Summary Profile – Bridget Atkinson

Bridget Atkinson has over 25 years experience in various roles ranging from industry to public practice. She is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland and holds a practicing and auditing certificate with that Institute. She is a director of Atkinson & Co. and is that company’s principal.   This organisation provides a risk based approach to accounts preparation and auditing of the financial statements of small and medium enterprises over a broad range of sectors.

Bridget previously held the position of Financial Controller with Equifax in Ireland. Part of her duties would have been the implementation of systems of internal control as directed by the group’s head of operations in Atlanta as well as the UK. Bridget also held the position of Audit Manager with a large independent practice prior to entering into public practice herself.

Qualifications: 

  • Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland

 Professional Bodies: 

  • A member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland

Areas of Professional Competencies:

  • Statutory Auditor
  • Tax Consultant
  • Management Accounts
  • Business Plans and Forecasts
  • Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Projections
  • Business Consultancy
  • Bookkeeping to include payroll and VAT
  • Insolvency Practitioner
  • Mentor and Trainer

Client Sectors:

  • All types and sectors of businesses
  • Particular expertise in start up
  • Sole Traders/Partnerships
  • Audit Exempt Companies
  • Statutory Audits for SMEs
  • Not for Profit Organisations

Other:

  • Principal, Atkinson & Co. Accountants and Statutory Auditors www.atkinsonco.ie
  • On the committee of the Women in Business Network in Wexford