Our Team 2

John is the founding partner of the practice which was set up in 1981. He is based in the Tralee office. He specialises in business advice and support. John provides tax consultancy and business advisory services to an extensive portfolio of clients including, retail, pharmaceutical, hospitality, medical, construction, farming and service industries. He offers innovative solutions regarding financial and succession planning. John is a qualified accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants for over 30 years.

Neal joined the partnership in 1984 and together with Noel Fitzgerald manages the Killorglin and Cahirciveen offices. Prior to this he worked for many years in Dublin where he gained invaluable experience. He continues to operate a sub office in Dublin. He specialises in SME compliance and new business support and advice. He has extensive knowledge across many sectors including hospitality, construction, manufacturing, farming, medical etc. Neal is a Fellow of The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland for over 30 years.”

Seamus is a qualified accountant and tax advisor with over 25 years’ experience and is based in Tralee. He joined the practice in 2000 having previously worked at a managerial level in a large nationwide practice. He manages an extensive portfolio of clients across many different sectors. He specialises in providing business advisory, tax planning, financial reporting and accounting services to our broad range of small and medium enterprise clients. Seamus is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants and an Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute.

Noel is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland and has been a qualified accountant since 1990. He is the audit compliance partner.<br /> He joined the practice in 2004 bringing with him an extensive knowledge of business development and management consultancy together with a diverse accountancy knowledge gained over a wide range of financial sectors. Noel qualified as an Insolvency Practitioner in 2012 and has undertaken a number of liquidation assignments in recent years.<br />

Francis heads up the Taxation department at PSC Taxation Services. This is a leading tax company that advises both companies and individuals.<br /> Francis is a highly experienced tax professional who advises clients in all areas of tax and has particular experience in the areas of tax planning for privately owned companies; succession and retirement planning; and property transactions. Francis is a member of both Chartered Accountants Ireland and the Irish Tax Institute. Prior to taking up his current role, Francis worked as Tax Director in KPMG for 16 years.<br />

Phyllis has been with the practice since its inception. She has been involved in almost every aspect of the office and for the past number of years has specialised in company law. She manages the company secretarial department in Tralee which provides compliance and other company secretarial services to an extensive client listing. Phyllis ensures that all our clients filing and reporting deadlines are met while also keeping up to date with the latest legislative changes. Phyllis also has extensive knowledge in the preparation and audit of financial statements.

Siobhán is a graduate from DCU, where she obtained an honours degree in Accounting and Finance. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2002 having completed her training with PWC. She then took up a senior accounting role in a multinational company for 2 years prior to joining the practice. Siobhán has extensive experience across a wide range of industries. She heads up the auditing division and specialises in the provision of audit and assurance services to small to medium sized companies, charities and owner managed businesses in all sectors of industry.

Colette has also been with the practice since its inception. She is involved in most aspects of the office. In addition to managing the office, she has extensive knowledge in book keeping and compliance. She oversees a department which provides efficient bookkeeping, VAT, payroll, RCT and other services to a diverse range of clients. Over the years she has gained experience in dealing with the Revenue, Department of Social Protection etc. on behalf of our clients. She works closely with clients to ensure that their affairs are dealt with in a timely manner.

John graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree from NUIG and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with a top ten accountancy practice in the midlands. On joining PSC in 2005, he became an associate with the Irish Taxation Institute. He works in the audit and accounts department and leads a number of the assignments for large companies and SME’s within a wide variety of industries. He also provides financial and tax planning advice for a number of clients with particular emphasis on reviewing strategies to assist the clients reach their goals.

Deborah has been with the practice in Killorglin since 1984. She manages the office, while at the same time providing a seamless book keeping service, including vat, payroll and RCT to a large portfolio of clients. She has gained vast experience over the years in dealing with the Revenue and other regulatory bodies. She has developed a very close working relationship with our clients to ensure their accounting needs are met. Her portfolio of clients covers a broad range which includes farming, construction, pharmaceutical, retail, services and more.

Phyllis joined the practice in 1997 after gaining extensive experience from previous roles, including multinational companies. She is based in the Killorglin office and works in all aspects of audit and accounting but has specialised in company law. She manages a large portfolio of clients and provides compliance and company secretarial services to them. Phyllis ensures that all our client’s company law filing and reporting deadlines are met while also keeping up to date with the latest legislative changes. Phyllis also works closely with clients to assist them with internal control procedures, system updates and financial planning.

Michael qualied as an accountant in 1981. He joined the practice in 2011 and brought with him a wealth of knowledge in the areas of auditing, accounting and taxation. He developed and is responsible for our corporate nance department. He has extensive experience in advising clients in areas such as bank and investment fundraising, debt<br /> restructuring, state aid and investment packages and business restructuring and insolvency. Although based in our Limerick oce he regularly attends all of our oces to provide these specialised services throughout the rm.