Limerick accountancy firm BDO Simpson Xavier enjoyed 100% success in the Final Admitting Exams for the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland (ICAI). A total of nine trainee chartered accountants sat the final exams and will now become Associates of their representative body, the ICAI.   The successful trainees included members of the Limerick offices audit and taxation departments specialising in areas such as auditing, taxation and financial accounting.  

 

Commenting on the firms success in the ICAI exams, Audit Partner Diarmuid Hendrick ‘we are extremely proud of our colleagues in achieving this 100% pass rate.  It is a credit to their hard work and commitment and their success is well deserved.  All nine have gained from the day to day experience of working with a diverse range of sectors and clients from Multi nationals and SME’s.  This practical experience has clearly benefited them and they have demonstrated a very clear determination in their career development by embracing these opportunities.’

 

He added ‘We place considerable focus on our trainees and their career progression.  BDO Simpson Xavier was selected as one of the Top 50 Places to Work in for the past five years and this achievement reflects on the calibre of trainees who work with the firm and the quality of training received in the formative stages of their career.’   The Limerick firm has just closed its graduate intake programme for 2010 which saw a significant rise in applications for trainee accountant roles within the firm. 

 

The successful trainees were:

Ciaran Reale - Audit
 
Kathryn Burns- Audit
 
Marion Boland - Audit
 
Marie O'Shaughnessy - Audit
 
Tatevik Agamian - Audit
 
Paddy O'Halloran - Audit
 
Natalie Byrne - Taxation
 
Dermot Gleeson - Private Client

 

John Tarmey - Audit  

 

Further Information: Mark O’Connell 086 2335089 or 061 214255