Institute News
Institute News
This significant event is a milestone on the journey to amalgamation and the Chair of the Leinster CPA Society, Sahil Sarin, presented the Chain of Office of the Society to the President.
The event was attended by many of the Past Chairs of the Leinster CPA Society. Barry Doyle, President Chartered Accountants Ireland, and Damien Carr, Chair Leinster District Society, Chartered Accountants Ireland were also in attendance.
Our fantastic line up of speakers made the day one to remember and we would like to thank Dr Karen Weekes, Performance Psychologist and Endurance Adventurer, Marie Gleeson, Former Irish Navy Captain, Daniel McConnell, Editor in Chief, Business Post, Conor Carmody, Director, The Innovation Exchange and Lawrence Vesey, Partner, UK & Ireland, SIA Partners for their contribution to this closing event.
Thank you to Clodagh Henehan, President, CPA Ireland, Eamonn Siggins, Chief Executive, CPA Ireland, Barry Doyle, President, Chartered Accountants Ireland, and Barry Dempsey, Chief Executive, Chartered Accountants Ireland for inspiring us all with a discussion around what’s to come for the accountancy profession in Ireland.
Thank you to AIB for their continued support for the CPA Ireland Annual Conference.
Clodagh Henehan, President CPA Ireland speaking at the CPA Ireland Annual Conference
L to R: Peter Robbins PhD, Associate Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at DCU, Mary McKenna, Co-founder of AwakenHub, tech entrepreneur and angel investor, John Brennan, Head of AIB Retail SME, Jonathan Healy, Healy Communications
This significant event is a milestone on the journey to amalgamation with Chartered Accountants Ireland, and the Chair of the British CPA Society, John Devaney, presented the Chain of Office of the Society to the President
The event was attended by many familiar faces of the British CPA Society, and several members of the Chartered Accountants Ireland London Society were also in attendance.
L to R: Eamonn Siggins, CEO CPA Ireland, Clodagh Henehan, President CPA Ireland, John Devaney, Chair British CPA Society
L to R: John Devaney, Chair British CPA Society, Clodagh Henehan, President CPA Ireland, Greg McAnenly, Chair CAI London Society
Specialisterne Ireland was established over ten years ago and is a specialist consultancy for neurodivergent people (those on the autism spectrum, with ADHD, dyspraxia/DCD, dyslexia and similar neurodiversities), supporting them into employment.
They recruit across disciplines, typically for roles where attention to detail, pattern thinking or an ability to think outside of the box are important. Many autistic people are world-class analytical thinkers, and people with ADHD can work at a remarkable pace on a number of projects simultaneously when they are engaged by tasks.
People with dyspraxia can be creative and problem-solvers, and people with dyslexia have fantastic visual memory and spatial reasoning, as well as often being gifted with exceptional interpersonal skills.
They match the skills and characteristics of these individuals with roles that will suit their unique ways of working, while also harnessing their particular strengths.
Specialisterne Ireland also help and enable employers to build teams with diverse abilities and workplaces that are inclusive.
They provide a solutions-based focus, identifying where supports would be of benefit. They have found that most supports and accommodations are low or no cost, however a line manager/ hiring manager might lack the knowledge of what they should be.
With having over 10 years’ experience of creating inclusive workplaces that lead to both higher engagement and increased moral for employees, the Specialisterne Foundation, have a global aim of one million jobs for autistic people.
So far in the partnership CPA Ireland have hosted a webinar for members on diversity and Inclusion in the workplace which had over 250 attendees, with very positive feedback from all.
CPA Ireland are now offering the chance for CPA Ireland members to avail of a free 1-hour consultation with Specialisterne’s qualified staff to discuss your recruitment or retention needs for neurodivergent staff.
For example, if an employee discloses that they are dyslexic or ADHD and you aren’t sure of the next steps, or if you would like to hire a neurodivergent finance graduate, then Specialisterne Ireland can help you. There are limited spaces, and the spaces are being offered on a first come, first served basis. To enquire about registering for the consultation sessions, please contact hello@cpaireland.ie
Education and assistance on neurodiversity in the workplace to CPA members and employers will also continue through our membership network.
For more information on the partnership between CPA Ireland and Specialisterne Ireland, and how Specialisterne Ireland can help you as an employer, head to the link:
