Partner -
Public Interest Entities
Office
Dublin
Experience
Sinead joined the Audit and Assurance department of Grant Thornton in 2002 and was admitted to the partnership in 2005.
She heads up the Public Interest department in Grant Thornton which specialises in offering audit and assurance services to public companies and larger privates.
Sinead has extensive knowledge of Irish/UK GAAP, IFRS and a working knowledge of US GAAP.
Sinead previously spent four years in the Group Reporting function of Elan Corporation plc, an Irish Registered public company with listings on the Irish, US and London stock exchanges. She was involved in the preparation of the 20-F and the Irish Annual Report.
Sector experience
Sinead’s client portfolio includes listed companies and mid corporate clients, mainly in the technology and telecom sectors. She works closely with other Grant Thornton member firms on cross border audits and she also acts as the primary advisor to non audit clients on technical accounting and disclosure issues.
Professional qualifications and memberships
She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI). Sinead is a member of the Council of the ICAI and is the chairman of the Education and Lifelong Learning committee. She is also member of the Ethics Committee of the ICAI.