RBK Chartered Accountants is delighted to announce the appointment of two new Partners and five new Associate Partners, bringing the firm's leadership team to 23 Partners. These appointments further enhance RBK's depth of expertise across key practice areas in the firm's Tax Compliance & Consultancy, Audit & Assurance and Corporate Finance teams.
The newly promoted individuals are Charlene McCrossan as Audit & Business Advisory Partner, Sinéad McMahon as Tax Partner, Andrew Duignan as Audit & Business Advisory Associate Partner, Richard McAufield as Tax Associate Partner, John Moore as VAT Associate Partner, Jennifer Brennan as Corporate Finance Associate Partner and Aidan Heavey as Corporate Finance Associate Partner.
Charlene McCrossan - Charlene is a Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Charlene provides audit, accounting and advisory services to a diverse portfolio of Irish and international owner-managed businesses. She has been particularly active in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, retail, leisure and regulated sectors in recent years. Charlene brings significant expertise in FRS 102, IFRS, consolidation of large international groups and the review of accounting systems and internal controls. Charlene recently received a Diploma in Auditing and Assuring Sustainability Reporting from Chartered Accountants Ireland.
Sinéad McMahon - Sinéad McMahon - Sinéad is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland and an AITI Chartered Tax Advisor. Sinéad advises a wide-ranging portfolio of corporate and personal clients on incorporation, reorganisations, succession planning, VAT and due diligence. She also works closely with RBK’s corporate finance team on M&A transactions and plays a key role in advising international groups on tax and payroll matters as they expand into or out of Ireland. Outside of client delivery, Sinéad leads the Women’s Leadership Collaboration group within RBK’s international network, LEA Global and plays an active role in the firm’s leadership training and ESG initiatives.
Richard McAufield - Richard is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland, a Chartered Public Accountant and is a Chartered Tax Adviser. Qualified since 2014, Richard specialises in international tax advisory for corporate and private clients. He helps multinational businesses navigate cross-border structuring and expansion, while advising high-net-worth individuals on estate and succession planning. Richard focuses on delivering practical, commercially driven solutions that support strategic growth, regulatory compliance, and long-term ownership objectives.
John Moore - John is an AITI Chartered Tax Advisor and leads RBK’s dedicated VAT service offering. John has over 30 years’ experience assisting a broad range of private sector business and corporate operators, as well as public sector departments and organisations. John’s work covers the delivery of VAT-technical and commercially relevant advice to clients on their ongoing business activities and on specific, once off transactions. His clients range from domestic Irish based businesses to international operators engaged in cross border activities, and he advises on the VAT aspects of activities undertaken locally and internationally.
Jennifer Brennan - Jennifer is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland and has extensive experience advising clients on a wide range of corporate finance and forensic transactions across multiple sectors. Working with a large portfolio of clients, her expertise includes mergers and acquisitions (area of specialism includes insurance brokers), debt and equity fundraising, due diligence assignments, company valuations, forensic accounting assignments including on-site fraud investigations, independent business reviews and debt restructuring and financial forecasting. Outside of client delivery, Jennifer is an active member of Roscommon Athletics Club, where she competes as a Masters athlete and coaches juvenile athletes. She is also a member of the Roscommon Community Athletics Track (RCAT) committee, which is working hard to deliver Roscommon’s first athletics track.
Aidan Heavey - Aidan Heavey - Aidan is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland and has over 25 years’ experience working in financial roles in Ireland, London and the Caribbean. Since returning to Ireland in 2016, Aidan has worked on a number of corporate finance projects covering a wide range of industries, from e-learning, Digital Media, Packaging, Telecoms, Real Estate, Fintech and Technology. Aidan has particular expertise and capability in transactions involving M&A, raising of finance, share valuation, transaction support, re-financing and business valuations and financial due diligence.
Andrew Duignan - Andrew is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland and leads out the Structured Finance & Aviation Team. Andrew has significant experience in the provision of audit and assurance services to clients operating, both domestically and internationally, in the aviation, asset management, construction, private equity and intellectual property management sectors. Andrew takes responsibility for RBK’s clients operating in the financial services sector. His area of specialism includes aircraft leasing and ICAVs and he works closely with CBIZ through our joint venture ‘CBIZRBK’ in Ireland that service clients with an international outreach.
Commenting on the appointments, Chair of RBK, Brendan Mullally said, “As a full-service firm, RBK is dedicated to continually enhancing and expanding our wide range of specialist services, while supporting clients in navigating complex reporting and regulatory challenges. The expertise and commitment of our skilled staff are essential to delivering outstanding client service. These appointments showcase RBK’s extensive expertise across key areas such as Audit, Taxation, VAT, Corporate Finance and Business Advisory, while reflecting the firm’s ongoing growth and reinforcing our commitment to delivering exceptional service through the investment in and development of talented professionals.”
“I congratulate Sinéad, Charlene, Richard, John, Jennifer, Aidan and Andrew on their appointments and wish them every success in their new roles.”
About RBK
RBK is Ireland’s largest independently branded accountancy firm, with an international outreach through our membership of LEA Global and BOKS International. Offering a full suite of business services, the Firm operates from offices in Dublin, Athlone, Roscommon and Castlebar and is led and managed by 23 highly experienced Partners supported by over 300 diverse and competent employees.
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(l-r): Jennifer Brennan, Corporate Finance Associate Partner, John Moore, VAT Associate Partner, Charlene McCrossan, Audit & Business Advisory Partner, Andrew Duignan, Audit & Business Advisory Associate Partner, Brendan Mullally, Chair of RBK, Richard McAufield, Tax Associate Partner, Sinéad McMahon, Tax Partner and Aidan Heavey, Corporate Finance Associate Partner
