About Me

I am Derval Kennedy. I am a freelance Chartered Accountant, Certified Bookkeeper and Certified Non-Executive Director. I have 18 years of accounting, auditing, financial control, project and programme management, change  management, remote people management, relationship management and business advisory experience in an international environment.

I am Big 4 trained having started my career with KPMG, with whom I enjoyed working for 8 years. After time spent in industry and financial services, I took a career break to focus on my family life and the education of my children.

Returning to my roots in practice, I set up Profit Expertise to serve accounting and bookkeeping practices in Ireland and the UK, and enable them to profit from the wide-ranging expertise and experience that I have gained along the way.

My work experience has led me to value professionalism, integrity, trust, confidentiality, excellence, attention to detail, communication, listening, inspiring leadership, teamwork, diversity, people management done well, building people up around me, soft skills, pragmatism, commitment, collaboration, partnerships, long-term relationship building, entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation and fresh thinking.

My life experience has taught me an attitude of gratitude, positivity, courage, tenacity, overcoming adversity, patience, faith, humility, wisdom, the big picture, that there is a solution to every problem, the art of simplicity, the ability to adapt, the value of each person’s unique gifts and talents, the power of education and encouragement, a desire to give back – and the value of that life experience in terms of self-awareness, personal growth and happiness.