News + Insights

​Mason Alexander are on hand to guide through these difficult times.Over the past year, we have been working to enable all Mason Alexander employees to be able to work remotely. From Friday 13th March 2020, we are putting this into full effect to support the preventative measures around COVID-19 and to protect the wellbeing of our employees, contractors, candidates and clien...

​During these unprecedented times, many organisations have been faced with a very sharp transition to remote working. One of the main roadblocks that businesses stumble across is onboarding. How do you ensure a smooth onboarding process for your employees? We have compiled a list of what works best based on tried and tested methods by our clients.Click on the link below to d...

​2020 is already a year of unprecedented challenges to CFO’s of businesses globally.As the status of the current health pandemic is reviewed regularly, C-suite leaders are faced with making and reviewing huge decisions continuously throughout the day to best manage the crisis impact on their business.Click on the link below to download your copy of Mason Alexander’s CFO repo...

​Be correctly informed, make the right decision.​A review of industry trends in the newly qualified accountants market in Ireland. Click the link below to download your copy of the Mason Alexander Newly Qualified Accountants 2020 Guide. We have examined roles such as Financial Accountant, Financial Analyst, Business Partnering, Internal Audit, Group Finance, Investment Analy...

​As many organisations implement remote working strategies as a measure of combatting the spread of the COVID-19 virus (more info here), many employees are faced with the reality of working from outside the familiarity of the office environment. Although working remotely is a step in increased social distancing, it can be difficult to maintain the productiveness that is achi...

​There is no doubt that hiring processes will be affected by the news of the country-wide shutdown and the mass move to remote working. To ensure your hiring processes is affected as little as possible, we have compiled a list of steps you can take to make the transition to virtual onboarding as smooth as possible. PreparationIt is vital that all stakeholders in the hiring p...

​Managing Remote Working Effectively During the COVID-19 CrisisWith the announcement from Leo Varadkar yesterday evening encouraging social distancing, many companies have taken swift action to ensure the safety of its staff. In many cases, this has resulted in an immediate adoption of remote working throughout all levels of organisations. Mason Alexander introduced flexible...

​As more and more companies implement a remote working strategy as a response to the Taoiseach’s COVID-19 reaction announcement, video and phone interviews are becoming a necessity.Interview processes are taking a step back from the traditional face to face processes and being streamlined online. Here are a few hints and tips for job seekers who are faced with the challenge ...

​MA Fintech was delighted to host their first leadership lunch in Berlin. The Leaders of Tech event attendees included fintech and tech leaders with backgrounds including payments, banking, blockchain, legal tech, compliance and IOT. The main discussion was revolving around the fintech landscape, market trends and leadership challenges. Culture was a key topic of discussion ...

​International Women’s Day 2020Diversity & Inclusion, how does Ireland stack up against International Peers?To celebrate International Womens Day we hosted a special event on Thursday to discuss how oraganisations can make their work-places more diverse and equal.  Businesses thrive the most when they hire people from different backgrounds and who have a different way of...

​Is Remote Working the Future of Work?Remote working is a concept that still splits opinions. Remote working can take many forms, such as working from home and working on the go. As organisations strive to attract talent, flexibility in working becomes more prevalent, but this does not mean that all companies are open to it.Leaders in Tech recently hosted a panel of speakers...

​Businesses with Diverse Talent Perform Better: Fiona Gallagher, Wells Fargo  Fiona Gallagher is CEO of Wells Fargo International Bank UC (WFBI). WFBI provides support and services to Wells Fargo’s clients in all European Union and European Economic Area countries. WFBI is the only Wells Fargo bank entity outside of the U.S. and is a critical part of Wells Fargo’s European a...

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​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...

​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...

​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 an...

​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​​