IFAC Accountants has been announced as the winner of the ‘Employer of the Year‘ award at the Irish Accountancy Awards last week.

The ‘Employer of the Year’ award claims to recognise any organisation from industry, practice, public sector or financial services that can “best demonstrate an excellent working environment for accountancy or finance professionals”.

The Irish Accountancy Awards ceremony was held last Thursday, May 18, in the Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin 4.

Launched in 2015, the Irish Accountancy Awards is said to showcase “innovation and best-practice within the accountancy sector in Ireland”.

Commenting on the announcement, John Donoghue, Chief Executive of IFAC Accountants, said: “We believe in developing and growing our people; giving them the opportunity to achieve excellence. Our people deliver for our members everyday and this award is a recognition of our determination to be the very best accounting and tax firm in Ireland.”

IFAC Accountants is the largest farm accountancy practice in the country, with a client-base of approximately 14,000, according to the firm.