March 26th 2013: The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA) and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Bulgaria (ICPA) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will see both bodies offer service and support to each others’ members and collaborate on joint research, education and on other areas of mutual interest.

The MOU was signed by CPA Ireland President Niall Byrne and CPA Bulgaria President Boyko Kostov and is effective immediately.

Eamonn Siggins, CEO, CPA said, “CPA Ireland is delighted to announce this partnership with CPA Bulgaria. We hope our organisations’ shared interests and goals will be  a foundation of a solid relationship for the future. Such partnerships can only strengthen the international accounting profession by establishing a link between two associations with a mutual interest in the highest professional standards.”

This is the latest addition to CPA Ireland’s international community, following on from the recent MRA with ICA Bangladesh and an MOU with CPA Sri Lanka. CPA Ireland has a number of international relationships with accountancy bodies in countries like Australia, Canada, India and South Africa.

VMware, the global virtualisation and cloud infrastructure company, is the latest addition to the CPA Ireland Approved Employer Programme.  VMware works with businesses, helping them to adapt the cloud model to accelerate their IT systems and improve their business service. The international company has offices in both Cork and Dublin and has nearly 500,000 customers worldwide.

Cathal McNamara, Business Relationships Manager with CPA Ireland is pictured here presenting the AEP certificate to CPA member and Director of Finance in VMware, Kieran Barry-Murphy.

The CPA Approved Employer Programme is a quality frame work for an organisation’s accountancy training programme. Becoming an AEP allows businesses to become an employer of choice for CPA trainees and to earn a higher return on investment for their training and development costs. Employers who partake in the programme can expect to increase their productivity and employee focus and to improve trainee pass rates.

CPA Ireland has partnered with over 130 AEPs to date, including Vodafone, Microsoft, Apple and KPMG. To find out more about the programme, click here.

The Morgan McKinley Employment Monitor for March has recorded a 14% increase in the number of professional job vacancies coming on the market, compared to the same period last year.

Karen O'Flaherty, Chief Operations Officer with Morgan McKinley said that the latest monitor suggests that the hiring market is gradually improving, with sentiment amongst employers growing.

You can read all the findings of the report here.

CPA Ireland is pleased to announce the latest addition to the Approved Employer Programme, accountancy and audit firm, BDO Ireland. The firm is a member of BDO International, the world's fifth largest accounting network, with offices in Dublin, Limerick and Belfast. BDO Ireland also has an extensive graduate recruitment programme, providing accountancy students with an opportunity to kickstart their professional career.

CPA Ireland has partnered with over 130 AEPs to date, including Vodafone, Microsoft, Apple and KPMG. To find out more about the programme, click here.

The CPA Approved Employer Programme is a quality frame work for an organisation’s accountancy training programme. Becoming an AEP allows businesses to become an employer of choice for CPA trainees and to earn a higher return on investment for their training and development costs. Employers who partake in the programme can expect to increase their productivity and employee focus and to improve trainee pass rates.

Cathal McNamara from CPA Ireland is pictured here presenting the AEP certificate to CPA member and Partner in BDO, Ivor Feerick.