Originally from Tullamore, Aisling (née Walsh) joins ifac from EY, where she was Senior Tax Manager. Aisling is also an ACA Chartered Accountant, a Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA), and an Associate of the Irish Tax Institute (AITI).
Jessica is a native of Kilkenny and is a long standing member of our team having joined ifac in 2016 as a Senior Accountant. She has progressed through the ranks to Client Services Manager and now Partner. She is also an ACCA Chartered Accountant and a CPA-certified Tax Advisor.
Aisling and Jessica will be working closely with their Kilkenny-based colleagues to ensure ifac clients in the region receive the very best services available in the marketplace. This includes tax advisory, accountancy, pension planning, succession planning, wealth management and a myriad of other financial services to help them build profitable and sustainable businesses.
Commenting on her new position, new ifac Partner Aisling Funchion said:
“I am delighted to join ifac as a Partner to guide and support our clients through all of their challenges, opportunities and business decisions, ultimately helping Irish farming to remain a vibrant industry.”
Commenting on her new role, new ifac Partner Jessica O’Donnell said:
“At ifac, we have the right expertise and sector knowledge to work in partnership with our clients to help them make their businesses the best they can be. As a Partner, I am also looking forward to working with all my colleagues to exceed our clients’ expectations, enabling profitable and sustainable businesses.”
John Donoghue, CEO of ifac said:
“Ifac is a top ten accountancy and tax advisory firm and these important senior appointments form part of our ongoing growth strategy and focus on deepening our expertise and personal service to our clients across the country.
Aisling and Jessica have what it takes to ensure we continue providing excellence to our clients by offering them the highest quality advice and support, foresight to anticipate issues, and the ability to identify growth opportunities for their businesses. They are both talented, hard-working and great choices for Partners for our Kilkenny office. I wish them both every success in their new roles.”