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​Why D&I is Important Within an Organisation: Derek Diviney, IndeedDerek Diviney is the EMEA VP of Sales & Customer Service at Indeed. Prior to this Derek spent the last 12 years at Google, most recently as the Managing Director of Google Ads in the Professional Services group.  Derek has strong finance and analytical experience with a Bachelor of Commerce degree fro...

​Q&A with Senior Legal Consultant Niamh Lawton As the Mason Alexander team grows and develops, we caught up with Senior Legal Consultant Niamh Lawton to get her thoughts on what 2020 holds in store for the legal market in Ireland. Tell us a bit about your backgroundI am originally from Edenderry in Co. Offaly but came to Dublin 9 years ago for University and have been he...

​Creating an Inclusive Culture: Ken Bowles, Smurfit Kappa Group ​​ Ken Bowles is the CFO of Smurfit Kappa Group, a FTSE 100 global organisation that makes paper based packaging solutions that are renewable, recyclable and biodegradable. Smurfit Kappa Group operates across 35 countries and have 46,000 employees. Ken is an accountant by training but spends a lot of time on the...

​WWMB 2020: Meet the Panellists​​To celebrate International Women’s Day this year, we are hosting an event “Diversity & Inclusion, how does Ireland stack up against International Peers?” on Thursday 5th March.  We will hear from an expert series of panelists on what their organisations are doing to tackle equality, both globally and in Ireland. Please note this event is ...

​Key Highlights from our Rob Kearney EventMason Alexander was delighted to welcome professional rugby player Rob Kearney, to an exclusive gathering of newly qualified accountants to discuss planning for transition from the pitch to the corporate world.Attendees included newly qualified accountants who are approaching the end of their training contracts and assessing their op...

​Achieving Gender Parity in the Workplace – International Women’s Day 2020​​International Women’s Day celebrations take place on 8th March every year.  The purpose of this day is to celebrate the achievements of women and raise awareness on gender bias with the aim of forging a gender-equal world.  The theme for this year’s celebrations is #EachForEqual, ‘an equal world is a...

​Be correctly informed, make the right decision.A review of industry trends in the technology market in Ireland.Overall we have seen steady growth across all core technology-driven areas. Trends such as flexible working, project solutions and outsourcing have all made a significant impact on the tech landscape in 2019 and in 2020 we see these trends continuing.​Download​​    

​Q&A with Daire Connolly How did you get into recruitment?After finishing my Masters in Business Management I moved to London. I was looking to get into sales and that’s where I found my first job in recruitment. What’s the worst job you’ve ever had?Furniture removal in Chicago on a J1. Lots of heat and lifting air conditioners out of student accommodation at North Weste...

​MA Fintech – Mason Alexander Launch a Specialised International Division Following a hugely successful 2019 for Mason Alexander, we are delighted to announce an exciting new international division, MA Fintech. MA Fintech unites Mason Alexander’s Technology, Financial Services and Risk & Compliance expertise to deliver a specialised people solutions offering dedicated to...

​Mason Alexander Announces 7 New PromotionsMason Alexander is delighted to announce 7 new promotions across our Banking and FS, Operations, Accounting and Finance, Office Support and Tech Divisions.In 2019, Mason Alexander has grown considerably and has continued to develop new offerings and areas of expertise. This growth has resulted in an opportunity for restructure and p...

​Market Trends & Insights for Accounting Professionals 2020 Be correctly informed, make the right decisionA review of industry trends in 2019 as we enter 2020 Employment opportunities for accountants remain very strong but navigating your way through the various prospects can be challenging and sometimes frustrating. Mason Alexander endeavours to make your move a little ...

​Blue Monday 2020Blue Monday is supposed to be one of the most depressing days of the year, a time when people are broke after Christmas, may have put on a few pounds, and the weather can often be miserable too.You often hear the phrase “Sunday Fear” that people experience on Sunday nights which is down to dread of the Monday ahead, which is often caused by fear or dread of ...

​Mason Alexander join forces with McHale to hire Chief Technology Officer/Head of TechnologyMason Alexander is delighted to announce an exclusive retained search with McHale, to support the hire of a new CTO / Head of Technology.McHale is an export-driven manufacturer of agricultural baling and wrapping machinery where products can be seen working in over 55 countries. The m...

​2019 Reflection and New Year’s Resolutions – Andrew Lynch As I start looking forward to 2020, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the year that has just gone by. Like everyone. I experienced both good and challenging times, professionally and personally, and made lots of mistakes along the way – which I am committed to learn from. To do this, I find the best way...

​Growth and Digital – Key Learnings from 2019 2019 was very busy for the Growth and Digital desk in Mason Alexander. There has been a large amount of tech companies setting up in Dublin over the last few years and 2019 has been no exception. In most cases the most urgent roles when establishing a company is either engineering, to build a product, or a sales team, to sell it....

​The Irish Regulatory and Compliance Market: key learnings from 2019 2019 has been our busiest year to date which is cause for optimism as we head into 2020. Despite it being our busiest year, it has been quite cyclical. Some months have been extremely busy, and others have moved slower than anticipated. There are many reasons for this unpredictability: on a macro level, the...

​Q&A with Software Engineering Consultant Elaine Owens Software Engineering Consultant Elaine Owens fills us in on the contract market in Dublin, how traditional recruitment has taken a backseat and what it’s really like to work in tech recruitment. How did you get into recruitment?I had heard a lot about recruitment and what it entailed. My cousin worked in recruitment ...

​Mason Alexander announce exclusive partnership with Munich Re Automation SolutionsWe are delighted to announce that MA Technology has exclusively partnered with Munich Re Automation Solutions to help build out their brand new greenfield MDS function of the business here in Dublin.MA Tech are looking forward to working closely alongside Declan O’Neill, Colm McEntee and Sandr...

​Office Support – 2019 Review The office support market is constantly evolving. 2019 has seen many interesting trends in office support and we have compiled a list of the top 5: Industry Changes Since 2018 there has been a significant change in industry demands for office support professionals. We have seen a dramatic increase in roles in property and investments sectors as ...

​Top tips to successfully scale your businessScaling a business is hard, there are unavoidable challenges along the way, but it’s how you approach these situations that will make all the difference.This year has seen unprecedented levels of uncertainty within the Irish market. The inflated economy, lack of clarification around Brexit and increasing cost of living have result...