Ifac has announced it is creating 200 jobs across the country in the agribusiness sector over the next three years. The company will begin recruiting for a range of roles, starting immediately.

Ifac will also be investing €2m in a new shared services centre in Kilkenny city that will provide employment for 50 people in the coming 12 months. Ifac currently employs 400 people across 30 offices nationwide.

The expansion comes on the back of significant growth in demand for ifac’s professional services over the past 24 months. The new jobs will be spread across tax, audit, corporate finance, financial and specialist advisory, book keeping and support roles.

Regional development

Commenting on the jobs announcement, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said: “I am really pleased that ifac is announcing the creation of 200 high-quality positions across its almost 30 branches nationwide. The Government is committed to balanced regional development and we want to help companies to retain top talent to work in their local communities.”

Varadkar said: “Gone are the days when all roads led to Dublin.” He added that the Government was “strengthening the regions and improving infrastructure to attract jobs and investment”.

Top local talent

Ifac chief executive John Donoghue said ifac is committed to providing advice and supporting clients in the farming, food and agri-business sectors. He said he was pleased to be in the position to announce new jobs at an important time for the industry, with many clients grappling Brexit-related uncertainty.

He said: “We want to attract and retain top talent locally so that our teams can continue to provide the best professional advice available in the regions. We will be offering attractive packages for high-end jobs in an effort to allow young and experienced professionals the opportunity to live and work in their communities at this time of change and growth for our clients and for the firm.”

Both Varadkar and Donoghue said they were particularly excited by the new centre in Kilkenny, saying it would greatly add to ifac’s service offering.

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