ACA CTA is a Partner leading the Tax & Practice team of Barden’s talent advisory and recruitment firm in Munster.
Aideen trained at a Big 4 firm, qualified as an accountant, and then went on to study tax, qualifying in 2012. Aideen spent a number of years post-qualification working in both practice and industry before moving into recruitment in 2015.
Aideen is a subject matter expert in tax and accounting careers, an active member of the Women in Tax in Ireland (WiTii) committee and regularly contributes to publications on the tax profession. Aideen advises leadership teams within Accounting Firms, CFOs, and tax leadership teams in Munster on attracting and retaining world-class teams.
Connect with Aideen at aideen.murphy@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 talent advisory and recruitment team, all of whom are themselves accounting 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 will get in touch to arrange a time and date that suits you to start planning your professional future.
