executive

EXECUTIVE

banking and treasury jobs

BANKING &
TREASURY

esg & sustainability jobs

ESG &
SUSTAINABILITY

FUNDS & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

hr & business support

HR & BUSINESS
SUPPORT

IT & BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

LEGAL

our story

about the panel

The Panel is a recruitment consultancy based in Dublin, specialising in placing professionals in Executive, Accountancy & Tax, Aircraft Leasing, Banking & Treasury, ESG & Sustainability, Funds & Investment Management, HR & Business Support, IT & Business Transformation and Legal.

Our specialist ethos was in our DNA from our start in 1987, when our founder Brendan Burgess established ‘The Accountant’s Panel’. The IFSC Panel was then set up to meet the growing needs of the Financial Services Centre, followed by The Legal Panel and The IT Panel.

When Anne Keys and Paul McArdle took over as Joint Managing Partners in 2010, they rebranded the business as ‘The Panel’, encompassing all the various specialisations from financial to HR, serving all sectors and sizes, from start-ups to multi-nationals. The company remains wholly Irish owned and managed.

Consultants at The Panel take pride in our reputation for finding the right roles for our candidates and for matching the ideal candidates for hard-to-fill positions. Whether you are a candidate or a client, we take time to get to know you, to understand your individual requirements, objectives and ambitions.

We’re not just a professional service, we’re a personal service, developing greater futures for individuals and businesses through relationships.

At The Panel we are one big CLAN. We are proud that our CLAN consists of colleagues from eight different countries across the globe. The Panel is a truly multi-cultural and diverse business and we will continue to embrace new CLAN members from around the world.

meet our team

Paul McArdle manages his own portfolio of clients, recruiting across the “C” suite in Ireland and overseas. He is seen as a trusted advisor by candidates and clients alike and is highly networked.

Joint Managing Partner
Accountancy & Tax | Executive

Beau warren joined The Panel as a Systems Analyst in September 2022.After many years in hospitality, Beau decided that it was time for ...

Systems Analyst

Luciana Snaider

Recruitment Consultant
Accountancy & Tax

Olivia Wallace joined The Panel as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant in April 2024. She will be a part of our Recruiter training programme...

Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Fergal Keys is a Senior Partner with The Panel and heads up our specialist IT & Business Transformation recruitment practice.

Senior Partner
IT & Business Transformation | Executive

Laura Schmitman joined The Panel as an IT Researcher in October 2022; she was promoted to Senior Technical Researcher in November 2023.

Senior Technical Researcher

Sinead Wallace is the Commercial Director in The Panel. She is an experienced senior Director within the Irish and European Recruitment ...

Commercial Director

Alan Bluett manages the Banking & Treasury and Insurance recruitment practices within The Panel. In this role he focuses on recruiting from manager right up to executive level within Treasury, Risk, Compliance, Quant, Wealth Management, Corporate Treasury and Insurance.

Partner
Banking & Treasury |
Insurance | Executive

Mal Convery was central to The Panel being featured amongst the Top 25 ‘Most Socially Engaged Staffing Agencies’ by LinkedIn two years running (2016/2017) and to the company rebrand in 2021.

Marketing Manager

Darina Heavey specialises in the recruitment of ESG and Sustainability roles on behalf of Financial services entities and industry.

Senior Recruitment Consultant
ESG & Sustainability

Andrew Adamson recruits industry accounts staff, including accounts assistants, junior accountants, assistant accountants, trainees, and accountants.

Senior Recruitment Consultant
Accountancy & Tax

Simona Fufezan joined The Panel as our Accounts & Payroll Manager in 2014. She manages The Panel’s day-to-day accounts, finance, and admin...

Payroll & Accounts Manager

Andrew Wynne spearheads the recruitment of accountants across various sectors within Financial Services.

Recruitment Manager
Accounting & Tax

Conor O'reilly works at The Panel

Head of Fund Admin,
Corporate Trust & Payments

Andrew Ganly has worked exclusively with specialist financial recruitment consultancies in Dublin acquiring an in depth knowledge of finance and accounting disciplines.

Director
Accountancy & Tax

Aisling Cunningham joined The Panel in the capacity of Head of Security & Emerging Tech in June 2024.Ash has over 12 years of recruitment ...

Head of Security & Emerging Tech

Deborah Bradshaw joined The Panel as our Office Manager in June 2022. Deborah has over 15 years’ experience as an Office Manager ...

Office Manager

Anne Keys leads The Panel’s executive search in the Funds and Investment Management sector and is uniquely placed to partner with firms ...

Joint Managing Partner
Funds & Investment Management | Executive

Farah Daoub is a Recruitment Resourcer with The Panel. She works closely with our Managing Partner Anne Keys in our Funds & Investment Management division, and Alan Bluett in Banking & Treasury. She is responsible for the support and sourcing of talent within both divisions.

Recruitment Resourcer
Financial Services

Areas Liam Murphy recruits for include Transfer Agency, Fund Accounting, Compliance, Trustee, Custody, Middle Office, Risk, Distribution, Regulatory, Depositary Data, Operational Oversight as well as other niche roles.

Director
Funds & Investment Management

Ximena Ubellart joined The Panel as an IT Research contractor in September 2023. She supports our IT & Business Transformation team ...

IT Researcher

Ildiko Kiss joined The Panel in May 2018 as a Senior IT Talent Resourcer, bringing several years of recruitment management experience with...

Business Operations Manager

Zaneta Ramsaye joined the team in February 2019 as a Payroll & Accounts Administrator, working closely with our Accounts Manager, Simona. In July 2023 she was promoted to Assistant Accountant.

Assistant Accountant

Having lived and worked in the US for 22+ years Ailbhe Mullen's experiences within the Hotel, Hospitality Industry, and Real Estate Industries, are second to none.

Senior Recruitment Consultant
HR & Business Support

Sarah Kelly has over 17 years’ experience recruiting Partners, Associates, General Counsel and HR Directors for leading international and Irish law firms, asset managers, fund administrators, insurance, banking and aviation leasing organisations.

Partner
Legal & HR | Executive

this is us

This is us - The Panel, your recruitment company

recruiting the recruiters

If you are an experienced recruiter, or someone who wants a career change, we look forward to talking with you. Your fit and values are two big things for us at The Panel. If you want to work in a business where relationships are valued and nurtured, where you work hard while having fun, and where achievement is rewarded, we’d love to hear from you.

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our vision – creating exceptional futures

Our candidates and clients have a great deal in common, the key thing being the future.

As a client managing the trajectory of your businesses, we partner with you to seek, identify and secure the best talent to hit your goals.

As a candidate of ours, we are here to guide you on your career path, to be your advisor and to build a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship.

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our difference, our CLAN

At The Panel we see ourselves as family at the heart of a community. We are guided by common values and relationships that enable us to deliver a distinctive, consistent experience for everyone we deal with. We call this family CLAN because:

candidates

Candidates and Clients
Candidates and Clients are at the heart of everything we do. Our Consultants are continuously focussed on the specific sectors we serve and the changing dynamics within them.

long-term

Long-term
We are an established and experienced business. We are very aware of the qualities that have enabled us to survive and thrive as a business, key amongst those being the nurturing our relationships.

agile

Agile
We adapt to situations quickly and effectively.

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Network
Networking is the cornerstone of our service – what we are known for and who we know. Our ability to introduce you to the right people at the right time.

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